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Ningbo, a major port city in northeastern Zhejiang province, sits on the coast where the Yong River meets the East China Sea, south of Hangzhou Bay at approximately 29.87°N, 121.55°E. It has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) under the East Asian monsoon — with hot, humid summers and cool, damp winters — and its exposed coastal position makes it one of the more typhoon-prone of China's major cities.
Summer, from June to August, is hot and humid, with July and August the warmest months — average highs around 33–34°C — and heatwaves that can exceed 38°C. Early summer brings the plum rains in June, and late summer and early autumn are the peak typhoon season, when powerful storms off the Pacific can bring torrential rain, destructive winds and storm surge to the exposed coast — a major recurring hazard.
Winter, from December to February, is cool to cold and damp, with January the coolest month — average highs around 9°C and lows near 2–3°C, dipping to frost on the coldest nights with rare light snow. Coastal winds and persistent damp make the raw cold feel sharper, though the sea moderates the deepest freezes.
Ningbo is wet, receiving around 1,400–1,500 mm of rain a year, concentrated in spring and summer, with the plum-rain season and typhoon downpours delivering the heaviest falls; typhoons alone can drop enormous totals in a day or two. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.
Typhoons are the defining hazard of Ningbo's climate: its exposed position on the East China Sea coast, south of Hangzhou Bay, places it squarely in the path of the powerful storms that strike Zhejiang from July to October, capable of bringing torrential rain, flooding, destructive winds and storm surge. Between storms it shares the region's hot humid summers and cool damp winters.
To follow any single measurement in Ningbo 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.