Jinan in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Jinan sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 100 mm of precipitation over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 20°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Precipitation: 100 mm; 14 wet days
Avg wind: 12 km/h
Travel score: 6.4; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Jinan in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Jinan reaches about 20°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Jinan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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 cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Jinan 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	4° / -5°	5	1.2	1.1	9.8	0.0
Feb	7° / -2°	12	2.6	1.4	10.6	1.3
Mar	14° / 4°	16	3.2	0.5	11.7	4.7
Apr	20° / 10°	33	5.1	0.1	12.9	7.2
May	26° / 16°	51	6	0	13.9	7.3
Jun	31° / 21°	67	7	0	14.5	5.0
Jul	31° / 24°	160	12.5	0	14.3	4.0
Aug	30° / 22°	156	12.1	0	13.4	4.8
Sep	27° / 17°	52	6.1	0	12.2	7.2
Oct	21° / 11°	30	4.1	0	11.1	7.6
Nov	12° / 3°	22	3.9	0.7	10	4.0
Dec	6° / -3°	8	2	0.9	9.5	0.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Jinan gets around 100 mm of rain and snow over 14 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 06 min in early March to 14 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 5.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Jinan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Jinan sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

Rainy season

Dust

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May

Jun

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Aug

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Is spring a good time to visit Jinan?

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.

6.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Jinan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jinan in Spring

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

In spring, Jinan sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Jinan in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jinan peaks around May 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	8	7	6	7	8	2	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	2	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Jinan 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 Jinan is worst in January — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 36 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Jinan's WHO annual average of 53.9 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	80	65	57	48	41	38	36	37	47	58	65	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	80	Unhealthy
Feb	65	Unhealthy
Mar	57	Unhealthy
Apr	48	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	38	Poor
Jul	36	Poor
Aug	37	Poor
Sep	47	Poor
Oct	58	Unhealthy
Nov	65	Unhealthy
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Jinan?

Jinan sits at 36.7°N, 117.0°E, 32 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Tianjin, 276 km away.

Topography around Jinan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jinan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,507 m.

The land around Jinan is covered by artificial surfaces (89%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (46%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

136 m

artificial surfaces 89%

16 km

608 m

artificial surfaces 46%

80 km

1,507 m

cropland 63%

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Spring weather nearby: Tianjin 276 km · Qingdao 310 km · Beijing 364 km · Zhengzhou 369 km · Songyang 435 km · Luoyang 468 km · Dalian 475 km · Chengde 484 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 Jinan (36.6683°, 116.9972°, elevation 32 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.