Yanmen Weather in March
Yanmen in March
The short of it: Yanmen in March averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 75 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 75 mm · daylight 11 h 56 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Yanmen an average March high of 17°, a low of 9° and some 75 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 17°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 75 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 56 min in mid-March, 45 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Yanmen runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Shuidatian, 13 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Yanmen, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 25 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShuidatianHunan | 13 km W | 16° | 8° | 72 mm |
| FenghuangHunan | 16 km WNW | 16° | 8° | 71 mm |
| LanliHunan | 18 km ENE | 16° | 9° | 81 mm |
| JiangkouxuHunan | 18 km S | 16° | 9° | 76 mm |
| JinheHunan | 20 km SW | 16° | 9° | 72 mm |
| HeshuiHunan | 23 km NE | 16° | 8° | 81 mm |
| Huangjin’aoHunan | 30 km SE | 16° | 8° | 82 mm |
| YaoshiHunan | 32 km SW | 16° | 8° | 72 mm |