Last Frost Date Nanjing: Frost Dates, Late Frost Risk & Growing Season

When is the last spring frost and the first autumn frost in Nanjing? Frost dates from 30 years of data, the risk of late frost, frost-free days and planting dates.

The frost season in Nanjing

Last frost (average): March 7
In 1 year out of 10 it still freezes on March 18.
First frost: December 3
Frost-free season: 271 days
Frost after 15 May: in 0 % of years

Frost days per month in Nanjing

January: 16.8 · 0 °C
February: 9.3 · 2 °C
March: 1.8 · 6 °C
April: 0 · 12 °C
May: 0 · 17 °C
June: 0 · 21 °C
July: 0 · 25 °C
August: 0 · 25 °C
September: 0 · 20 °C
October: 0 · 14 °C
November: 1.1 · 8 °C
December: 10.7 · 2 °C

Matched to the average lows of a weather station 21 km away – accurate to about ±1–2 weeks.
Daily minimum temperatures 2 m above ground over 30 years (1991–2020), NASA POWER; station data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (CC BY 4.0). Ground frost can form while the air at 2 m is still +2 to +3 °C.