Zhejiang · China
Hangzhou in March
In March, Hangzhou averages a daytime high of 15 °C and a night-time low of 7 °C, with about 129 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Hangzhou's most comfortable months, October.
- Average high
- 15 °C
- Average low
- 7 °C
- Rain in the month
- 129 mm
- Daylight on 15 Mar
- 12 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 108
When to go
How March compares with the rest of the year in Hangzhou
March is the 9th warmest month in Hangzhou by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 8 °C to 34 °C and the lows from 2 °C to 26 °C. By day, March is 4 °C warmer than February, and April is 6 °C warmer than March.
March brings 129 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 119 mm (1424 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 March the sun is up for about 12 h, against 10 h 10 min at the shortest and 14 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 °C | 2 °C | 83 mm | |
| February | 11 °C | 4 °C | 85 mm | |
| March | 15 °C | 7 °C | 129 mm | |
| April | 22 °C | 13 °C | 113 mm | |
| May | 26 °C | 18 °C | 134 mm | |
| June | 29 °C | 22 °C | 224 mm | |
| July | 34 °C | 26 °C | 148 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 25 °C | 182 mm | |
| September | 28 °C | 21 °C | 133 mm | |
| October | 23 °C | 15 °C | 68 mm | Yes |
| November | 17 °C | 9 °C | 67 mm | |
| December | 11 °C | 4 °C | 61 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is March a good time to visit Hangzhou?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 15 °C is below 18 °C and about 129 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Hangzhou are October; the nearest is October.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Hangzhou
This guide lists 108 places to stay in Hangzhou, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 3; 1–3 km, 15; 3–10 km, 65; 10 km or more, 25.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.