Guilin in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Guilin sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 849 mm of rain over about 64 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 23°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 17°C
Rainfall: 849 mm; 64 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 4.5; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Guilin in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 16°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Guilin reaches about 23°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Guilin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 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

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

Guilin 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	13° / 7°	96	13.6	10.6	3.1
Feb	15° / 9°	106	14.6	11.1	3.6
Mar	18° / 12°	222	21.2	11.8	4.1
Apr	23° / 17°	284	21	12.6	4.8
May	27° / 21°	343	21.4	13.2	4.5
Jun	30° / 24°	373	22.7	13.5	3.4
Jul	32° / 25°	220	20.1	13.4	3.0
Aug	32° / 25°	144	16	12.9	3.3
Sep	30° / 23°	72	9.5	12.2	4.8
Oct	26° / 18°	71	7.4	11.4	7.1
Nov	21° / 13°	89	9.4	10.8	6.6
Dec	15° / 8°	69	9.1	10.5	4.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Guilin gets around 849 mm of rain over 64 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 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min in early March to 13 h 24 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 3.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Guilin

In seasonPeak

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

Guilin's rainy season runs March–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Guilin?

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.

4.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Guilin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guilin in Spring

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

In spring, Guilin sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 64 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Guilin in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guilin peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 5 (moderate).

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)	5	7	10	7	9	11	12	10	9	7	6	5
Level	Moderate	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	7	Very high
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	High

Air quality in Guilin 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 Guilin is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Guilin's WHO annual average of 38.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	48	45	49	44	37	27	25	27	35	37	40	47
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	49	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	35	Moderate
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	40	Poor
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Guilin?

Guilin sits at 25.3°N, 110.3°E, 141 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Yangshuo, 59 km away.

Topography around Guilin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guilin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 163 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,979 m.

The land around Guilin is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

156 m

artificial surfaces 64%

16 km

758 m

trees 53%

80 km

1,979 m

trees 88%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Yangshuo 59 km · Fenghuang 303 km · Nanning 340 km · Guangzhou 384 km · Guiyang 386 km · Zhangjiajie 428 km · Thị Trấn Trùng Khánh 470 km · Zhuhai 471 km

China travel facts

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Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
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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 Guilin (25.2802°, 110.2964°, elevation 141 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.