Kanggye weather in March

In March, Kanggye sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -7°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kanggye's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanggye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-7°
4th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:53 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
54%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Kanggye is city of North Korea.

Density
795/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kanggye reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 9°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-12
21-11
31-11
42-11
52-10
62-10
72-10
82-9
93-9
103-9
113-8
123-8
134-8
144-7
154-7
165-7
175-6
185-6
195-6
206-5
216-5
226-5
236-5
247-4
257-4
267-4
278-4
288-3
298-3
309-3
319-2

How March really feels in Kanggye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
18 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kanggye weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -20°163.859.40.0
Feb-2° / -16°255.2610.40.0
Mar / -7°438.26.811.70.4
Apr13° / 6910.33.213.13.7
May20° / 10913.10.314.35.9
Jun24° / 14°12715.1014.95.9
Jul26° / 18°25219014.65.2
Aug26° / 17°20715.9013.65.7
Sep22° / 10°958.9012.36.8
Oct14° / 628.71.310.94.5
Nov / -6°548.55.69.70.4
Dec-4° / -17°2666.89.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
85149
95149
105149
115149
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
175248
185347
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245248
255050
265050
275050
285050
294951
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kanggye gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12728
22728
32727
42727
52727
62726
72726
82725
92725
102725
112724
122724
132724
142723
152723
162723
172722
182722
192722
202721
212721
222720
232720
242719
252719
262718
272718
282717
292717
302716
312716

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:186:16
211.07:166:17
311.17:156:18
411.17:136:20
511.27:116:21
611.27:106:22
711.27:086:23
811.37:076:24
911.37:056:25
1011.47:036:26
1111.47:026:28
1211.57:006:29
1311.56:586:30
1411.66:576:31
1511.66:556:32
1611.76:536:33
1711.76:526:34
1811.86:506:35
1911.86:486:36
2011.86:476:38
2111.96:456:39
2211.96:436:40
2312.06:426:41
2412.06:406:42
2512.16:386:43
2612.16:366:44
2712.26:356:45
2812.26:336:46
2912.36:316:47
3012.36:306:48
3112.46:286:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kanggye

In seasonPeak

None of Kanggye's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kanggye's rainy season runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kanggye?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kanggye.

What to pack for Kanggye in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Kanggye sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -7°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kanggye in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kanggye peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 18UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kanggye in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kanggye is worst in March — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1536 µg/m³Aug 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr30Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kanggye?

Kanggye sits at 41.0°N, 126.6°E, 288 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Sijung, 21 km away.

Kop’ungYŏch’im-dongSongwŏn-ŭpSongwŏnChunggangYŏnggwang-ŭp

Topography around Kanggye

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kanggye.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanggye has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,211 m.

The land around Kanggye is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
546 m
16 km
1,302 m
80 km
2,211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sijung 21 km · Manp’o 32 km · Kop’ung 67 km · Yŏch’im-dong 68 km · Songwŏn-ŭp 70 km · Songwŏn 89 km · Chunggang 93 km · Yŏnggwang-ŭp 129 km

North Korea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Safe drinking water
67%
of population, 2023
Road deaths
24.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kanggye (40.9695°, 126.5852°, elevation 288 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).