Zhangjiajie in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Zhangjiajie sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 617 mm of precipitation over about 49 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 25°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 19°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Precipitation: 617 mm; 49 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 4.6; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Zhangjiajie in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 25°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Zhangjiajie reaches about 19°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Zhangjiajie

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.

Zhangjiajie 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	7° / 1°	71	10.5	4.5	10.3	0.7
Feb	9° / 3°	96	11.3	2.5	11	1.7
Mar	14° / 7°	150	15.8	0.9	11.8	3.3
Apr	20° / 12°	220	16.2	0	12.7	5.0
May	24° / 17°	247	16.5	0	13.4	5.6
Jun	27° / 20°	293	18.2	0	13.8	5.0
Jul	30° / 23°	317	19.9	0	13.7	3.9
Aug	29° / 22°	165	16.9	0	13	4.4
Sep	25° / 19°	111	11.3	0	12.2	6.3
Oct	20° / 14°	115	11.5	0	11.3	6.0
Nov	15° / 8°	92	10.4	0.2	10.5	4.2
Dec	9° / 3°	46	8.3	1.6	10.2	1.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Zhangjiajie gets around 617 mm of rain and snow over 49 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 18 min in early March to 13 h 42 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 3.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Zhangjiajie

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

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

Rainy season

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Is spring a good time to visit Zhangjiajie?

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.

4.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Zhangjiajie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zhangjiajie in Spring

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

In spring, Zhangjiajie sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 49 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Zhangjiajie 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 Zhangjiajie peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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	7	7	10	10	11	9	8	7	4	4
Level	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Zhangjiajie 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 Zhangjiajie is worst in March — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zhangjiajie's WHO annual average of 29 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	39	37	39	34	31	21	15	17	22	26	31	37
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	39	Poor
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	31	Moderate
Dec	37	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Zhangjiajie?

Zhangjiajie sits at 29.1°N, 110.5°E, 174 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Fenghuang, 158 km away.

Topography around Zhangjiajie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhangjiajie has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,365 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,831 m.

The land around Zhangjiajie is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km

380 m

trees 42%

16 km

1,365 m

trees 80%

80 km

1,831 m

trees 94%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Fenghuang 158 km · Chongqing 383 km · Wuhan 399 km · Guilin 428 km · Guiyang 466 km · Yangshuo 484 km · Xi'an 589 km · Songyang 639 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 Zhangjiajie (29.1294°, 110.4783°, elevation 174 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.