Wuxi weather in March

In March, Wuxi sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 103 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Wuxi's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wuxi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
103 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:16 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Wuxi is prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 43.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
950/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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Wuxi reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1115
2115
3126
4126
5126
6126
7126
8126
9136
10137
11137
12137
13137
14137
15147
16147
17148
18148
19148
20148
21148
22158
23158
24159
25159
26159
27169
28169
291610
301610
311610

How March really feels in Wuxi

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

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Wuxi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7091.410.20.9
Feb / 739.20.910.81.9
Mar14° / 10311.80.311.83.7
Apr20° / 13°11010.3012.86.0
May25° / 18°13410.6013.66.6
Jun28° / 22°26113.20145.4
Jul31° / 26°17913.7013.83.8
Aug31° / 26°16814013.24.0
Sep27° / 22°889.1012.26.4
Oct22° / 16°596.7011.27.3
Nov16° / 10°627.9010.45.3
Dec10° / 486.70.4102.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 64%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83862
93862
103862
113664
123664
133664
143565
153367
163367
173367
183367
193268
203169
213268
223367
233367
243466
253466
263466
273565
283664
293664
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Wuxi gets around 103 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1362
2362
3362
4362
5362
6362
7362
8362
9362
10361
11361
12371
13371
14381
15391
16401
17401
18411
19411
20421
21421
22411
23410
24410
25400
26400
27390
28380
29380
30370
31360

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
298200
398200
498200
598200
698200
798200
897300
997300
1097300
1197300
1296400
1396400
1496400
1596400
1696400
1795500
1895500
1995500
2095500
2194600
2293610
2393610
2492710
2591720
2691720
2790820
2888831
2987931
30861031
31841141

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:345:50
211.36:335:51
311.36:325:52
411.46:305:53
511.46:295:53
611.46:285:54
711.56:275:55
811.56:265:56
911.56:245:56
1011.66:235:57
1111.66:225:58
1211.66:215:59
1311.76:195:59
1411.76:186:00
1511.76:176:01
1611.86:166:01
1711.86:146:02
1811.86:136:03
1911.96:126:03
2011.96:116:04
2111.96:096:05
2212.06:086:05
2312.06:076:06
2412.06:056:07
2512.16:046:07
2612.16:036:08
2712.16:016:09
2812.26:006:09
2912.25:596:10
3012.25:576:11
3112.35:566:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.25 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.0Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Wuxi

In seasonPeak

In March, Wuxi sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Wuxi?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wuxi.

What to pack for Wuxi in March

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

In March, Wuxi sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Wuxi in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wuxi peaks around September 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateSep 10UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Wuxi 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 Wuxi is worst in December — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Wuxi's WHO annual average of 43.5 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 2259 µg/m³Aug 1028 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb53Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr47Poor
May39Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct42Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Wuxi?

Wuxi sits at 31.6°N, 120.3°E, 10 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Suzhou, 41 km away.

Qingdao

Topography around Wuxi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wuxi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 669 m.

The land around Wuxi is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (48%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), artificial surfaces (27%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
222 m
16 km
323 m
80 km
669 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Suzhou 41 km · Shanghai 118 km · Pingyao 134 km · Hangzhou 142 km · Nanjing 153 km · Ningbo 223 km · Tunxi 280 km · Qingdao 500 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 Wuxi (31.5689°, 120.2886°, 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).