Zifeng Tower 紫峰大厦
Zifeng Tower is a skyscraper in Nanjing, China. Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the building stands 450 meters tall and was opened in 2010. It is one of the 130 sights of China on this website and is ranked 100th among the country's most looked-up sights on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The weather in Nanjing changes throughout the year. July is the hottest and wettest month, with daily highs of 32 °C and 229 mm of rain. June and August are also warm, with highs of 28 °C and 31 °C. The coldest month is January, with lows of -2 °C, and December has the lowest rainfall at 32 mm. In February, the high is 10 °C, in April the high is 20 °C, in May the high is 25 °C, and in October the high is 22 °C.
Nanjing Lukou International Airport is 37 km from the tower, and the site is 898 km from Beijing. Nearby, visitors can find the Xiao Mausoleum 5.3 km away, the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing 5.7 km away, and the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum 6.6 km away. Observatory entrance is ¥10,000.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 32 °C. The wettest is July, with about 229 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 10 |
| Average low, °C | -2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Rainfall, mm | 50 | 59 | 87 | 84 | 94 | 178 | 229 | 160 | 78 | 67 | 62 | 32 |
| Rainy days | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
