Climate averages 1991–2020
Xichang, China weather
in March.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Xichang, China: daytime highs average 23.1°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 45 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Beihai (24 km away). In March its highs average 22.9°C, about as warm as Xichang, China, with 63 mm of rain.
Among the 884 cities listed in China, Xichang, China ranks joint 69th of 884 for the warmest March highs and joint 483rd of 884 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 884 cities is 14.4°C; Xichang, China is 8.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 45 mm to 82 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
Xichang, China climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.4°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 27 | 4.9 | 11.011 h |
| February | 20.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 19 | 4.0 | 11.411 h |
| March, selected | 23.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 45 | 7.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.6°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 82 | 10.5 | 12.613 h |
| May | 29.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 195 | 18.5 | 13.213 h |
| June | 30.1°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 318 | 23.4 | 13.413 h |
| July | 30.3°C27.1°C | 27.1°C | 332 | 23.2 | 13.313 h |
| August | 30.3°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 341 | 25.6 | 12.913 h |
| September | 29.7°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 202 | 18.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 75 | 8.3 | 11.712 h |
| November | 24.4°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 47 | 6.3 | 11.111 h |
| December | 20.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 29 | 4.9 | 10.811 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
- Beihai in MarchChina · 24 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 63 mm rain
- Hepu in MarchChina · 26 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 17.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Qinzhou in MarchChina · 50 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 16.3°C · 50 mm rain
- Fangchenggang in MarchChina · 63 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 16.6°C · 50 mm rain
- Gongguan in MarchChina · 70 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 17.7°C · 55 mm rain
- Baisha (Guangxi), China in MarchChina · 76 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 59 mm rain
- Shankou in MarchChina · 79 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 65 mm rain
- Dongxing in MarchChina · 102 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 17.2°C · 74 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 Xichang) is explained once on the Xichang, China year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.