Fuzhou weather in March

In March, Fuzhou sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 133 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Fuzhou's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fuzhou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:18 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Fuzhou is capital city of Fujian province, China.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 31.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
305/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Fuzhou reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
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How March really feels in Fuzhou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Fuzhou weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 577.410.64.5
Feb15° / 739.911.14.5
Mar18° / 10°13314.911.85.1
Apr23° / 15°1361512.65.7
May27° / 19°22617.113.35.3
Jun30° / 23°24918.113.63.7
Jul33° / 25°16915.613.53.0
Aug32° / 25°2402112.92.9
Sep29° / 23°16514.912.24.7
Oct25° / 18°597.211.47.3
Nov21° / 14°62810.76.7
Dec17° / 527.110.45.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83367
93367
103268
113268
123169
133070
143070
152971
162971
172872
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192773
202773
212773
222872
232872
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292971
302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Fuzhou gets around 133 mm of rain over 14.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
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444
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745
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1811630
2811630
3801640
4791740
5791740
6791740
7781750
8771760
9771760
10761770
11751780
12741790
13741790
147217101
157117111
167117111
177017121
186818122
196818122
206818122
216818122
226619123
236619123
246420124
256420124
266321115
276221116
286122116
296022117
305922118
315723119

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:335:59
211.46:325:59
311.56:316:00
411.56:306:00
511.56:296:01
611.66:296:02
711.66:286:02
811.66:276:03
911.66:256:03
1011.76:246:04
1111.76:236:04
1211.76:226:05
1311.76:216:05
1411.86:206:06
1511.86:196:06
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1811.96:166:08
1911.96:156:08
2011.96:146:09
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2212.06:126:10
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2412.06:096:11
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2612.16:076:12
2712.16:066:12
2812.16:056:12
2912.26:046:13
3012.26:036:13
3112.26:026:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
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243.7Moderate
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263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Fuzhou

In seasonPeak

In March, Fuzhou sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Fuzhou's rainy season runs March–September, 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 March a good time to visit Fuzhou?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Fuzhou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fuzhou in March

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

In March, Fuzhou sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Fuzhou in March

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 5 to Nov 20 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr18Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct24Warm
Nov21Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Fuzhou in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fuzhou peaks around June 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highVery highHighJun 18UV 12Jan 1UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Fuzhou in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Fuzhou is worst in January — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Fuzhou's WHO annual average of 31.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 2042 µg/m³Jul 2021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr37Poor
May30Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fuzhou?

Fuzhou sits at 26.1°N, 119.3°E, 14 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Jinhu, 201 km away.

Topography around Fuzhou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fuzhou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 909 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,584 m.

The land around Fuzhou is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
909 m
80 km
1,584 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Jinhu 201 km · Jincheng 206 km · Xiamen 215 km · Hsinchu 218 km · Zhubei 218 km · Toufen 222 km · Miaoli 226 km · Neili 231 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
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

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 Fuzhou (26.0614°, 119.3061°, elevation 14 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).