Suzhou in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Suzhou sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 378 mm of rain over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early March to 26°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Suzhou's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Suzhou's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 19°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 13°C
Rainfall: 378 mm; 34 wet days
Avg wind: 15 km/h
Travel score: 5.4; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Suzhou in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 12°C in early March to 26°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Suzhou reaches about 19°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Suzhou

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.

Suzhou 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	7° / 2°	78	9.1	1.1	10.2	1.0
Feb	9° / 4°	81	9.4	0.8	10.9	1.9
Mar	14° / 8°	117	12.5	0.2	11.8	3.7
Apr	20° / 13°	119	10.8	0	12.7	5.9
May	25° / 18°	142	10.8	0	13.6	6.6
Jun	28° / 22°	275	14	0	14	5.3
Jul	32° / 27°	171	13.1	0	13.8	3.7
Aug	31° / 26°	160	14.3	0	13.1	3.9
Sep	27° / 22°	95	9.6	0	12.2	6.3
Oct	22° / 17°	62	6.6	0	11.2	7.3
Nov	16° / 11°	67	8.3	0	10.4	5.3
Dec	10° / 5°	55	6.9	0.4	10	2.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Suzhou gets around 378 mm of rain over 34 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 15 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early March to 13 h 54 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 4.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Suzhou

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In spring, Suzhou overlaps its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Pacific typhoon

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

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Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Suzhou?

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.

5.4

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Suzhou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Suzhou in Spring

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

In spring, Suzhou sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 34 days see rain.

light clothesa warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Suzhou 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 Suzhou peaks around September 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	6	7	7	8	10	9	10	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Suzhou 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 Suzhou is worst in December — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 30 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Suzhou's WHO annual average of 47.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	65	57	54	50	42	36	31	30	38	45	56	67
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	65	Unhealthy
Feb	57	Unhealthy
Mar	54	Poor
Apr	50	Poor
May	42	Poor
Jun	36	Poor
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	56	Unhealthy
Dec	67	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Suzhou?

Suzhou sits at 31.3°N, 120.6°E, 10 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Wuxi, 41 km away.

Topography around Suzhou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suzhou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m.

The land around Suzhou is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), artificial surfaces (30%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

21 m

artificial surfaces 84%

16 km

329 m

artificial surfaces 50%

80 km

561 m

cropland 33%

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Spring weather nearby: Wuxi 41 km · Shanghai 83 km · Pingyao 117 km · Hangzhou 120 km · Ningbo 183 km · Nanjing 192 km · Tunxi 281 km · Qingdao 530 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 Suzhou (31.3041°, 120.5954°, elevation 10 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.