Luoyang in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Luoyang sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 122 mm of precipitation over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Precipitation: 122 mm; 15 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 6.5; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Luoyang in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Luoyang reaches about 22°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Luoyang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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.

Luoyang 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	6° / -4°	11	2.8	2.4	9.9	0.6
Feb	10° / -1°	15	3	1.7	10.7	2.6
Mar	16° / 5°	23	4.1	0.8	11.7	5.6
Apr	23° / 11°	40	5.1	0.1	12.8	7.4
May	28° / 16°	59	6.2	0	13.8	6.4
Jun	32° / 21°	72	7.5	0	14.3	4.2
Jul	32° / 24°	160	13.8	0	14.1	3.6
Aug	30° / 22°	132	12.9	0	13.3	4.6
Sep	26° / 17°	95	9	0	12.2	6.7
Oct	21° / 11°	48	6.1	0	11.1	7.1
Nov	14° / 4°	32	4.7	1.1	10.2	4.6
Dec	8° / -2°	10	2.4	1.4	9.7	1.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Luoyang gets around 122 mm of rain and snow over 15 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 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 06 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 5.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Luoyang

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

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

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Is spring a good time to visit Luoyang?

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.

6.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Luoyang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luoyang in Spring

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

In spring, Luoyang sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

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UV index in Luoyang 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	6	9	8	8	7	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Luoyang 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	83	76	71	61	52	46	41	41	53	64	70	69
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	83	Unhealthy
Feb	76	Unhealthy
Mar	71	Unhealthy
Apr	61	Unhealthy
May	52	Poor
Jun	46	Poor
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	53	Poor
Oct	64	Unhealthy
Nov	70	Unhealthy
Dec	69	Unhealthy

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.

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

artificial surfaces 79%

16 km

279 m

cropland 40%

80 km

1,844 m

cropland 43%

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Spring 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
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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
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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 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.