Climate averages 1991–2020
Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China weather
in March.
A cool, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cool month in Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China: daytime highs average 11.5°C and nights cool to about -1.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jincheng (80 km away). In March its highs average 13.1°C, 1.6°C warmer than Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China ranks joint 673rd of 884 for the warmest March highs and joint 172nd of 884 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 884 cities is 14.4°C; Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 6.7°C to 18.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 35 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.5°C-8.3°C | -8.3°C | 6.1 | 1.7 | 10.010 h |
| February | 5.7°C-5.6°C | -5.6°C | 11 | 2.9 | 10.811 h |
| March, selected | 11.5°C-1.5°C | -1.5°C | 17 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.1°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 35 | 5.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 44 | 6.5 | 14.114 h |
| June | 26.9°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 65 | 10.3 | 14.615 h |
| July | 27.6°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 134 | 14.7 | 14.414 h |
| August | 26.0°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 113 | 12.8 | 13.514 h |
| September | 22.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 66 | 7.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 16.8°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 36 | 5.9 | 11.311 h |
| November | 9.5°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 19 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 3.5°C-6.7°C | -6.7°C | 6.0 | 1.9 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Jincheng in MarchChina · 80 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 1.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Hecun in MarchChina · 98 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 1.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Linshui in MarchChina · 102 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 2.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Jiaozuo in MarchChina · 106 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 3.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Anyang in MarchChina · 115 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 3.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Hebi in MarchChina · 118 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 3.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Xinxiang in MarchChina · 127 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 3.5°C · 17 mm rain
- Xinzhi in MarchChina · 130 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 2.9°C · 19 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Changzhi) is explained once on the Changzhi (Shanxi, 36.18°N 113.11°E), China year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.