Bắc Ninh weather in March

In March, Bắc Ninh sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 52 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 11.9 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 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Ninh's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bắc Ninh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
52 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:10 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Bắc Ninh is provincial city of Vietnam.

Density
3,483/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 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bắc Ninh reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12317
22317
32317
42317
52317
62318
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82418
92418
102418
112418
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How March really feels in Bắc Ninh

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 Ninh 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°388.110.96.2
Feb22° / 16°257.111.36.5
Mar24° / 19°5210.511.96.4
Apr29° / 22°9211.712.55.1
May32° / 25°25118.4133.2
Jun33° / 27°28320.313.32.3
Jul33° / 27°30922.613.22.2
Aug33° / 26°36124.412.72.4
Sep32° / 25°23318.612.13.2
Oct30° / 22°11011.111.55.2
Nov26° / 19°577117.1
Dec22° / 15°326.410.77.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41981
52080
62080
71981
81981
91981
101882
111783
121783
131783
141684
151585
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211585
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311783

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bắc Ninh gets around 52 mm of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
627
728
828
929
1030
1131
1232
1333
1434
1534
1635
1736
1837
1937
2038
2138
2239
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2439
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2639
2739
2839
2939
3039
3139

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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
129192021120
228192022120
327192022120
426192023120
525192023120
624192124120
723192125130
822192126130
920182127140
1019182128140
1118182129150
1217172129160
1316172030170
1415172030180
1514172031190
1613161931200
1712161931210
1812161931220
1911161932230
2011151932230
2110151932240
2210151931250
2310141931260
249141931270
259131931271
269131931281
278131930291
288121930301
298121930301
307111929312
317111929322

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
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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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 6:23 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:235:55
211.66:225:56
311.66:215:56
411.66:205:56
511.66:195:57
611.66:195:57
711.76:185:58
811.76:175:58
911.76:165:58
1011.76:155:59
1111.76:145:59
1211.86:135:59
1311.86:136:00
1411.86:126:00
1511.86:116:00
1611.86:106:01
1711.96:096:01
1811.96:086:01
1911.96:076:02
2011.96:066:02
2112.06:056:02
2212.06:046:03
2312.06:036:03
2412.06:026:03
2512.06:016:04
2612.16:016:04
2712.16:006:04
2812.15:596:05
2912.15:586:05
3012.15:576:05
3112.25:566:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 4.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.8Moderate
172.8Moderate
182.8Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bắc Ninh

In seasonPeak

None of Bắc Ninh'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 Ninh'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 Ninh?

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
5.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bắc Ninh in March

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

In March, Bắc Ninh sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bắc Ninh 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 Ninh 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 Ninh 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 Ninh is worst in December — around 171 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (July, 50 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 19170 µg/m³Jul 1452 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan161Very unhealthy
Feb136Unhealthy
Mar122Unhealthy
Apr106Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul50Poor
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep96Unhealthy
Oct125Unhealthy
Nov152Very unhealthy
Dec171Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bắc Ninh?

Bắc Ninh sits at 21.2°N, 106.1°E, 9 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Cung Kiệm, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Bắc Ninh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bắc Ninh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,720 m.

The land around Bắc Ninh is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
236 m
80 km
1,720 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Cung Kiệm 9.0 km · Việt Yên 11 km · Từ Sơn 15 km · Thuận Thanh 16 km · Bắc Giang 16 km · Cổ Lóa 23 km · Gia Lâm 23 km · Trâu Quỳ 24 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 Ninh (21.1861°, 106.0763°, 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. 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).