Climate averages 1991–2020
Xiangcheng 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 Xiangcheng: daytime highs average 20.8°C and nights cool to about 7.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 4 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 Yunnanyi (14 km away). In March its highs average 20.9°C, about as warm as Xiangcheng, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Xiangcheng ranks joint 129th of 884 for the warmest March highs and joint 332nd of 884 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 884 cities is 14.4°C; Xiangcheng is 6.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 23.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 24 mm to 32 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
Xiangcheng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.9°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 20 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| February | 17.3°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 17 | 3.6 | 11.311 h |
| March, selected | 20.8°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 24 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.6°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 32 | 5.4 | 12.713 h |
| May | 24.8°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 84 | 9.2 | 13.413 h |
| June | 24.8°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 136 | 15.5 | 13.714 h |
| July | 23.4°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 201 | 23.4 | 13.614 h |
| August | 23.3°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 202 | 23.4 | 13.013 h |
| September | 22.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 132 | 19.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 20.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 69 | 11.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 17.4°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 23 | 3.7 | 10.911 h |
| December | 14.9°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 11 | 2.2 | 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
- Yunnanyi in MarchChina · 14 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 8.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Micheng in MarchChina · 16 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 9.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Jinniu in MarchChina · 37 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Dali in MarchChina · 38 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Dali Old Town in MarchChina · 47 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 8.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Chuxiong in MarchChina · 110 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Baoshan (Yunnan), China in MarchChina · 146 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 9.5°C · 43 mm rain
- Jianshui in MarchChina · 148 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 8.9°C · 61 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 Xiangcheng) is explained once on the Xiangcheng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.