Guiyang in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Guiyang sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 418 mm of precipitation over about 57 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 24°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 19°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Precipitation: 418 mm; 57 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 4.5; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Guiyang in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 24°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Guiyang reaches about 19°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Guiyang

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.

Guiyang 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	8° / 2°	67	14.4	3.7	10.5	1.1
Feb	11° / 4°	60	13.7	1.8	11.1	2.2
Mar	15° / 8°	97	19	0.3	11.8	3.5
Apr	20° / 12°	130	19	0.1	12.6	4.7
May	23° / 16°	191	19.3	0	13.3	5.2
Jun	25° / 19°	239	20.7	0	13.6	4.8
Jul	27° / 21°	168	17.7	0	13.5	5.0
Aug	27° / 20°	124	15.7	0	12.9	5.4
Sep	24° / 17°	101	12.4	0	12.2	6.2
Oct	19° / 13°	105	14.1	0	11.4	5.4
Nov	15° / 9°	63	11.5	0.1	10.7	4.3
Dec	10° / 4°	48	11.6	1.2	10.4	2.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Guiyang gets around 418 mm of rain and snow over 57 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 12 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min in early March to 13 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 3.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Guiyang

In seasonPeak

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

Guiyang's rainy season runs April–August, 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 Guiyang?

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

3rd-best month of the year

2.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Guiyang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guiyang in Spring

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

In spring, Guiyang sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 57 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Guiyang 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 Guiyang peaks around July 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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	9	9	10	12	13	11	10	8	6	5
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	High
Feb	7	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Guiyang 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 Guiyang is worst in March — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Guiyang's WHO annual average of 31.7 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	32	35	37	35	32	27	24	28	30	31	34	34
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	35	Poor
Mar	37	Poor
Apr	35	Poor
May	32	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	34	Moderate
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Guiyang?

Guiyang sits at 26.6°N, 106.7°E, 1,087 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Fenghuang, 322 km away.

Topography around Guiyang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guiyang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 1,105 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,342 m.

The land around Guiyang is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

243 m

artificial surfaces 68%

16 km

487 m

trees 46%

80 km

1,342 m

trees 68%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Fenghuang 322 km · Chongqing 331 km · Guilin 386 km · Thị Trấn Trùng Khánh 417 km · Yangshuo 428 km · Thị Trấn Nước Hai 431 km · Kunming 435 km · Cao Bằng 438 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 Guiyang (26.5833°, 106.7167°, elevation 1,087 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.