Leshan in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Leshan sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 204 mm of rain over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 15°C
Rainfall: 204 mm; 36 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 5.7; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Leshan in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 15°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Leshan reaches about 22°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Leshan

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.

Leshan 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	10° / 6°	46	12.1	0.5	10.3	2.2
Feb	13° / 7°	41	11.2	0.1	10.9	3.2
Mar	17° / 11°	48	11.4	0	11.8	5.1
Apr	23° / 15°	73	12.6	0	12.7	6.0
May	27° / 19°	83	11.9	0	13.5	6.1
Jun	29° / 22°	125	14.1	0	13.9	4.9
Jul	31° / 24°	228	19.7	0	13.7	3.6
Aug	30° / 24°	242	19.4	0	13.1	3.8
Sep	26° / 20°	128	16.1	0	12.2	5.4
Oct	21° / 16°	84	17.1	0	11.3	5.2
Nov	17° / 12°	59	13	0	10.5	4.6
Dec	12° / 7°	42	11.9	0.1	10.1	2.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Leshan gets around 204 mm of rain over 36 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 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early March to 13 h 42 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 3.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Leshan

In seasonPeak

In spring, Leshan overlaps 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 spring a good time to visit Leshan?

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.

5.7

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Leshan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leshan in Spring

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

In spring, Leshan sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 36 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Leshan in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	6	10	10	10	7	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	7	High
Apr	6	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Leshan 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	50	51	53	47	49	37	31	31	36	40	44	45
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	50	Poor
Feb	51	Poor
Mar	53	Poor
Apr	47	Poor
May	49	Poor
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	40	Poor
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	45	Poor

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.

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

trees 54%

16 km

249 m

trees 66%

80 km

3,276 m

trees 81%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring 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

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.