Cẩm Phả weather in March

In March, Cẩm Phả sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 64 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Cẩm Phả's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cẩm Phả's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:05 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Cẩm Phả is city in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam.

Density
391/km²
people per km²
Founded
2012

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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Cẩm Phả reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12017
22017
32017
42018
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112118
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312220

How March really feels in Cẩm Phả

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.

Cẩm Phả weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 15°6111.410.95.5
Feb19° / 16°4410.511.35.6
Mar21° / 19°6412.111.95.9
Apr24° / 22°6510.312.56.5
May28° / 25°20017.5135.0
Jun30° / 27°28821.413.33.5
Jul30° / 27°37323.413.13.4
Aug30° / 27°43124.512.73.4
Sep29° / 26°29619.912.14.2
Oct27° / 24°12611.911.56.4
Nov24° / 21°598.9117.2
Dec20° / 17°487.710.76.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72773
82773
92872
102674
112674
122674
132476
142476
152476
162377
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202476
212575
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292674
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cẩm Phả gets around 64 mm of rain over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2039
2139
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2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1222029282
2212029292
3211929292
4201929302
5191929312
6181829323
7181829333
8171729343
9161729353
10151629364
11141629384
12131528394
13131528405
14121427416
15111427426
16101326437
17101325448
1891225459
1991224459
20912244610
21811234611
22811234612
23810224613
24810224614
25810224515
2679224517
2779214418
2878214320
2978214321
3068214223
3167204125

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 6:18 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:185:51
211.66:175:51
311.66:165:51
411.66:155:52
511.66:155:52
611.66:145:53
711.76:135:53
811.76:125:53
911.76:115:54
1011.76:105:54
1111.76:095:54
1211.86:095:55
1311.86:085:55
1411.86:075:55
1511.86:065:56
1611.96:055:56
1711.96:045:56
1811.96:035:57
1911.96:025:57
2011.96:015:57
2112.06:005:58
2212.06:005:58
2312.05:595:58
2412.05:585:59
2512.05:575:59
2612.15:565:59
2712.15:555:59
2812.15:546:00
2912.15:536:00
3012.15:526:00
3112.25:516:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.16 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 3.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.6Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cẩm Phả

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cẩm Phả'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 Cẩm Phả?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Cẩm Phả for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cẩm Phả in March

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

In March, Cẩm Phả sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Cẩm Phả in March

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 13 to Jan 10 — about 10 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May27Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Cẩm Phả 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 Cẩm Phả peaks around July 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highHighJul 11UV 12Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Cẩm Phả 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 Cẩm Phả is worst in January — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 2342 µg/m³Jul 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr40Poor
May26Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Cẩm Phả?

Cẩm Phả sits at 21.0°N, 107.3°E, 20 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Cẩm Phả Mines, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Cẩm Phả

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cẩm Phả has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,582 m.

The land around Cẩm Phả is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), trees (25%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
457 m
16 km
1,012 m
80 km
1,582 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
March weather nearby: Cẩm Phả Mines 3.0 km · Ha Long 22 km · Thị Trấn Ba Chẽ 29 km · Thị Trấn Tiên Yên 38 km · Cát Bà 39 km · Thị Trấn Đầm Hà 51 km · Thành Phố Uông Bí 52 km · Đố Sơn 60 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 Cẩm Phả (21.01°, 107.2734°, elevation 20 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).