Dalian in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Dalian sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 109 mm of precipitation over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 3°C in early March to 18°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Dalian's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dalian's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 10°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 7°C
Precipitation: 109 mm; 15 wet days
Avg wind: 20 km/h
Travel score: 2.7; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Dalian in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 3°C in early March to 18°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Dalian reaches about 10°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Dalian

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Dalian weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	0° / -3°	7	1.9	2	9.6	0.0
Feb	1° / -2°	10	2	1	10.5	0.0
Mar	5° / 2°	15	3.1	0.7	11.7	0.2
Apr	10° / 7°	36	5.4	0.1	13	2.5
May	15° / 13°	59	6	0	14.1	5.3
Jun	21° / 19°	80	6.8	0	14.7	7.0
Jul	25° / 23°	136	9.5	0	14.4	7.0
Aug	26° / 24°	140	8.7	0	13.5	7.1
Sep	23° / 20°	51	5.3	0	12.3	7.8
Oct	17° / 14°	33	5.6	0	11	6.2
Nov	10° / 6°	28	4.7	0.8	9.9	2.5
Dec	3° / -0°	12	3.2	2.1	9.3	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Dalian gets around 109 mm of rain and snow over 15 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 20 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Dalian

In seasonPeak

In spring, Dalian overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dalian sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Dalian's rainy season runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Dalian?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dalian.

What to pack for Dalian in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Dalian sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and sun protection. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layersun protectiona heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Dalian in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 8°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 5 to Oct 4 — about 3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	5	3	4	7	12	17	22	24	23	19	14	9
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	5	Bracing
Feb	3	Bracing
Mar	4	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	12	Bracing
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	24	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	19	Cool
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	9	Bracing

UV index in Dalian in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dalian peaks around August 18 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Dalian in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dalian is worst in March — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (September, 24 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Dalian's WHO annual average of 35.1 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	36	41	52	49	41	33	30	25	24	29	32	30
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	36	Poor
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	52	Poor
Apr	49	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	30	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Dalian?

Dalian sits at 38.9°N, 121.6°E, 33 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Sinŭiju, 274 km away.

Topography around Dalian

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dalian.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dalian has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 442 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m.

The land around Dalian is covered by artificial surfaces (77%) within 3 km, water (45%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

218 m

artificial surfaces 77%

16 km

442 m

water 45%

80 km

677 m

water 71%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Sinŭiju 274 km · Uiju 289 km · Kwail-ŭp 301 km · Changyŏn 312 km · Songhwa 313 km · Ŭllyul 314 km · Chaeryŏng-ni 315 km · Chŏngju 322 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 47% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $13,862; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.5; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 17.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 464
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dalian (38.9122°, 121.6022°, elevation 33 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.