Icheon-si weather in March

In March, Icheon-si sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 6.6 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 8°C in the first days to 14°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 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 Icheon-si's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Icheon-si's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:49 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
52%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Icheon-si is human settlement in South Korea.

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 8°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Icheon-si reaches about 11°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 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-2
28-2
38-2
49-1
59-1
69-1
79-1
89-1
910-1
1010-1
11100
12100
13100
14110
15110
16110
17110
18121
19121
20121
21121
22121
23131
24132
25132
26132
27132
28142
29142
30142
31143

How March really feels in Icheon-si

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Icheon-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°224.42.79.70.0
Feb / -4°294.41.810.60.4
Mar11° / 466.61.511.73.0
Apr18° / 817.60.112.96.1
May23° / 12°997.80147.2
Jun27° / 17°1278.5014.56.5
Jul29° / 21°30716.9014.34.7
Aug29° / 22°25215.3013.44.8
Sep25° / 16°1308.1012.37.0
Oct20° / 595.60117.0
Nov12° / 487.20.5103.3
Dec / -4°255.12.19.50.1

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85644
95644
105743
115743
125743
135743
145842
155842
165842
175842
185743
195743
205743
215743
225743
235644
245644
255644
265644
275644
285644
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Icheon-si gets around 46 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 23% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1228
2228
3228
4228
5228
6218
7217
8217
9207
10206
11206
12205
13195
14195
15204
16204
17204
18204
19213
20213
21213
22223
23223
24223
25223
26233
27232
28232
29232
30232
31231

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, 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
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:10 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:106:17
211.17:096:18
311.27:086:19
411.27:066:19
511.37:056:20
611.37:036:21
711.37:026:22
811.47:016:23
911.46:596:24
1011.56:586:25
1111.56:566:26
1211.56:556:27
1311.66:536:28
1411.66:526:29
1511.76:506:30
1611.76:496:31
1711.76:476:32
1811.86:466:33
1911.86:446:34
2011.96:436:35
2111.96:416:36
2211.96:406:37
2312.06:386:37
2412.06:376:38
2512.16:356:39
2612.16:336:40
2712.26:326:41
2812.26:306:42
2912.26:296:43
3012.36:276:44
3112.36:266:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Icheon-si

In seasonPeak

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

Icheon-si's rainy season runs July–August, 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 Icheon-si?

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

3.0
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 Icheon-si.

What to pack for Icheon-si in March

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

In March, Icheon-si sees daytime highs around 11°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 Icheon-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 Icheon-si peaks around August 14 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateAug 14UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Icheon-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 Icheon-si is worst in March — around 123 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMar 16121 µg/m³Aug 978 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan106Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar123Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May96Unhealthy
Jun91Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug78Unhealthy
Sep97Unhealthy
Oct115Unhealthy
Nov118Unhealthy
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Icheon-si?

Icheon-si sits at 37.3°N, 127.4°E, 68 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Pubal, 6.0 km away.

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Topography around Icheon-si

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Icheon-si has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,443 m.

The land around Icheon-si is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (27%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
347 m
16 km
640 m
80 km
1,443 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Pubal 6.0 km · Yeoju 17 km · Gwangju 22 km · Yangp'yŏng 24 km · Seongnam-si 32 km · Anseong 34 km · Hanam 36 km · Osan 36 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 Icheon-si (37.2792°, 127.4425°, elevation 68 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).