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Best time to visit Nanjing
China · East Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Nanjing
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- JanJNanjing in January: ok
- FebFNanjing in February: ok
- MarMNanjing in March: sweet spot
- AprANanjing in April: sweet spot
- MayMNanjing in May: sweet spot
- JunJNanjing in June: sweet spot
- JulJNanjing in July: avoid
- AugANanjing in August: avoid
- SepSNanjing in September: good
- OctONanjing in October: ok, busy
- NovNNanjing in November: good, busy
- DecDNanjing in December: ok
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Nanjing
- Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum Resting place of the first president of China…
- Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge This 6-km bridge over the Yangtze has sculptures that are classics of Chinese sociallist…
- Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall A memorial for the hundreds of thousands of Chinese who died at the hands of Japanese…
- Zifeng Tower The tallest (450-metre, 89-story) building in the city and the seventh tallest building…
- Presidential Palace Spend half a day exploring the headquarters of past emperors and the Nationalist…
- Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum The most famous Ming-era site of Nanjing…
- City Wall of Nanjing The City Wall of Nanjing was designed by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang…
Tours and tickets in Nanjing
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Nanjing), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8° | 6d | 72% | 6.0h | ok | 8C max, 6 rainy days |
| Feb | 10° | 7d | 72% | 6.2h | ok | 10C max, 7 rainy days |
| Mar | 17° | 6d | 70% | 7.1h | sweet spot | 17C max, 6 rainy days |
| Apr | 22° | 6d | 68% | 7.6h | sweet spot | 22C max, 6 rainy days |
| May | 27° | 6d | 69% | 8.2h | sweet spot | 27C max, 6 rainy days |
| Jun | 29° | 8d | 76% | 8.1h | sweet spot | 29C max, 8 rainy days |
| Jul | 32° | 10d | 80% | 8.5h | avoid | 32C max, 10 rainy days |
| Aug | 32° | 7d | 78% | 9.5h | avoid | 32C max, 7 rainy days |
| Sep | 28° | 7d | 79% | 7.9h | good | 28C max, 7 rainy days |
| Oct | 22° | 7d | 75% | 7.1h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 17° | 5d | 72% | 7.0h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 10° | 5d | 69% | 6.8h | ok | 10C max, 5 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the centre, 37 km from the airport (NKG): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Nanjing's March days now average 16.5°C, 2.9°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 8 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 7.0° | 8.0° | 13.6° | 19.7° | 25.2° | 27.9° | 30.8° | 30.8° | 26.1° | 21.4° | 15.5° | 9.6° |
| 2017–26 | 8.3° | 10.5° | 16.5° | 22.0° | 26.5° | 29.4° | 32.0° | 32.2° | 27.8° | 22.0° | 17.0° | 9.8° |
| Change | +1.3° | +2.4° | +2.9° | +2.3° | +1.4° | +1.5° | +1.1° | +1.5° | +1.7° | +0.6° | +1.6° | +0.2° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Nanjing is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
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Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Nanjing, flying or not.
Before you go
Type A and C and I plugs at 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Renminbi. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for China: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Most payments are made by phone with Alipay or WeChat Pay: link a Visa, Mastercard or other foreign card to either app, then scan the shop's QR code. Many hotels and larger shops take foreign cards, but many places do not, so carry some yuan in case the apps fail you.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not expected in most restaurants and hotels, or in taxis; bars and cafeterias in hotels, and some other restaurants and bars, may add a 10-15% service charge.
Getting around Nanjing
- Apps — Rides: DiDi, Amap. Maps: Amap, Baidu Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WeChat. Google and WhatsApp are blocked in mainland China, as are Facebook, YouTube and X; WeChat, Alipay and DiDi all work in English.
If you're staying more than a few days it's worth buying a Jinlingtong (also known as IC-tong). More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Nanjing, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — police 110 · ambulance 120 · fire 119. Traffic police are on 122.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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Nanjing in pictures
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What Nanjing is like
Nanjing (南京; Nánjīng), historically also Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province in China. At more than 8 million inhabitants (of which 6 million live in the city proper), it is one of China's largest cities. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- The city pass can be bought for ¥100 at the entrance to any of the big parks in the city, such as the zoo or Yuhuatai Memorial Park and provides you with free entry to 21 different locations. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Gingko Lake Pleasure Park (银杏湖乐园, 银杏湖游乐园 Gingko Lake Amusement Park, 银杏湖休闲度假景区 Gingko Lake Holiday Resort), 520 Yinxing Hu Avenue, Jiangning District (江宁区银杏湖大道520号)… More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Lukou International Airport (NKG IATA) (35 km (22 mi) from the city center). There is also an evening flight every day from Shanghai Pudong International Airport for international connections. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- There have been many instances where foreign guys accompanied by Chinese girls in bar areas have been harassed or even stabbed and killed in fights. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Nanjing, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Nanjing
Also in China
- Beijing best Apr, May, Jun
- Chengdu best Apr, May, Jun
- Chongqing best Mar, Apr, Jun
- Shanghai best Apr, May, Nov
- Xi'an best Mar, May, Jun
Nearby
- Taipei Taiwan · 824 km
- Seoul South Korea · 966 km
- Hong Kong Hong Kong · 1,186 km
- Macau Macau · 1,213 km
Kind of place
Nanjing is in China, East Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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