Zhengzhou weather in March

In March, Zhengzhou sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 4.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Zhengzhou's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhengzhou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
25 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Zhengzhou is capital of Henan province, China.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 68.6 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
562/km²
people per km²
Founded
~1550 BCE

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 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Zhengzhou reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2123
3133
4133
5133
6133
7134
8144
9144
10144
11144
12145
13155
14155
15155
16156
17166
18166
19166
20166
21166
22177
23177
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25177
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27188
28188
29188
30188
31198

How March really feels in Zhengzhou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Zhengzhou weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°102.31.99.90.3
Feb / -0°152.81.510.72.3
Mar15° / 254.50.711.75.3
Apr22° / 11°364.80.112.87.3
May27° / 17°586.3013.86.6
Jun32° / 22°867.3014.34.4
Jul32° / 24°18214.3014.13.7
Aug30° / 23°14613.8013.34.5
Sep26° / 18°838.6012.26.7
Oct21° / 12°424.9011.17.4
Nov14° / 304.60.810.24.6
Dec / -1°102.31.39.71.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34654
44654
54654
64753
74753
84852
94852
104852
114654
124654
134654
144555
154555
164555
174555
184555
194555
204555
214555
224654
234753
244753
254753
264654
274654
284753
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304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Zhengzhou gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1124
2134
3134
4134
5144
6144
7143
8153
9153
10153
11163
12163
13162
14172
15172
16172
17172
18172
19162
20161
21161
22151
23151
24141
25141
26131
27131
28121
29121
30121
31120

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29982
30982
31982

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
1611calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:036:14
211.27:026:15
311.37:016:16
411.36:596:17
511.36:586:18
611.46:576:18
711.46:556:19
811.46:546:20
911.56:536:21
1011.56:516:22
1111.56:506:23
1211.66:496:24
1311.66:476:24
1411.76:466:25
1511.76:456:26
1611.76:436:27
1711.86:426:28
1811.86:406:29
1911.86:396:29
2011.96:386:30
2111.96:366:31
2212.06:356:32
2312.06:336:33
2412.06:326:33
2512.16:306:34
2612.16:296:35
2712.16:276:36
2812.26:266:37
2912.26:256:37
3012.36:236:38
3112.36:226:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Zhengzhou

In seasonPeak

None of Zhengzhou's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Zhengzhou's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Zhengzhou sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Zhengzhou?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Zhengzhou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zhengzhou in March

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

In March, Zhengzhou sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Zhengzhou in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks 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 Zhengzhou peaks around May 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateMay 20UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5High
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Zhengzhou 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 Zhengzhou is worst in January — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 40 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Zhengzhou's WHO annual average of 68.6 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 15103 µg/m³Jul 1840 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct74Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zhengzhou?

Zhengzhou sits at 34.8°N, 113.6°E, 104 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Songyang, 66 km away.

JinanXi'anWuhanNanjingTianjinDatong

Topography around Zhengzhou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhengzhou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,415 m.

The land around Zhengzhou is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
1,415 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Songyang 66 km · Luoyang 111 km · Jinan 369 km · Xi'an 436 km · Wuhan 468 km · Nanjing 562 km · Tianjin 580 km · Datong 594 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 Zhengzhou (34.7578°, 113.6486°, elevation 104 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. 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).