Luoyang weather in March

In March, Luoyang sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 4.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Luoyang's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luoyang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:48 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Luoyang is prefecture-level city in Henan, People's Republic of China.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 60.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
91/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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Luoyang reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3132
4132
5142
6143
7143
8143
9143
10154
11154
12154
13154
14154
15165
16165
17165
18165
19165
20176
21176
22176
23176
24186
25187
26187
27187
28197
29197
30198
31198

How March really feels in Luoyang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Luoyang 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
Jan / -4°112.82.49.90.6
Feb10° / -1°1531.710.72.6
Mar16° / 234.10.811.75.6
Apr23° / 11°405.10.112.87.4
May28° / 16°596.2013.86.4
Jun32° / 21°727.5014.34.2
Jul32° / 24°16013.8014.13.6
Aug30° / 22°13212.9013.34.6
Sep26° / 17°959012.26.7
Oct21° / 11°486.1011.17.1
Nov14° / 324.71.110.24.6
Dec / -2°102.41.49.71.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54654
64654
74654
84555
94654
104654
114753
124654
134654
144654
154654
164555
174555
184555
194555
204555
214555
224753
234753
244654
254654
264654
274654
284654
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Luoyang gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 4.1 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 14% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1135
2135
3145
4145
5145
6145
7154
8154
9154
10154
11154
12153
13153
14153
15153
16153
17152
18142
19142
20142
21132
22131
23121
24121
25121
26121
27121
28121
29120
30130
31130

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:086:19
211.27:076:20
311.37:056:21
411.37:046:22
511.37:036:23
611.47:026:23
711.47:006:24
811.46:596:25
911.56:586:26
1011.56:566:27
1111.56:556:28
1211.66:546:29
1311.66:526:29
1411.76:516:30
1511.76:496:31
1611.76:486:32
1711.86:476:33
1811.86:456:33
1911.86:446:34
2011.96:426:35
2111.96:416:36
2212.06:396:37
2312.06:386:38
2412.06:376:38
2512.16:356:39
2612.16:346:40
2712.16:326:41
2812.26:316:41
2912.26:296:42
3012.36:286:43
3112.36:276:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Luoyang

In seasonPeak

None of Luoyang's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Luoyang sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Luoyang?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Luoyang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luoyang in March

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

In March, Luoyang sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Luoyang in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks 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 Luoyang peaks around May 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateMay 21UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Luoyang 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 Luoyang is worst in January — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 41 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Luoyang's WHO annual average of 60.5 µg/m³.

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1981 µg/m³Jul 2341 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun46Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep53Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Luoyang?

Luoyang sits at 34.7°N, 112.4°E, 128 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Songyang, 60 km away.

Xi'anJinanWuhanDatongZhangjiajieTianjin

Topography around Luoyang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luoyang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 153 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,844 m.

The land around Luoyang is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
1,844 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Songyang 60 km · Zhengzhou 111 km · Xi'an 325 km · Jinan 468 km · Wuhan 486 km · Datong 607 km · Zhangjiajie 644 km · Tianjin 651 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 Luoyang (34.6735°, 112.4368°, elevation 128 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).