Jinhu weather in March

In March, Jinhu sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 97 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Jinhu's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jinhu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:21 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Jinhu is urban township in Kinmen County, Taiwan.

Density
734/km²
people per km²
Founded
1957

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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Jinhu reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Jinhu

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.

Jinhu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 12°476.910.75.0
Feb15° / 12°699.511.14.5
Mar17° / 14°9712.611.85.1
Apr20° / 18°10511.412.66.0
May24° / 22°15112.713.26.3
Jun27° / 25°18315.913.55.4
Jul28° / 27°1301113.45.8
Aug28° / 27°19813.612.95.4
Sep28° / 26°105912.26.5
Oct25° / 23°483.311.48.2
Nov21° / 19°484.410.87.6
Dec17° / 15°455.610.56.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55050
65050
75050
84951
94852
104753
114654
124555
134555
144456
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jinhu gets around 97 mm of rain over 12.6 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
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2741
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3041
3141

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1682660
2662770
3662770
4662770
5652780
6652780
7642880
8632890
96228100
106129100
115929111
125829121
135630131
145530141
155430142
165231152
175131162
184932163
194832173
204633183
214533184
224433194
234234194
244134205
254034205
263934216
273834217
283734227
293634228
303534239
3134332310

Wind in March

Winds average 24 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:366:03
211.56:356:04
311.56:346:05
411.56:336:05
511.66:326:06
611.66:316:06
711.66:306:07
811.66:296:07
911.76:286:07
1011.76:276:08
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1211.76:256:09
1311.86:246:09
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1911.96:186:12
2011.96:176:12
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2212.06:156:13
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2512.06:126:14
2612.16:116:15
2712.16:106:15
2812.16:096:16
2912.16:086:16
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
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84.1Bright
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104.1Bright
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184.2Bright
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214.3Bright
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234.3Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jinhu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Jinhu's rainy season runs March–September, 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 Jinhu?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Jinhu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jinhu in March

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

In March, Jinhu sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Jinhu in March

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 18 to Dec 1 — about 7.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr20Cool
May23Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov22Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in Jinhu in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jinhu peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 17UV 12Dec 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Jinhu 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 Jinhu is worst in March — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 45 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 17102 µg/m³Jul 1546 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb92Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr93Unhealthy
May71Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug55Poor
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct46Poor
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jinhu?

Jinhu sits at 24.4°N, 118.4°E, 22 m above sea level, in Taiwan. The nearest listed city is Jincheng, 11 km away.

XiamenMagongErlinBudaiBeigangErlun

Topography around Jinhu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jinhu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,263 m.

The land around Jinhu is covered by trees (44%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (82%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
235 m
80 km
1,263 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Jincheng 11 km · Xiamen 35 km · Magong 153 km · Fuzhou 201 km · Erlin 206 km · Budai 213 km · Beigang 214 km · Erlun 215 km

Taiwan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
110 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Religion
Buddhist 35%Taoist 33%none or unspecified 18%folk religion approximately 10%

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 Jinhu (24.4394°, 118.4211°, elevation 22 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).