Changwon weather in March

In March, Changwon sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 75 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Changwon's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Changwon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
75 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
53%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Changwon is specific city in South Gyeongsang, South Korea.

Density
1,393/km²
people per km²
Founded
1408

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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Changwon reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Changwon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

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

Changwon weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°283.90.69.91.1
Feb / -1°384.40.510.72.2
Mar14° / 757.20.511.74.3
Apr19° / 1077.9012.96.4
May23° / 13°1148.1013.87.1
Jun26° / 18°1619.4014.36.5
Jul28° / 22°24614.8014.15.0
Aug29° / 23°22014.6013.34.7
Sep26° / 18°1629.6012.26.7
Oct22° / 12°684.6011.17.6
Nov15° / 474.90.110.15.4
Dec / -0°263.50.39.72.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Changwon gets around 75 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1232
2232
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4233
5233
6222
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11222
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31240

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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31000
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51000
61000
71000
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91000
101000
111000
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31982

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:036:14
211.27:026:14
311.27:016:15
411.37:006:16
511.36:586:17
611.46:576:18
711.46:566:19
811.46:546:20
911.56:536:21
1011.56:526:22
1111.56:506:22
1211.66:496:23
1311.66:476:24
1411.66:466:25
1511.76:456:26
1611.76:436:27
1711.86:426:28
1811.86:406:28
1911.86:396:29
2011.96:376:30
2111.96:366:31
2212.06:356:32
2312.06:336:33
2412.06:326:33
2512.16:306:34
2612.16:296:35
2712.16:276:36
2812.26:266:37
2912.26:246:37
3012.36:236:38
3112.36:216:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Changwon

In seasonPeak

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

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

Changwon's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Changwon?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Changwon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Changwon in March

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

In March, Changwon sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Changwon in March

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 42 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 17 to Nov 7 — about 4.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Bracing
May17Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Changwon in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Changwon peaks around August 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateAug 18UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Changwon 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 Changwon is worst in March — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.6× the cleanest month (August, 42 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorPoorMar 2168 µg/m³Aug 1942 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun55Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Changwon?

Changwon sits at 35.2°N, 128.7°E, 27 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Naesŏ, 15 km away.

YangsanBusanChangnyeongSinhyeonKyosai

Topography around Changwon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Changwon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,204 m.

The land around Changwon is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
505 m
16 km
789 m
80 km
1,204 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Naesŏ 15 km · Kimhae 18 km · Miryang 30 km · Yangsan 34 km · Busan 35 km · Changnyeong 39 km · Sinhyeon 39 km · Kyosai 43 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 Changwon (35.2281°, 128.6811°, elevation 27 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).