Xi'an in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Xi'an sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 150 mm of precipitation over about 21 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 11°C
Precipitation: 150 mm; 21 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 6.3; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Xi'an in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Xi'an reaches about 22°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Xi'an

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.

Xi'an 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	6° / -3°	13	3.2	2.6	10	0.4
Feb	10° / 0°	18	4.1	2	10.7	2.5
Mar	16° / 5°	33	6	0.7	11.7	5.4
Apr	23° / 11°	46	7	0.1	12.8	7.1
May	27° / 16°	71	8.2	0	13.8	6.5
Jun	31° / 20°	93	7.3	0	14.2	4.7
Jul	32° / 23°	144	10.7	0	14.1	3.8
Aug	31° / 22°	129	10.6	0	13.3	4.6
Sep	26° / 17°	133	11.7	0	12.2	6.3
Oct	20° / 11°	81	10	0	11.1	6.2
Nov	13° / 4°	40	6.6	1.1	10.2	4.0
Dec	7° / -1°	13	3.3	1.4	9.8	1.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Xi'an gets around 150 mm of rain and snow over 21 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 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 06 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 5.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Xi'an

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

Xi'an's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Xi'an sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Xi'an?

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.

6.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Xi'an for sightseeing.

What to pack for Xi'an in Spring

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

In spring, Xi'an sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

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UV index in Xi'an 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 Xi'an peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

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

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

Air quality in Xi'an 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 Xi'an is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 42 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Xi'an's WHO annual average of 63.1 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	82	77	75	67	59	49	43	42	53	65	72	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	82	Unhealthy
Feb	77	Unhealthy
Mar	75	Unhealthy
Apr	67	Unhealthy
May	59	Unhealthy
Jun	49	Poor
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	53	Poor
Oct	65	Unhealthy
Nov	72	Unhealthy
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Xi'an?

Xi'an sits at 34.3°N, 108.9°E, 416 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Luoyang, 325 km away.

Topography around Xi'an

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xi'an has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,645 m.

The land around Xi'an is covered by artificial surfaces (91%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (61%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

34 m

artificial surfaces 91%

16 km

385 m

artificial surfaces 61%

80 km

2,645 m

trees 42%

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Spring weather nearby: Luoyang 325 km · Songyang 377 km · Zhengzhou 436 km · Yinchuan 525 km · Chongqing 568 km · Zhangjiajie 589 km · Chengdu 606 km · Wuhan 646 km

China travel facts

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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 Xi'an (34.2583°, 108.9286°, elevation 416 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.