January 9° · ☂ 6 February 10° · ☂ 8 March 15° · ☂ 9 April 20° · ☂ 7 ★ May25° · ☂ 7 June 28° · ☂ 11 July 33° · ☂ 10 August 32° · ☂ 8 September 28° · ☂ 9 ★ October23° · ☂ 6 November 18° · ☂ 7 December 11° · ☂ 6 Shanghai in March:crisp and chilly, Shanghai, China · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 15° Hottest day 29° (2025)
Mean low 7° Coldest night −2.4° (2010)
Rain days 9 days 4-15 by year
Rainfall 73mm Daylight 11.5 → 12.5 h
Shanghai's 12 months i Best: May and October
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Trip types Sightseeing on foot Fine
Humidity 72% 0 muggy days
Clear days 7 days 13 overcast days
Mean wind 14 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:05 / 18:02 Daylight 11.5 → 12.5 h
Shanghai in March A month of deciding whether to keep the winter coat. Sunny and chilly days alternate, and from mid-March Gucun Park starts its cherry blossom festival. Century Park also has cherry blossoms from mid-March to early April. Bring layers you can take on and off through the day.
March in Shanghai was brisk: 15°C by day, 7°C at night. Standing in the shade felt chilly. With about 9 rain days, showers were an occasional nuisance rather than the rule. Individual years ran between 4 and 15 rain days.
About 8 nights a month dipped under 5°C, cold enough to want a jacket for the walk back. Not every year was typical: 2022 ran 2.1°C warmer than the mean, with highs of 16.8°C. The coldest night came in 2010, at −2.4°C.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to November
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March 1 Monday 1 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 12° 5° March 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 12° 5° March 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 12° 5° March 4 Thursday 4 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 13° 6° March 5 Friday 5 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 12° 6° March 6 Saturday 6 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 11° 5° 1-6 rain on 31% of days 12° 5°
March 7 Sunday 7 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 12° 5° March 8 Monday 8 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 13° 5° March 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 13° 6° March 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 14° 5° March 11 Thursday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 14° 6° March 12 Friday 12 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 7° March 13 Saturday 13 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 7° 7-13 rain on 21% of days 14° 6°
March 14 Sunday 14 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 14° 7° March 15 Monday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 7° March 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 8° March 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 16° 8° March 18 Thursday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 9° March 19 Friday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 8° March 20 Saturday 20 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 14° 7° 14-20 rain on 31% of days 15° 8°
March 21 Sunday 21 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 8° March 22 Monday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 16° 8° March 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 8° March 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 8° March 25 Thursday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 9° March 26 Friday 26 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 9° March 27 Saturday 27 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 17° 9° 21-27 rain on 29% of days 16° 8°
March 28 Sunday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 9° March 29 Monday 29 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 9° March 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 17° 10° March 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 17° 10°
28-31 rain on 26% of days 17° 9°
1-6 rain on 31% of days 12° 5° 7-13 rain on 21% of days 14° 6° 14-20 rain on 31% of days 15° 8° 21-27 rain on 29% of days 16° 8° 28-31 rain on 26% of days 17° 9°
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March 1 Wednesday 1 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 12° 5° March 2 Thursday 2 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 12° 5° March 3 Friday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 12° 5° March 4 Saturday 4 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 13° 6° 1-4 rain on 33% of days 12° 5°
March 5 Sunday 5 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 12° 6° March 6 Monday 6 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 11° 5° March 7 Tuesday 7 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 12° 5° March 8 Wednesday 8 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 13° 5° March 9 Thursday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 13° 6° March 10 Friday 10 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 14° 5° March 11 Saturday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 14° 6° 5-11 rain on 19% of days 13° 6°
March 12 Sunday 12 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 7° March 13 Monday 13 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 7° March 14 Tuesday 14 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 14° 7° March 15 Wednesday 15 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 7° March 16 Thursday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 8° March 17 Friday 17 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 16° 8° March 18 Saturday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 9° 12-18 rain on 31% of days 15° 7°
March 19 Sunday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 8° March 20 Monday 20 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 14° 7° March 21 Tuesday 21 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 8° March 22 Wednesday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 16° 8° March 23 Thursday 23 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 8° March 24 Friday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 8° March 25 Saturday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 9° 19-25 rain on 31% of days 15° 8°
March 26 Sunday 26 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 9° March 27 Monday 27 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 17° 9° March 28 Tuesday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 9° March 29 Wednesday 29 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 9° March 30 Thursday 30 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 17° 10° March 31 Friday 31 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 17° 10°
26-31 rain on 27% of days 17° 9°
1-4 rain on 33% of days 12° 5° 5-11 rain on 19% of days 13° 6° 12-18 rain on 31% of days 15° 7° 19-25 rain on 31% of days 15° 8° 26-31 rain on 27% of days 17° 9°
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2006 none
2007 13mm
2008 none
2009 none
2010 1mm
2011 none
2012 none
2013 8mm
2014 6mm
2015 none
2016 none
2017 none
2018 none
2019 1mm
2020 1mm
2021 7mm
2022 3mm
2023 none
2024 none
2025 none
Holidays in March (2027) · No public holidays this month.
Day by day temperature i 3° 12° 21° 30° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates March 1 (Mon) 2 (Tue) 3 (Wed) 4 (Thu) 5 (Fri) 6 (Sat) 7 (Sun) 8 (Mon) 9 (Tue) 10 (Wed) 11 (Thu) 12 (Fri) 13 (Sat) 14 (Sun) 15 (Mon) 16 (Tue) 17 (Wed) 18 (Thu) 19 (Fri) 20 (Sat) 21 (Sun) 22 (Mon) 23 (Tue) 24 (Wed) 25 (Thu) 26 (Fri) 27 (Sat) 28 (Sun) 29 (Mon) 30 (Tue) 31 (Wed) ~ March 1 (Mon) 2 (Tue) 3 (Wed) 4 (Thu) 5 (Fri) 6 (Sat) 7 (Sun) 8 (Mon) 9 (Tue) 10 (Wed) 11 (Thu) 12 (Fri) 13 (Sat) 14 (Sun) 15 (Mon) 16 (Tue) 17 (Wed) 18 (Thu) 19 (Fri) 20 (Sat) 21 (Sun) 22 (Mon) 23 (Tue) 24 (Wed) 25 (Thu) 26 (Fri) 27 (Sat) 28 (Sun) 29 (Mon) 30 (Tue) 31 (Wed) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2011 had 4 rain days, 2012 had 15.
Shanghai through the year What to pack With days near 15°C, a sweater and a light jacket are enough. A thick puffer would just be luggage. On average 4 days still reached 20°C and 8 nights still dipped below 5°C.
Most days stayed dry, yet a thin packable jacket cost nothing to carry and saved the odd soaked afternoon.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Shanghai in March? Over the past 20 years March averaged 9 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 4 in the driest to 15 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Shanghai in March? Days averaged 15°C and nights 7°C. Pack a compact umbrella and a sweater plus a light jacket.
Is March a good time to visit Shanghai? On warmth and rain days alone, Shanghai's easiest months were May and October. March ranked 9 of 12.
How many clear days does Shanghai get in March? About 7 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 13 overcast days (80% or more).
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