Datong in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Datong sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 80 mm of precipitation over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 25°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Datong's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Datong's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 16°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 3°C
Precipitation: 80 mm; 14 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 5.2; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Datong in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 25°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Datong reaches about 16°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Datong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 49 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

7 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Datong 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	-3° / -15°	3	0.9	1.1	9.5	0.0
Feb	2° / -11°	5	1.8	1.8	10.4	0.0
Mar	9° / -4°	14	3.6	2.1	11.7	2.1
Apr	17° / 2°	27	4.7	0.9	13	6.0
May	23° / 9°	39	6	0.1	14.2	7.4
Jun	27° / 15°	59	9.4	0	14.8	6.6
Jul	28° / 18°	96	11.8	0	14.6	5.6
Aug	27° / 16°	88	10.5	0	13.6	6.5
Sep	22° / 10°	67	8.8	0	12.3	6.9
Oct	15° / 3°	32	5.4	0.2	10.9	5.2
Nov	6° / -5°	13	3	1.5	9.8	0.9
Dec	-1° / -12°	3	0.8	1.2	9.2	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Datong gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 36 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 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Datong

In seasonPeak

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

Datong sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Aug

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Is spring a good time to visit Datong?

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.

5.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Datong for sightseeing.

What to pack for Datong in Spring

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

In spring, Datong sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a heavy coat. About 14 days see rain.

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UV index in Datong in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Datong peaks around May 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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	3	5	7	9	8	8	8	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Datong 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 Datong is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Datong's WHO annual average of 36.6 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	40	40	47	41	36	31	28	25	27	39	47	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	36	Poor
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	39	Poor
Nov	47	Poor
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Datong?

Datong sits at 40.1°N, 113.3°E, 1,054 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Beijing, 265 km away.

Topography around Datong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Datong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 1,055 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,552 m.

The land around Datong is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), artificial surfaces (27%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

58 m

artificial surfaces 81%

16 km

563 m

grassland 41%

80 km

1,552 m

grassland 53%

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Spring weather nearby: Beijing 265 km · Tianjin 349 km · Chengde 406 km · Jinan 499 km · Saynshand 593 km · Zhengzhou 594 km · Luoyang 607 km · Songyang 627 km

China travel facts

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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 Datong (40.0936°, 113.2914°, elevation 1,054 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.