Climate averages 1991–2020
Dali weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Dali: daytime highs average 20.3°C and nights cool to about 8.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dali Old Town (13 km away). In March its highs average 19.5°C, 0.7°C cooler than Dali, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Dali ranks joint 136th of 884 for the warmest March highs and joint 375th of 884 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 884 cities is 14.4°C; Dali is 5.9°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 23.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 29 mm to 37 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
Dali climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.5°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 25 | 4.5 | 10.711 h |
| February | 16.8°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 23 | 4.9 | 11.311 h |
| March, selected | 20.3°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 29 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.1°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 37 | 5.9 | 12.713 h |
| May | 24.4°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 90 | 10.7 | 13.413 h |
| June | 24.4°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 174 | 21.7 | 13.714 h |
| July | 23.3°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 272 | 28.7 | 13.614 h |
| August | 23.4°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 275 | 26.8 | 13.013 h |
| September | 22.3°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 184 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 20.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 97 | 15.7 | 11.612 h |
| November | 17.2°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 26 | 4.6 | 10.911 h |
| December | 14.8°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 13 | 2.9 | 10.611 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
- Dali Old Town in MarchChina · 13 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 8.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Xiangcheng in MarchChina · 38 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 7.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Micheng in MarchChina · 39 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 9.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Jinniu in MarchChina · 44 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Yunnanyi in MarchChina · 51 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 8.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Baoshan (Yunnan), China in MarchChina · 118 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 9.5°C · 43 mm rain
- Lushui (approximate) in MarchChina · 138 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 13.8°C · 173 mm rain
- Lijiang in MarchChina · 143 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 3.5°C · 29 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 Dali) is explained once on the Dali year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.