Wuhan in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Wuhan sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 462 mm of rain over about 37 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 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 21°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 14°C
Rainfall: 462 mm; 37 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 5.5; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Wuhan in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Wuhan reaches about 21°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Wuhan

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.

Wuhan 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° / 2°	53	7.9	1.6	10.2	1.5
Feb	11° / 4°	72	9.4	0.6	10.9	2.6
Mar	16° / 9°	109	12	0.2	11.8	4.5
Apr	22° / 15°	162	12	0	12.7	6.1
May	27° / 20°	191	12.7	0	13.5	6.0
Jun	30° / 24°	275	13.9	0	13.9	4.5
Jul	33° / 27°	237	13.2	0	13.8	3.3
Aug	32° / 26°	128	12.1	0	13.1	3.7
Sep	28° / 22°	96	8.4	0	12.2	6.1
Oct	23° / 16°	66	7.5	0	11.2	7.2
Nov	17° / 9°	54	7.4	0.1	10.5	5.5
Dec	11° / 4°	32	5.8	0.5	10.1	2.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Wuhan gets around 462 mm of rain over 37 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 11 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 4.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Wuhan

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

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

Wuhan's rainy season runs April–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

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Wuhan?

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.

5.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Wuhan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wuhan in Spring

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

In spring, Wuhan sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

light clothesa warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wuhan 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 Wuhan peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 2 (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)	2	5	6	7	7	8	10	9	7	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Wuhan 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 Wuhan is worst in January — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Wuhan's WHO annual average of 52.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	73	67	62	53	48	39	30	31	41	53	62	72
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	73	Unhealthy
Feb	67	Unhealthy
Mar	62	Unhealthy
Apr	53	Poor
May	48	Poor
Jun	39	Poor
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	53	Poor
Nov	62	Unhealthy
Dec	72	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Wuhan?

Wuhan sits at 30.6°N, 114.3°E, 20 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Zhangjiajie, 399 km away.

Topography around Wuhan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wuhan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m.

The land around Wuhan is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (48%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

artificial surfaces 71%

16 km

140 m

artificial surfaces 48%

80 km

929 m

cropland 49%

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Spring weather nearby: Zhangjiajie 399 km · Tunxi 401 km · Songyang 446 km · Nanjing 459 km · Zhengzhou 468 km · Luoyang 486 km · Fenghuang 540 km · Pingyao 546 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
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 Wuhan (30.5833°, 114.2667°, elevation 20 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.