Wuxi in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Wuxi sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 346 mm of precipitation over about 33 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 Wuxi's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Wuxi's year-round climate.

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

Temperature in Wuxi 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 Wuxi reaches about 19°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Wuxi

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Wuxi 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.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Wuxi gets around 346 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 15 km/h across spring.

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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.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Wuxi

In seasonPeak

In spring, Wuxi overlaps its pacific typhoon and rainy season 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 spring a good time to visit Wuxi?

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 Wuxi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wuxi in Spring

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

In spring, Wuxi sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.

light clothesa warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wuxi 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 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 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 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.

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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
Spring 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.