Chungju weather in March

In March, Chungju sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Chungju's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chungju's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -0°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 54 mm; 7.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:47 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 7th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Chungju is City in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Density: 1,365/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Chungju reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14
Avg low (°C)	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	8	-2
3	8	-2
4	8	-2
5	8	-2
6	8	-2
7	8	-2
8	9	-1
9	9	-1
10	9	-1
11	9	-1
12	10	-1
13	10	-1
14	10	-1
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	11	0
18	11	0
19	11	0
20	11	0
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	13	1
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	14	2

How March really feels in Chungju

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Chungju weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -7°	24	4.7	3.6	9.8	0.0
Feb	5° / -5°	33	4.8	2.9	10.6	0.2
Mar	10° / -0°	54	7.4	2.7	11.7	2.7
Apr	17° / 5°	83	8	0.2	12.9	5.8
May	22° / 11°	95	8.2	0	13.9	7.0
Jun	26° / 16°	126	9	0	14.5	6.6
Jul	28° / 21°	265	16.6	0	14.3	5.1
Aug	28° / 21°	226	15.5	0	13.4	5.1
Sep	24° / 16°	134	8.5	0	12.3	6.9
Oct	19° / 9°	58	5.6	0	11	6.8
Nov	11° / 2°	46	7.1	0.5	10	3.0
Dec	4° / -4°	28	5.2	2.8	9.5	0.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 46%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	53	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Cloudier (%)	47	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Chungju gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	24	24
Snow chance (%)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	11
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	23	9
13	22	9
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	23	7
17	23	7
18	23	7
19	23	7
20	24	6
21	24	6
22	24	6
23	24	6
24	24	6
25	25	5
26	24	5
27	24	5
28	24	4
29	24	4
30	24	4
31	24	3

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 7:08 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:43 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:25	6:24
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:08	6:15
2	11.2	7:07	6:16
3	11.2	7:05	6:17
4	11.2	7:04	6:18
5	11.3	7:03	6:19
6	11.3	7:01	6:20
7	11.3	7:00	6:21
8	11.4	6:58	6:22
9	11.4	6:57	6:23
10	11.5	6:56	6:24
11	11.5	6:54	6:24
12	11.5	6:53	6:25
13	11.6	6:51	6:26
14	11.6	6:50	6:27
15	11.7	6:48	6:28
16	11.7	6:47	6:29
17	11.7	6:45	6:30
18	11.8	6:44	6:31
19	11.8	6:42	6:32
20	11.9	6:41	6:33
21	11.9	6:39	6:34
22	11.9	6:38	6:35
23	12.0	6:36	6:36
24	12.0	6:35	6:36
25	12.1	6:33	6:37
26	12.1	6:32	6:38
27	12.2	6:30	6:39
28	12.2	6:28	6:40
29	12.2	6:27	6:41
30	12.3	6:25	6:42
31	12.3	6:24	6:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.7	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Chungju

In seasonPeak

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

Chungju's rainy season runs June–September, 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 Chungju?

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

2.7

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 Chungju.

What to pack for Chungju in March

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

In March, Chungju sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Chungju in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chungju peaks around August 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	5	6	7	7	8	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Chungju 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 Chungju is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	42	45	51	45	40	37	29	28	29	35	40	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	42	Poor
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	45	Poor
May	40	Poor
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	40	Poor
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Chungju?

Chungju sits at 37.0°N, 127.9°E, 85 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Koesan, 22 km away.

Topography around Chungju

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chungju has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,543 m.

The land around Chungju is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

349 m

artificial surfaces 47%

16 km

763 m

trees 64%

80 km

1,543 m

trees 75%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← February Chungju year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Koesan 22 km · Jungpyong 38 km · Wŏnju 42 km · Yeoju 44 km · Chinch'ŏn 45 km · Mungyeong 49 km · Pubal 51 km · Neietsu 53 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

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 Chungju (36.9767°, 127.9287°, elevation 85 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	8	-2
3	8	-2
4	8	-2
5	8	-2
6	8	-2
7	8	-2
8	9	-1
9	9	-1
10	9	-1
11	9	-1
12	10	-1
13	10	-1
14	10	-1
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	11	0
18	11	0
19	11	0
20	11	0
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	13	1
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	14	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	11
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	23	9
13	22	9
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	23	7
17	23	7
18	23	7
19	23	7
20	24	6
21	24	6
22	24	6
23	24	6
24	24	6
25	25	5
26	24	5
27	24	5
28	24	4
29	24	4
30	24	4
31	24	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	8	-2
3	8	-2
4	8	-2
5	8	-2
6	8	-2
7	8	-2
8	9	-1
9	9	-1
10	9	-1
11	9	-1
12	10	-1
13	10	-1
14	10	-1
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	11	0
18	11	0
19	11	0
20	11	0
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	13	1
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	14	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	11
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	23	9
13	22	9
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	23	7
17	23	7
18	23	7
19	23	7
20	24	6
21	24	6
22	24	6
23	24	6
24	24	6
25	25	5
26	24	5
27	24	5
28	24	4
29	24	4
30	24	4
31	24	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	7	-2
2	8	-2
3	8	-2
4	8	-2
5	8	-2
6	8	-2
7	8	-2
8	9	-1
9	9	-1
10	9	-1
11	9	-1
12	10	-1
13	10	-1
14	10	-1
15	10	0
16	10	0
17	11	0
18	11	0
19	11	0
20	11	0
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	1
25	12	1
26	13	1
27	13	2
28	13	2
29	13	2
30	13	2
31	14	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	54	46
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	13
2	24	13
3	24	13
4	24	13
5	24	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	11
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	23	9
13	22	9
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	23	7
17	23	7
18	23	7
19	23	7
20	24	6
21	24	6
22	24	6
23	24	6
24	24	6
25	25	5
26	24	5
27	24	5
28	24	4
29	24	4
30	24	4
31	24	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100