Daegu weather in March

In March, Daegu sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 6.6 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 11°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 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 Daegu's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daegu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:44 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10
Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20 µg/m³ · 2020

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 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Daegu reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°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)
1110
2110
3110
4110
5120
6120
7120
8120
9121
10131
11131
12131
13131
14131
15142
16142
17142
18142
19142
20152
21153
22153
23153
24153
25163
26163
27164
28164
29164
30174
31174

How March really feels in Daegu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Daegu 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 / -4°223.319.80.3
Feb / -2°294110.61.7
Mar14° / 596.60.911.74.4
Apr20° / 807.10.112.96.8
May25° / 13°907.4013.97.2
Jun28° / 18°1318.7014.45.9
Jul30° / 22°21013.9014.24.5
Aug30° / 22°19614.2013.44.3
Sep26° / 17°1439012.26.7
Oct21° / 10°574.2011.17.6
Nov14° / 374.50.110.14.9
Dec / -2°223.10.69.61.4

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35545
45545
55545
65644
75644
85644
95743
105743
115743
125743
135743
145743
155644
165644
175446
185446
195347
205347
215347
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275347
285347
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Daegu gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1204
2214
3214
4214
5214
6214
7214
8214
9214
10214
11224
12224
13224
14224
15223
16223
17223
18223
19222
20222
21222
22222
23222
24211
25211
26211
27201
28201
29201
30200
31200

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 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:04 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:046:13
211.27:036:14
311.27:026:15
411.37:016:16
511.36:596:17
611.36:586:18
711.46:566:19
811.46:556:20
911.46:546:21
1011.56:526:22
1111.56:516:22
1211.66:496:23
1311.66:486:24
1411.66:476:25
1511.76:456:26
1611.76:446:27
1711.86:426:28
1811.86:416:29
1911.86:396:29
2011.96:386:30
2111.96:366:31
2212.06:356:32
2312.06:336:33
2412.06:326:34
2512.16:306:35
2612.16:296:35
2712.16:286:36
2812.26:266:37
2912.26:256:38
3012.36:236:39
3112.36:226:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.65 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
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Daegu

In seasonPeak

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

Daegu'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 Daegu?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Daegu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Daegu in March

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

In March, Daegu sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Daegu 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 Daegu peaks around August 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateAug 15UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Daegu 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 Daegu is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Daegu's WHO annual average of 20 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1726 µg/m³Aug 915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Daegu?

Daegu sits at 35.9°N, 128.6°E, 45 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Hwawŏn, 11 km away.

GumiChangnyeongKunwi

Topography around Daegu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daegu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 917 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,584 m.

The land around Daegu is covered by artificial surfaces (94%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
917 m
80 km
1,584 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Hwawŏn 11 km · Gyeongsan-si 14 km · Hayang 21 km · Waegwan 22 km · Eisen 32 km · Gumi 35 km · Changnyeong 38 km · Kunwi 41 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 Daegu (35.8703°, 128.5911°, elevation 45 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).