Weather in Beijing in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Beijing in March
Going from a maximum of +26°C during the day to a minimum of -4°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 47% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +10°C to +24°C.
Is Beijing warm or cold in March?
Beijing is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +6°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from -5°C to +1°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Beijing:
Climate in Beijing in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +13°C | +21°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -18°C | -13°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +30°C | +39°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 9 mm | 25 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 48% | 46% | 42% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1024 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 14 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
March often has better weather than February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +6°C to +13°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 2 mm to 9 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 48% to 46%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 14 sunny days in February to 12 in March.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Beijing is gradually increasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Beijing?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Beijing in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+17°C) and the highest in 2019 (+22°C). The driest year was 1997 with only 345 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1979 with 820 mm.
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Monthly weather in Beijing
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Beijing, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.