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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Nanping China

In Nanping, the summers are sweltering, oppressive, and overcast; the winters are cold and partly cloudy; and it is wet year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 38°F to 98°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 106°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Nanping for warm-weather activities is from mid September to late October.

Climate in Nanping

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Nanping weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.1 months, from June 11 to September 13, with an average daily high temperature above 90°F. The hottest month of the year in Nanping is July, with an average high of 98°F and low of 75°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.2 months, from November 30 to March 3, with an average daily high temperature below 66°F. The coldest month of the year in Nanping is January, with an average low of 38°F and high of 59°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Nanping

Average High and Low Temperature in NanpinghotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 1259°FJan 1259°FJul 1798°FJul 1798°F38°F38°F76°F76°FJun 1190°FJun 1190°FSep 1390°FSep 1390°FNov 3066°FNov 3066°FMar 366°FMar 366°F71°F71°F69°F69°F45°F45°F45°F45°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 59°F62°F70°F79°F86°F92°F98°F96°F90°F81°F71°F62°F
Temp. 47°F50°F57°F67°F74°F80°F85°F84°F78°F69°F59°F49°F
Low 38°F42°F49°F57°F65°F72°F75°F74°F68°F59°F50°F41°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Nanping

Average Hourly Temperature in NanpingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmhotswelteringcomfortablecomfortablevery coldvery coldvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Nanping, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Nanping begins around September 11 and lasts for 6.3 months, ending around March 20.

The clearest month of the year in Nanping is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 69% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 20 and lasts for 5.7 months, ending around September 11.

The cloudiest month of the year in Nanping is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 76% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Nanping

Cloud Cover Categories in NanpingclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Oct 2370%Oct 2370%Jun 3022%Jun 3022%Sep 1146%Sep 1146%Mar 2046%Mar 2046%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 40%46%52%61%66%76%73%66%50%32%33%31%
Clearer 60%54%48%39%34%24%27%34%50%68%67%69%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Nanping varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.8 months, from February 17 to September 10, with a greater than 34% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Nanping is June, with an average of 15.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.2 months, from September 10 to February 17. The month with the fewest wet days in Nanping is December, with an average of 4.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Nanping is June, with an average of 15.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 57% on June 9.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Nanping

Daily Chance of Precipitation in NanpingwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 957%Jun 957%Dec 1812%Dec 1812%Feb 1734%Feb 1734%Sep 1034%Sep 1034%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 5.9d9.3d14.4d14.7d15.8d15.6d11.5d12.2d8.8d4.8d4.9d4.0d
Mixed 0.2d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Any 6.2d9.6d14.5d14.7d15.8d15.6d11.5d12.2d8.8d4.8d4.9d4.1d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Nanping experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Nanping. The month with the most rain in Nanping is June, with an average rainfall of 9.4 inches.

The month with the least rain in Nanping is December, with an average rainfall of 1.5 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Nanping

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 2.0″3.6″6.2″7.6″8.7″9.4″4.8″5.0″3.4″1.9″2.2″1.5″

The length of the day in Nanping varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 28 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 49 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Nanping

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in NanpingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 49 minJun 2113 hr, 49 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 28 minDec 2110 hr, 28 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.7h11.3h12.0h12.8h13.5h13.8h13.6h13.0h12.3h11.5h10.8h10.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:13 AM on June 9, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 44 minutes later at 6:57 AM on January 13. The earliest sunset is at 5:14 PM on November 30, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 51 minutes later at 7:04 PM on July 1.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Nanping during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Nanping

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in NanpingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 95:13 AMJun 95:13 AM7:04 PMJul 17:04 PMJul 1Nov 305:14 PMNov 305:14 PM6:57 AMJan 136:57 AMJan 13daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Nanping

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in NanpingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708040NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Nanping

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Nanping experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from April 19 to October 9, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Nanping is July, with 30.5 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Nanping is January, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Nanping

Humidity Comfort Levels in NanpingmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 70%Jan 70%99%Jul 1299%Jul 12Apr 1925%Apr 1925%Oct 925%Oct 925%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggydrydryhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.1d1.4d6.5d15.6d25.5d30.5d29.9d19.6d6.0d1.2d0.1d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Nanping does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 2.8 miles per hour throughout.

Average Wind Speed in Nanping

Average Wind Speed in NanpingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 mph0.0 mph0.5 mph0.5 mph1.0 mph1.0 mph1.5 mph1.5 mph2.0 mph2.0 mph2.5 mph2.5 mph3.0 mph3.0 mph3.5 mph3.5 mph4.0 mph4.0 mph4.5 mph4.5 mphMar 93.0 mphMar 93.0 mphAug 242.6 mphAug 242.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 2.92.93.03.02.82.82.82.72.72.82.82.9

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Nanping varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 1.9 months, from February 22 to April 20; for 4.1 weeks, from May 4 to June 2; and for 3.2 months, from August 6 to November 12, with a peak percentage of 51% on October 7. The wind is most often from the south for 2.0 weeks, from April 20 to May 4 and for 2.1 months, from June 2 to August 6, with a peak percentage of 53% on July 7. The wind is most often from the north for 3.4 months, from November 12 to February 22, with a peak percentage of 52% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Nanping

Wind Direction in NanpingNESESENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Nanping throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Nanping for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid September to late October, with a peak score in the first week of October.

Tourism Score in Nanping

Tourism Score in NanpingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.96.91.01.05.05.03.83.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Nanping for hot-weather activities is from mid July to late September, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Nanping

Beach/Pool Score in Nanpingbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.45.40.10.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Nanping typically lasts for 9.5 months (288 days), from around February 21 to around December 5, rarely starting before January 27 or after March 15, and rarely ending before November 13 or after December 27.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Nanping

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Nanpinggrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Feb 2150%Feb 2150%Dec 550%Dec 590%Mar 1590%Mar 1590%Nov 1390%Nov 1310%Jan 2710%Jan 2710%Dec 2710%Dec 27Jul 17100%Jul 17100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarmhotswelteringcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Nanping should appear around January 31, only rarely appearing before January 20 or after February 14.

Growing Degree Days in Nanping

Growing Degree Days in NanpingJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJan 3188°FJan 3188°FApr 25900°FApr 25900°FJun 31,800°FJun 31,800°FDec 316,354°FDec 316,354°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from June 17 to September 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Nanping is July, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from November 12 to February 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Nanping is January, with an average of 3.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Nanping

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in NanpingbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJul 136.0 kWhJul 136.0 kWhJan 83.3 kWhJan 83.3 kWhSep 65.4 kWhSep 65.4 kWhNov 123.8 kWhNov 123.8 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 3.43.74.24.95.35.45.95.65.34.73.83.4

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nanping are 26.645 deg latitude, 118.174 deg longitude, and 335 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Nanping contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,168 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 553 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,216 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (5,883 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Nanping is covered by trees (54%), artificial surfaces (22%), and cropland (11%), within 10 miles by trees (67%) and grassland (13%), and within 50 miles by trees (70%) and grassland (16%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Nanping, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Fuzhou Changle International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Nanping.

At a distance of 168 kilometers from Nanping, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Nanping to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 27%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 73%.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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