Bắc Giang weather in March

In March, Bắc Giang sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 50 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Bắc Giang's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bắc Giang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:09 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Bắc Giang is former provincial city and capital of Bắc Giang province, Vietnam.

Density
6,739/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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bắc Giang reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

10°15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12317
22317
32317
42317
52317
62317
72317
82318
92318
102318
112418
122418
132418
142418
152418
162418
172419
182419
192419
202419
212519
222519
232519
242519
252519
262519
272520
282520
292520
302620
312620

How March really feels in Bắc Giang

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.

Bắc Giang 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 14°377.110.86.3
Feb21° / 16°246.611.36.5
Mar24° / 18°5010.211.86.4
Apr28° / 22°8511.712.55.3
May32° / 25°26119.3133.3
Jun33° / 27°2852113.32.4
Jul33° / 27°30123.613.22.3
Aug32° / 26°36025.112.72.4
Sep32° / 25°23019.112.13.3
Oct29° / 22°10711.611.55.2
Nov26° / 19°577.3117.0
Dec22° / 15°336.210.77.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
31981
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
91882
101684
111684
121684
131585
141486
151486
161387
171387
181387
191387
201387
211387
221387
231387
241387
251486
261486
271486
281486
291585
301585
311585

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bắc Giang gets around 50 mm of rain over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
627
727
828
929
1029
1130
1231
1332
1432
1533
1633
1734
1835
1935
2035
2136
2236
2336
2436
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3138

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
130181923100
229181923110
328181924110
427181925110
526182025110
625182026110
723182027110
822182028120
921182029120
1019182030130
1118172031140
1217171932150
1316171932160
1415161933170
1514161933180
1614161833190
1713161833200
1812161833210
1912151833220
2011151833220
2111151833230
2211151733240
2310151733250
2410141733260
2510141733260
269141732271
279131732281
289131732291
298131732301
308121731311
317121731322

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:22 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:225:55
211.66:215:55
311.66:215:56
411.66:205:56
511.66:195:56
611.66:185:57
711.76:175:57
811.76:175:57
911.76:165:58
1011.76:155:58
1111.76:145:59
1211.86:135:59
1311.86:125:59
1411.86:116:00
1511.86:106:00
1611.86:096:00
1711.96:096:01
1811.96:086:01
1911.96:076:01
2011.96:066:02
2112.06:056:02
2212.06:046:02
2312.06:036:03
2412.06:026:03
2512.06:016:03
2612.16:006:04
2712.15:596:04
2812.15:586:04
2912.15:576:04
3012.15:566:05
3112.25:556:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bắc Giang

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Bắc Giang?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bắc Giang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bắc Giang in March

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

In March, Bắc Giang sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bắc Giang in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bắc Giang peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 11Nov 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in Bắc Giang 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 Bắc Giang is worst in December — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2192 µg/m³Jul 1335 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan90Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug40Poor
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct74Unhealthy
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec92Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bắc Giang?

Bắc Giang sits at 21.3°N, 106.2°E, 14 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Việt Yên, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Bắc Giang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bắc Giang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,720 m.

The land around Bắc Giang is covered by artificial surfaces (45%), cropland (22%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
1,720 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Việt Yên 6.0 km · Cung Kiệm 10 km · Bắc Ninh 16 km · Chí Linh 26 km · Thuận Thanh 28 km · Từ Sơn 30 km · Phổ Yên 36 km · Sóc Sơn 36 km

Vietnam travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,066
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.5
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 500
Religion
none 86%Catholic 6%Buddhist 6%Protestant 1%

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 Bắc Giang (21.2731°, 106.1946°, elevation 14 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).