Leshan weather in March

In March, Leshan sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 48 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Leshan's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leshan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:21 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Leshan is prefecture-level city in Sichuan, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 42.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
52/km²
people per km²

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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Leshan reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1159
2159
3159
4159
51610
61610
71610
81610
91610
101610
111710
121710
131711
141711
151711
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302013
312013

How March really feels in Leshan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Leshan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 4612.10.510.32.2
Feb13° / 4111.20.110.93.2
Mar17° / 11°4811.4011.85.1
Apr23° / 15°7312.6012.76.0
May27° / 19°8311.9013.56.1
Jun29° / 22°12514.1013.94.9
Jul31° / 24°22819.7013.73.6
Aug30° / 24°24219.4013.13.8
Sep26° / 20°12816.1012.25.4
Oct21° / 16°8417.1011.35.2
Nov17° / 12°5913010.54.6
Dec12° / 4211.90.110.12.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52377
62476
72476
82476
92476
102476
112476
122476
132575
142476
152476
162377
172377
182278
192278
202278
212278
222179
232179
242278
252278
262278
272080
282179
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Leshan gets around 48 mm of rain over 11.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
336
436
536
635
735
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1535
1635
1736
1837
1937
2038
2139
2239
2340
2441
2542
2642
2743
2843
2943
3043
3143

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
299100
398200
498200
597300
697300
796400
895500
995500
1094600
1193700
1293700
1392800
1492800
1591900
1691900
17891010
18891010
19891010
20881110
21881110
22871210
23861220
24851320
25831430
26821530
27801640
28781750
29761950
30732061
31712171

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:386:58
211.47:376:59
311.47:367:00
411.47:357:00
511.47:347:01
611.57:337:02
711.57:327:02
811.57:317:03
911.67:297:04
1011.67:287:04
1111.67:277:05
1211.77:267:05
1311.77:257:06
1411.77:247:07
1511.77:227:07
1611.87:217:08
1711.87:207:09
1811.87:197:09
1911.97:187:10
2011.97:167:10
2111.97:157:11
2212.07:147:12
2312.07:137:12
2412.07:117:13
2512.17:107:13
2612.17:097:14
2712.17:087:15
2812.17:077:15
2912.27:057:16
3012.27:047:16
3112.27:037:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 4.42 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Leshan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Leshan's monsoon runs June–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 March a good time to visit Leshan?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Leshan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leshan in March

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

In March, Leshan sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Leshan in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Leshan peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Leshan 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 Leshan is worst in March — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Leshan's WHO annual average of 42.9 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1353 µg/m³Aug 1031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr47Poor
May49Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Leshan?

Leshan sits at 29.6°N, 103.8°E, 375 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Chengdu, 126 km away.

GuiyangShangri-LaLijiangKunmingDaliFenghuang

Topography around Leshan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Leshan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,276 m.

The land around Leshan is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
249 m
80 km
3,276 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Chengdu 126 km · Chongqing 270 km · Guiyang 440 km · Shangri-La 440 km · Lijiang 458 km · Kunming 513 km · Dali 564 km · Fenghuang 597 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 Leshan (29.5623°, 103.7639°, elevation 375 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).