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Beijing Weather in March

In March, Beijing averages a high of 12°C (54°F) and a low of 1°C (34°F), from 45 years of daily records (1971–2025).

12°C
Average high
54°F
1°C
Average low
34°F
30°C
Record high
85°F · March 18, 2009
-15°C
Record low
5°F · March 3, 1971

What March Is Like in Beijing

  • March 2025 was the warmest March in 45 years of records, 3.8°C (6.8°F) above the long-run average.
  • The coldest March reading, -15°C (5°F) on March 3, 1971, has not been matched in 54 years.
  • March is the least predictable month in Beijing: daytime highs vary more from day to day and year to year than in any other month.
  • On average, 13 nights in March drop below freezing.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 7% of March days, and the month averages 9 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Beijing, every March since 1971
6°C13°C19°C19801990200020102020March 1971: 6.7°CMarch 1972: 11.8°CMarch 1973: 12.5°CMarch 1974: 10.6°CMarch 1975: 12.8°CMarch 1976: 10.2°CMarch 1977: 13.2°CMarch 1978: 11.2°CMarch 1979: 10.7°CMarch 1980: 9.8°CMarch 1981: 13.6°CMarch 1982: 13.1°CMarch 1983: 13.1°CMarch 1984: 9.6°CMarch 1985: 9.1°CMarch 1986: 12.8°CMarch 1987: 9.6°CMarch 1988: 9.6°CMarch 1989: 14.1°CMarch 1990: 12.8°CMarch 1991: 9.4°CMarch 1992: 11.7°CMarch 1993: 13.4°CMarch 1994: 11.2°CMarch 1995: 13.6°CMarch 1996: 11.2°CMarch 1997: 14.2°CMarch 1998: 13.3°CMarch 1999: 9.2°CMarch 2000: 14.3°CMarch 2001: 13.9°CMarch 2002: 16.3°CMarch 2003: 11.0°CMarch 2004: 13.4°CMarch 2005: 12.4°CMarch 2006: 14.6°CMarch 2007: 11.2°CMarch 2008: 14.5°CMarch 2009: 13.2°CMarch 2010: 8.4°CMarch 2011: 13.8°CMarch 2012: 11.2°CMarch 2020: 17.3°CMarch 2021: 14.7°CMarch 2025: 18.1°C
Warmest: 2025 (18.1°C)Latest: 2025 (18.1°C)10-year averageLong-run average (12.3°C)

Look Up a Day in March

See the weather in Beijing on any March date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Beijing (1971–2025). Averages cover 1971–2025. How we compute this

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