Bucheon-si weather in March

In March, Bucheon-si sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 5.5 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 45% 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 Bucheon-si's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bucheon-si's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:51 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Bucheon-si is city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Density
15,919/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 Bucheon-si reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
27-1
37-1
47-1
58-1
680
780
880
980
1080
1190
1291
1391
1491
1591
16101
17101
18102
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20102
21112
22112
23113
24113
25113
26113
27123
28123
29124
30124
31124

How March really feels in Bucheon-si

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bucheon-si 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 / -6°193.629.70.0
Feb / -4°243.81.410.60.2
Mar10° / 365.50.811.72.4
Apr16° / 657012.95.3
May21° / 13°927.50146.9
Jun25° / 18°1227.8014.57.1
Jul27° / 22°29815.1014.35.5
Aug29° / 23°24413.8013.45.3
Sep25° / 18°1217.6012.37.2
Oct19° / 11°545.30117.1
Nov12° / 487.30.3103.3
Dec / -3°2251.29.50.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45842
55941
65941
75941
86040
96040
106139
116139
126139
136139
146238
156238
166238
176238
186238
196238
206238
216238
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276139
286139
296139
306139
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bucheon-si gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1185
2185
3185
4185
5184
6184
7184
8184
9173
10173
11173
12173
13172
14172
15172
16172
17172
18182
19182
20182
21181
22181
23181
24181
25181
26181
27181
28191
29191
30191
31191

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 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212calm
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2512calm
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3012calm
3112calm

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 7:13 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:136:19
211.17:126:20
311.27:116:21
411.27:096:22
511.37:086:23
611.37:066:24
711.37:056:25
811.47:036:26
911.47:026:27
1011.57:006:28
1111.56:596:29
1211.56:586:30
1311.66:566:31
1411.66:556:32
1511.76:536:33
1611.76:516:34
1711.76:506:35
1811.86:486:35
1911.86:476:36
2011.96:456:37
2111.96:446:38
2211.96:426:39
2312.06:416:40
2412.06:396:41
2512.16:386:42
2612.16:366:43
2712.26:346:44
2812.26:336:45
2912.26:316:46
3012.36:306:47
3112.36:286:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bucheon-si

In seasonPeak

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

Bucheon-si sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Bucheon-si'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 Bucheon-si?

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 Bucheon-si.

What to pack for Bucheon-si in March

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

In March, Bucheon-si sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Bucheon-si in March

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 20 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 11 to Oct 13 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct20Cool
Nov15Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Bucheon-si 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 Bucheon-si peaks around July 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highHighModerateJul 22UV 8Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May5High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bucheon-si 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 Bucheon-si is worst in March — around 160 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (August, 81 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyMar 13158 µg/m³Aug 1282 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan145Unhealthy
Feb149Unhealthy
Mar160Very unhealthy
Apr127Unhealthy
May111Unhealthy
Jun98Unhealthy
Jul88Unhealthy
Aug81Unhealthy
Sep110Unhealthy
Oct132Unhealthy
Nov142Unhealthy
Dec133Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bucheon-si?

Bucheon-si sits at 37.5°N, 126.8°E, 14 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Gwangmyeong, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Bucheon-si

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bucheon-si has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,232 m.

The land around Bucheon-si is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
209 m
16 km
477 m
80 km
1,232 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Gwangmyeong 8.0 km · Incheon 8.0 km · Siheungdong 12 km · Gimpo-si 15 km · Anyang-si 17 km · Goyang-si 18 km · Seoul 19 km · Ansan 20 km

South Korea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$36,227
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 522
Religion
none 60%Protestant 17%Buddhist 16%Catholic 6%

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 Bucheon-si (37.4989°, 126.7831°, elevation 14 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).