Jiayuguan weather in March

In March, Jiayuguan sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 2.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Jiayuguan's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jiayuguan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
5th coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:46 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Jiayuguan is prefecture-level city in Gansu, China.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 25.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
189/km²
people per km²
Founded
1965

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 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Jiayuguan reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-7
24-7
35-7
45-7
55-7
65-6
75-6
86-6
96-6
106-6
116-5
127-5
137-5
147-5
157-4
168-4
178-4
188-4
199-3
209-3
219-3
229-3
2310-2
2410-2
2510-2
2611-2
2711-1
2811-1
2911-1
3012-1
31120

How March really feels in Jiayuguan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
8 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Jiayuguan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -13°31.11.79.50.0
Feb / -10°31.11.510.40.0
Mar / -4°102.32.211.71.6
Apr15° / 92.30.8135.7
May21° / 153.90.214.27.4
Jun25° / 14°204.2014.87.8
Jul27° / 16°255.2014.57.5
Aug25° / 14°275.4013.67.8
Sep20° / 183.5012.37.6
Oct14° / 71.80.610.94.9
Nov / -5°51.61.79.80.7
Dec-2° / -11°41.41.89.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36040
46040
56040
65941
75842
85842
95743
105743
115644
125644
135644
145545
155545
165545
175446
185446
195446
205545
215644
225644
235743
245743
255743
265941
275941
285941
295941
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Jiayuguan gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 2.3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
167
267
367
467
577
677
778
878
978
1088
1188
1288
1388
1488
1588
1688
1787
1887
1987
2087
2176
2276
2376
2475
2565
2665
2765
2864
2964
3054
3154

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:10 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.08:107:11
211.18:087:12
311.18:077:13
411.18:057:14
511.28:047:15
611.28:027:16
711.38:017:17
811.37:597:18
911.47:577:19
1011.47:567:20
1111.57:547:21
1211.57:537:23
1311.57:517:24
1411.67:497:25
1511.67:487:26
1611.77:467:27
1711.77:457:28
1811.87:437:29
1911.87:417:30
2011.97:407:31
2111.97:387:32
2211.97:367:33
2312.07:357:34
2412.07:337:35
2512.17:317:36
2612.17:307:37
2712.27:287:38
2812.27:267:39
2912.37:257:40
3012.37:237:41
3112.37:217:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jiayuguan

In seasonPeak

In March, Jiayuguan sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Jiayuguan sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Jiayuguan?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jiayuguan.

What to pack for Jiayuguan in March

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

In March, Jiayuguan sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: sun protection.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Jiayuguan in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jiayuguan peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateLowJul 14UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Jiayuguan 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 Jiayuguan is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Jiayuguan's WHO annual average of 25.9 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1039 µg/m³Dec 1816 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr39Poor
May39Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jiayuguan?

Jiayuguan sits at 39.8°N, 98.3°E, 1,635 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Dunhuang, 309 km away.

DunhuangBogdHovdDalandzadgadYinchuanBayanhongorAltaiArvayheer

Topography around Jiayuguan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jiayuguan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,636 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 748 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,337 m.

The land around Jiayuguan is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (75%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
748 m
80 km
4,337 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
March weather nearby: Dunhuang 309 km · Bogd 628 km · Hovd 636 km · Dalandzadgad 659 km · Yinchuan 705 km · Bayanhongor 737 km · Altai 748 km · Arvayheer 805 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 Jiayuguan (39.8112°, 98.2862°, elevation 1,635 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. 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).