Naju weather in March

In March, Naju sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 7.3 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 38% 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 Naju's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Naju's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:51 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Naju is city in South Korea.

Density
70/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 11°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Naju reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°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)
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29164
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How March really feels in Naju

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Naju 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 / -3°264.51.99.90.3
Feb / -1°355.10.910.71.4
Mar13° / 647.30.611.74.0
Apr19° / 877.6012.96.4
May24° / 13°998.2013.87.1
Jun27° / 18°16410.3014.36.1
Jul29° / 22°24316.4014.14.5
Aug30° / 23°22515.9013.34.2
Sep27° / 18°1429.4012.26.5
Oct22° / 11°534.6011.17.6
Nov15° / 466.10.110.24.9
Dec / -1°2741.19.71.6

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 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
44951
55050
65149
75149
85248
95248
105248
115446
125446
135446
145347
155347
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Naju gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 (%)
1233
2233
3233
4233
5233
6233
7233
8233
9233
10233
11232
12232
13242
14242
15242
16241
17241
18251
19251
20251
21251
22241
23241
24241
25240
26230
27230
28230
29230
30230
31230

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
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20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28982
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31982

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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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 7:11 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:116:22
211.27:106:22
311.27:096:23
411.37:076:24
511.37:066:25
611.47:056:26
711.47:036:27
811.47:026:28
911.57:016:29
1011.56:596:30
1111.56:586:30
1211.66:576:31
1311.66:556:32
1411.76:546:33
1511.76:526:34
1611.76:516:35
1711.86:506:35
1811.86:486:36
1911.86:476:37
2011.96:456:38
2111.96:446:39
2212.06:426:40
2312.06:416:40
2412.06:396:41
2512.16:386:42
2612.16:376:43
2712.16:356:44
2812.26:346:44
2912.26:326:45
3012.36:316:46
3112.36:296:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
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94.4Bright
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224.9Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Naju

In seasonPeak

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

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

Naju's rainy season runs June–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 Naju?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Naju for sightseeing.

What to pack for Naju in March

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

In March, Naju sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Naju in March

The nearest coast averages about 7°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 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 26 to Oct 11 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun19Cool
Jul23Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Naju 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 Naju peaks around July 12 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 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 12UV 8Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Naju 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 Naju is worst in March — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorModerateMar 1960 µg/m³Aug 1129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May45Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Naju?

Naju sits at 35.0°N, 126.7°E, 25 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Masan, 15 km away.

Mokpo

Topography around Naju

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Naju has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 429 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,477 m.

The land around Naju is covered by trees (46%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), water (32%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
429 m
16 km
457 m
80 km
1,477 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Masan 15 km · Muan 22 km · Gwangju 23 km · Hwasun 25 km · Yeongam 25 km · Jangseong 30 km · Yeonggwang 33 km · Mokpo 38 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 Naju (35.0292°, 126.7175°, elevation 25 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).