Tongyeong weather in March

In March, Tongyeong sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 97 mm of precipitation across 7.9 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 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Tongyeong's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tongyeong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
97 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:44 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
51%
6th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Tongyeong is city in South Korea.

Density
299/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 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tongyeong reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Tongyeong

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

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tongyeong 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 404.69.91.2
Feb / 505.510.71.7
Mar11° / 977.911.72.9
Apr14° / 12°1338.512.94.3
May17° / 15°1408.213.85.8
Jun20° / 19°1859.614.36.2
Jul24° / 23°25412.514.16.4
Aug26° / 25°19812.213.36.4
Sep24° / 22°1748.912.27.0
Oct20° / 17°75511.17.2
Nov15° / 11°575.510.25.1
Dec / 374.39.72.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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

Any precipitation

Tongyeong gets around 97 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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226
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525
625
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825
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1124
1224
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2127
2227
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3126

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 (%)
1991
2991
3991
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5991
61000
71000
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Wind in March

Winds average 23 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
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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 7:04 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:046:15
211.27:036:16
311.37:026:17
411.37:006:18
511.36:596:18
611.46:586:19
711.46:566:20
811.46:556:21
911.56:546:22
1011.56:526:23
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1211.66:506:24
1311.66:486:25
1411.76:476:26
1511.76:456:27
1611.76:446:28
1711.86:436:29
1811.86:416:29
1911.86:406:30
2011.96:386:31
2111.96:376:32
2212.06:366:33
2312.06:346:34
2412.06:336:34
2512.16:316:35
2612.16:306:36
2712.16:286:37
2812.26:276:38
2912.26:256:38
3012.36:246:39
3112.36:236:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tongyeong

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tongyeong's rainy season runs April–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 Tongyeong?

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

2.9
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 Tongyeong.

What to pack for Tongyeong in March

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

In March, Tongyeong sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tongyeong in March

The nearest coast averages about 13°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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 18 to Oct 29 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun20Cool
Jul23Refreshing
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Tongyeong 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 Tongyeong peaks around August 19 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 19UV 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 Tongyeong 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 Tongyeong is worst in March — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (September, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2439 µg/m³Sep 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr39Poor
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tongyeong?

Tongyeong sits at 34.8°N, 128.4°E, 28 m above sea level, in South Korea. The nearest listed city is Kyosai, 15 km away.

NaesŏChangwonChinjuKimhae

Topography around Tongyeong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tongyeong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 639 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,257 m.

The land around Tongyeong is covered by trees (38%), water (32%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (58%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
236 m
16 km
639 m
80 km
1,257 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Kyosai 15 km · Goseong 17 km · Sinhyeon 19 km · Geoje 26 km · Naesŏ 45 km · Changwon 48 km · Chinju 49 km · Kimhae 59 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 Tongyeong (34.8496°, 128.4278°, elevation 28 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).