Weather in Chengdu in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Chengdu in March
The expected average maximum temperature in March is +19°C with a maximum of +25°C and a minimum of +6°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 26% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +22°C.
Is Chengdu warm or cold in March?
Chengdu is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +12°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +6°C to +9°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 Chengdu:
Climate in Chengdu in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +17°C | +23°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -2°C | 0°C | +5°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +32°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 16 mm | 30 mm | 54 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 73% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March often has better weather than February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +12°C to +17°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 16 mm to 30 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 3 to 4.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Chengdu is gradually decreasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Chengdu?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Chengdu in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+20°C) and the highest in 2020 (+23°C). The driest year was 2006 with only 736 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1990 with 1678 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Chengdu, 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.