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Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi region, sits in a basin on the Yong River in southern China, not far from the border with Vietnam at approximately 22.82°N, 108.37°E. Just north of the Tropic of Cancer, it has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) verging on tropical — with long, hot, wet summers and short, mild winters — lush and green, and known as the 'Green City'.
Summer is long, hot and humid, running from around April to October, with July and August the warmest months — average highs around 33°C — and heavy humidity. This is the wet season, when the monsoon brings abundant heavy showers and thunderstorms, and from summer into autumn the remnants of typhoons that make landfall on the Guangxi or Vietnamese coast can bring torrential rain inland to the basin.
Winter, from December to February, is short and mild, with January the coolest month — average highs around 18°C and lows near 10–11°C, rarely approaching frost. Cold snaps from the north can bring brief cool, damp, drizzly spells, but genuine cold is unknown, and the mild, drier winter is comfortably the most comfortable time of year in the subtropical city.
Nanning is wet, receiving around 1,300–1,300 mm of rain a year, strongly concentrated in the wet season from April to September, when monsoon downpours and the remnants of typhoons deliver the heaviest falls, while winter is relatively dry. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.
Nanning's warm, wet, subtropical climate keeps it lush and green year-round, the source of its nickname the 'Green City'. Its position inland from the Gulf of Tonkin means that, while it escapes the direct force of typhoons, it regularly receives their heavy rain as they weaken over land, and the long hot humid summer and short mild winter give it a distinctly southern, near-tropical character.
To follow any single measurement in Nanning more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.