Tunxi in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Tunxi sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 615 mm of precipitation over about 45 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 20°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Precipitation: 615 mm; 45 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 5.0; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Tunxi in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Tunxi reaches about 20°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Tunxi

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.

Tunxi 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	8° / 1°	82	11.4	3.1	10.3	1.3
Feb	10° / 3°	98	11.6	1.9	10.9	2.2
Mar	15° / 7°	175	15.4	0.5	11.8	3.8
Apr	21° / 12°	210	15	0	12.7	5.4
May	25° / 17°	231	14.9	0	13.5	5.8
Jun	28° / 21°	384	18.4	0	13.9	4.7
Jul	32° / 24°	244	15.5	0	13.7	3.5
Aug	31° / 24°	163	16.4	0	13.1	3.6
Sep	28° / 20°	88	10.2	0	12.2	6.0
Oct	23° / 14°	62	6.9	0	11.3	7.3
Nov	16° / 8°	77	8.5	0.2	10.5	5.4
Dec	11° / 3°	60	8.1	1.3	10.1	2.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Tunxi gets around 615 mm of rain and snow over 45 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 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min in early March to 13 h 48 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 4.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Tunxi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Tunxi?

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.

5.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Tunxi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tunxi in Spring

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

In spring, Tunxi sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection. About 45 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothesa warm layersun protection

UV index in Tunxi in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tunxi peaks around July 14 at about 11 (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 — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	6	6	8	9	10	11	9	9	6	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Tunxi 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 Tunxi is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	63	61	61	57	48	37	29	32	38	46	50	61
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	63	Unhealthy
Feb	61	Unhealthy
Mar	61	Unhealthy
Apr	57	Unhealthy
May	48	Poor
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	46	Poor
Nov	50	Poor
Dec	61	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Tunxi?

Tunxi sits at 29.7°N, 118.3°E, 134 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Pingyao, 176 km away.

Topography around Tunxi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tunxi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,760 m.

The land around Tunxi is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

200 m

artificial surfaces 47%

16 km

971 m

trees 76%

80 km

1,760 m

trees 93%

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Spring weather nearby: Pingyao 176 km · Hangzhou 189 km · Nanjing 265 km · Wuxi 280 km · Suzhou 281 km · Ningbo 313 km · Shanghai 345 km · Wuhan 401 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 Tunxi (29.7114°, 118.3125°, elevation 134 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.