Geography and Climate
- Ningbo covers an area of 9,365 square kilometres (3,616 sq mi) and has a total coastline of 1,562 km (971 mi) including 788 km (490 mi) of mainland coastline and 774 km (481 mi) of island coastline.
- Climatic Features: monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa), featuring temperate and humid weather and four distinct seasons; frost-free period of 230–240 days
- Average daily temperature: annual-16.4 °C (61.5 °F), January-4.7 °C (40.5 °F), July-28.0 °C (82.4 °F)
- Annual rainfall: 1,420 millimetres (56 in)
| Climate data for Ningbo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8 (47) |
9 (48) |
13 (55) |
19 (66) |
23 (74) |
27 (80) |
32 (89) |
31 (87) |
27 (80) |
22 (72) |
17 (62) |
11 (52) |
19.8 (67.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
4 (39) |
7 (45) |
12 (54) |
17 (63) |
22 (71) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
21 (70) |
16 (61) |
10 (50) |
4 (40) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 57.8 (2.276) |
75.4 (2.969) |
120.4 (4.74) |
120.0 (4.724) |
142.4 (5.606) |
203.0 (7.992) |
144.7 (5.697) |
168.6 (6.638) |
188.5 (7.421) |
86.0 (3.386) |
65.3 (2.571) |
46.2 (1.819) |
1,418.3 (55.839) |
| % humidity | 76 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 80.3 |
| Avg. precipitation days | 11.6 | 12.7 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 157.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 123.7 | 108.4 | 121.7 | 142.4 | 156.7 | 147.8 | 243.8 | 238.0 | 171.5 | 166.5 | 143.4 | 146.1 | 1,910 |
| Source #1: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Ningbo Climate Studies | |||||||||||||
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