Guangzhou in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Guangzhou sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 604 mm of rain over about 52 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 21°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 27°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 20°C
Rainfall: 604 mm; 52 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 4.8; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Guangzhou in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 21°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Guangzhou reaches about 27°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Guangzhou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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 heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Guangzhou 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	19° / 12°	41	6.4	10.7	6.6
Feb	20° / 13°	55	8.9	11.2	6.1
Mar	23° / 17°	117	14.3	11.8	5.8
Apr	27° / 21°	197	16.5	12.5	5.1
May	30° / 24°	290	21	13.1	3.5
Jun	32° / 26°	336	22.7	13.4	2.6
Jul	33° / 27°	229	21.8	13.3	2.4
Aug	33° / 27°	265	22.1	12.8	2.5
Sep	32° / 25°	177	15.8	12.1	3.6
Oct	29° / 22°	58	6.4	11.5	6.1
Nov	25° / 18°	35	5.3	10.9	7.7
Dec	21° / 13°	37	4.7	10.6	7.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Guangzhou gets around 604 mm of rain over 52 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early March to 13 h 18 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 3.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Guangzhou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Guangzhou's monsoon runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Guangzhou?

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.

4.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Guangzhou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guangzhou in Spring

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

In spring, Guangzhou sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 52 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Guangzhou in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 23°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 67 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 21 to Dec 17 — about 8.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	18	20	22	26	28	29	29	28	27	23	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	20	Cool
Apr	22	Refreshing
May	26	Warm
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	28	Tropical
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Guangzhou in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guangzhou peaks around July 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	7	8	8	10	10	12	10	9	8	7	6
Level	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	7	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	7	High
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Guangzhou 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 Guangzhou is worst in January — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Guangzhou's WHO annual average of 36.4 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	47	45	42	37	31	25	24	29	39	37	42	39
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	47	Poor
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	42	Poor
Apr	37	Poor
May	31	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	39	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Guangzhou?

Guangzhou sits at 23.1°N, 113.3°E, 15 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Zhuhai, 99 km away.

Topography around Guangzhou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guangzhou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,285 m.

The land around Guangzhou is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (65%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

64 m

artificial surfaces 79%

16 km

371 m

artificial surfaces 65%

80 km

1,285 m

trees 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Zhuhai 99 km · Shenzhen 105 km · Macau 106 km · Ha Tsuen 106 km · Tin Shui Wai 106 km · Sé 107 km · Ping Shan 108 km · Yeung Uk Tsuen 108 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
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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 Guangzhou (23.1167°, 113.25°, elevation 15 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.