Xiaoshi Weather in March
Xiaoshi in March
The short of it: Xiaoshi in March averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 11 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -5° · rain 15 mm · daylight 11 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Xiaoshi an average March high of 6°, a low of -5° and some 15 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from February to about 6°, with nights near -5°. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 9th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 49 min in mid-March, 76 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 October and May.
Against its neighbours, Xiaoshi runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Benxi, 30 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Xiaoshi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h