Namp’o weather in March

In March, Namp’o sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 4.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Namp’o's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namp’o's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
25 mm
4.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:57 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
44%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Namp’o is city and seaport in South Pyongan Province, North Korea.

Density
386/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 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Namp’o reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-3
26-3
37-3
47-3
57-2
67-2
77-2
88-2
98-2
108-2
118-1
128-1
139-1
149-1
159-1
169-1
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30132
31132

How March really feels in Namp’o

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Namp’o weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°133.12.59.60.0
Feb / -5°173.52.110.50.0
Mar / -1°254.40.911.72.4
Apr17° / 496.30.1135.9
May23° / 12°887.5014.17.3
Jun27° / 18°999.1014.76.6
Jul29° / 22°24315.1014.44.9
Aug29° / 22°20513.4013.55.0
Sep25° / 17°906.4012.37.4
Oct19° / 425.80116.9
Nov10° / 426.90.79.92.7
Dec / -5°225.12.79.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
56139
66139
76238
86238
96238
106238
116238
126238
136238
146337
156337
166337
176337
186436
196436
206436
216436
226436
236436
246436
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266535
276535
286535
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306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Namp’o gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 4.4 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5176
6166
7165
8165
9165
10164
11154
12154
13153
14153
15153
16143
17142
18142
19142
20142
21132
22132
23132
24132
25132
26131
27131
28131
29131
30141
31141

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
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14100
15100
16100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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1512light breeze
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2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:206:23
211.17:196:24
311.17:176:25
411.27:166:26
511.27:146:27
611.37:136:28
711.37:116:29
811.37:106:31
911.47:086:32
1011.47:076:33
1111.57:056:34
1211.57:046:35
1311.67:026:36
1411.67:016:37
1511.66:596:38
1611.76:576:39
1711.76:566:40
1811.86:546:41
1911.86:536:42
2011.96:516:43
2111.96:496:44
2211.96:486:45
2312.06:466:46
2412.06:456:47
2512.16:436:48
2612.16:416:49
2712.26:406:49
2812.26:386:50
2912.26:376:51
3012.36:356:52
3112.36:336:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Namp’o

In seasonPeak

In March, Namp’o sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Namp’o sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Namp’o's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Namp’o?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Namp’o.

What to pack for Namp’o in March

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

In March, Namp’o sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Namp’o in March

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 13 to Oct 8 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Namp’o in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Namp’o peaks around August 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 16UV 8Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Namp’o 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 Namp’o is worst in March — around 120 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 68 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMar 15118 µg/m³Aug 1169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan115Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar120Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May90Unhealthy
Jun83Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep87Unhealthy
Oct98Unhealthy
Nov106Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Namp’o?

Namp’o sits at 38.7°N, 125.4°E, 9 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Chaeryŏng-ni, 15 km away.

Hŭkkyo-ri

Topography around Namp’o

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namp’o has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 494 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m.

The land around Namp’o is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and water (27%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), water (29%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
494 m
80 km
1,037 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Chaeryŏng-ni 15 km · Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp 19 km · Songnim-ni 20 km · Anak 26 km · Kangsŏn 27 km · Ŭllyul 31 km · Hwangju-ŭp 33 km · Hŭkkyo-ri 34 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 Namp’o (38.7375°, 125.4078°, elevation 9 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).