Songwŏn weather in March

In March, Songwŏn sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 7.7 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 40% 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 Songwŏn's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Songwŏn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-6°
4th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:56 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

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 Songwŏn reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11-10
21-10
31-9
41-9
52-9
62-9
72-8
82-8
92-8
103-7
113-7
123-7
133-6
144-6
154-6
164-5
175-5
185-5
195-5
205-4
216-4
226-4
236-3
247-3
257-3
267-3
277-2
288-2
298-2
308-2
319-1

How March really feels in Songwŏn

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
15 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Songwŏn 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° / -18°163.64.29.40.0
Feb-3° / -14°264.95.210.40.0
Mar / -6°437.76.211.70.4
Apr13° / 749.82.8133.6
May19° / 12512.70.114.25.7
Jun23° / 14°17316.7014.85.6
Jul25° / 18°33421.1014.64.9
Aug25° / 17°28517.9013.65.4
Sep21° / 11°1199.5012.36.6
Oct14° / 698.70.610.94.4
Nov / -5°658.64.89.80.4
Dec-4° / -15°326.36.59.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45743
55743
65743
75743
85743
95644
105743
115743
125743
135743
145743
155743
165644
175644
185644
195644
205545
215545
225545
235545
245545
255545
265446
275446
285446
295446
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Songwŏn gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12524
22524
32524
42524
52524
62524
72523
82523
92523
102523
112523
122522
132522
142522
152421
162421
172421
182420
192520
202519
212519
222518
232618
242617
252617
262616
272616
282615
292615
302715
312714

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 10 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:20 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:206:20
211.07:186:21
311.17:176:22
411.17:156:23
511.27:146:24
611.27:126:25
711.37:116:26
811.37:096:27
911.47:076:29
1011.47:066:30
1111.47:046:31
1211.57:036:32
1311.57:016:33
1411.66:596:34
1511.66:586:35
1611.76:566:36
1711.76:546:37
1811.86:536:38
1911.86:516:39
2011.96:496:40
2111.96:486:42
2211.96:466:43
2312.06:446:44
2412.06:436:45
2512.16:416:46
2612.16:396:47
2712.26:386:48
2812.26:366:49
2912.36:346:50
3012.36:336:51
3112.46:316:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Songwŏn

In seasonPeak

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

Songwŏn sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Songwŏn's rainy season runs June–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 Songwŏn?

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 Songwŏn.

What to pack for Songwŏn in March

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

In March, Songwŏn sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Songwŏn 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 Songwŏn peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (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 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Songwŏn 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 Songwŏn is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1542 µg/m³Aug 2219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr36Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Songwŏn?

Songwŏn sits at 40.4°N, 125.9°E, 329 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Kop’ung, 26 km away.

Songwŏn-ŭpKujang-ŭpYŏch’im-dongKusŏng-siSakchu-ŭpKaech’ŏnTŏkch’ŏn

Topography around Songwŏn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Songwŏn has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,530 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,956 m.

The land around Songwŏn is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
581 m
16 km
1,530 m
80 km
1,956 m
treesgrasslandcroplandwater
March weather nearby: Kop’ung 26 km · Songwŏn-ŭp 36 km · Kujang-ŭp 58 km · Yŏch’im-dong 66 km · Kusŏng-si 69 km · Sakchu-ŭp 70 km · Kaech’ŏn 75 km · Tŏkch’ŏn 77 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 Songwŏn (40.377°, 125.8787°, elevation 329 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). 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).