Kaohsiung weather in March

In March, Kaohsiung sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 36 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kaohsiung's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaohsiung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:13 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
52%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Kaohsiung is city in southern Taiwan.

Density
927/km²
people per km²
Founded
2010

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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kaohsiung reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Kaohsiung

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.

Kaohsiung weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 18°355.910.87.6
Feb24° / 18°26611.27.6
Mar26° / 21°367.311.87.2
Apr28° / 23°821012.56.2
May29° / 26°23217.313.14.4
Jun30° / 27°33820.513.43.5
Jul31° / 27°27519.713.23.5
Aug30° / 27°36321.212.83.5
Sep30° / 26°18916.712.14.1
Oct29° / 25°8011.611.55.6
Nov27° / 22°588.110.97.0
Dec24° / 19°405.610.67.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Kaohsiung gets around 36 mm of rain 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 rain averages around 24% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
162836255
262835255
362835265
462735275
562735275
662635286
762634286
862534296
962434307
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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
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:275:57
211.56:265:58
311.66:255:58
411.66:245:59
511.66:235:59
611.66:225:59
711.66:226:00
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2612.16:036:07
2712.16:026:08
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2912.16:006:08
3012.26:006:09
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kaohsiung

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kaohsiung's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kaohsiung?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Kaohsiung for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kaohsiung in March

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

In March, Kaohsiung sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Kaohsiung in March

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 19 km away) is warmest in July at about 29°C and coldest in January near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr26Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Kaohsiung in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaohsiung peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 17UV 12Dec 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Kaohsiung 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 Kaohsiung is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1034 µg/m³Jun 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kaohsiung?

Kaohsiung sits at 22.6°N, 120.3°E, 9 m above sea level, in Taiwan. The nearest listed city is Fengshan, 5.0 km away.

DonggangChaozhouTainanYongkangYujingXinyingHengchun

Topography around Kaohsiung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaohsiung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,241 m.

The land around Kaohsiung is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, water (43%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
351 m
80 km
3,241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Fengshan 5.0 km · Donggang 22 km · Chaozhou 24 km · Tainan 43 km · Yongkang 46 km · Yujing 59 km · Xinying 77 km · Hengchun 81 km

Taiwan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
110 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Religion
Buddhist 35%Taoist 33%none or unspecified 18%folk religion approximately 10%

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 Kaohsiung (22.6163°, 120.3133°, elevation 9 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).