Kangding Weather in March
Kangding in March
The short of it: Kangding in March averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of -4 °C (24 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 11 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -4° · rain 14 mm · daylight 11 h 55 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & August
March in Kangding brings afternoons near 9° and nights around -4°, with about 14 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 9°, nights near -4°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 55 min in mid-March, 49 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and August.
Against its neighbours, Kangding runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Ya'an, 100 km to the E, is 9° warmer by day.
March in Kangding, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- February
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h