Weather in Nanjing in February 2026
Average weather
Average temperature in Nanjing in February
The expected average maximum temperature in February is +9°C with a maximum of +16°C and a minimum of -1°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +16°C.
Is Nanjing warm or cold in February?
Nanjing is typically cool in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +7°C to +9°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -1°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
February is one of the coolest months in Nanjing, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Nanjing in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +9°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -11°C | -11°C | -5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +28°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 38 mm | 47 mm | 81 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 74% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1026 HPa | 1024 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||
February weather is still as ok as in January. It’s getting warmer as February arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +7°C to +9°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 38 mm to 47 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 8 sunny days in January to 5 in February.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Nanjing is gradually decreasing during February, going from 5 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
February is one of the snowiest months in Nanjing.
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Nanjing?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nanjing in February has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+19°C) and the highest in 2019 (+23°C). The driest year was 2019 with only 819 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 4430 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Nanjing, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
