Ðông Hà weather in March

In March, Ðông Hà sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 88 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ðông Hà's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ðông Hà's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:05 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
66%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Ðông Hà is provincial city in Vietnam.

Density
2,251/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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ðông Hà reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Ðông Hà

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.

Ðông Hà weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 18°13518.211.15.3
Feb25° / 19°8413.511.45.9
Mar27° / 21°8813.611.95.7
Apr30° / 23°8914.212.44.3
May33° / 25°13418.612.82.9
Jun34° / 26°7110.8132.7
Jul34° / 26°9912.312.92.8
Aug33° / 26°12814.812.63.0
Sep31° / 25°29820.312.13.2
Oct28° / 23°44924.211.64.0
Nov26° / 21°40022.411.24.6
Dec23° / 19°29322.3114.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43763
53862
63862
73961
84060
94060
104159
114258
124258
134159
144258
154159
164159
174159
184159
194159
204060
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223961
233862
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263763
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303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ðông Hà gets around 88 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
344
444
543
642
742
841
941
1041
1140
1240
1340
1441
1541
1642
1742
1843
1944
2044
2145
2246
2346
2447
2547
2647
2747
2848
2948
3048
3148

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
151835392
251835402
351734412
441734422
541733433
641632443
741532463
831531473
931430494
1031330504
1121229534
1221228535
1321127546
1421026566
1521025567
162924578
172923588
182822599
1928215910
2028215811
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2228195912
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2417186014
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:165:54
211.76:155:54
311.76:145:55
411.76:145:55
511.76:135:55
611.76:125:56
711.76:115:56
811.86:115:56
911.86:105:56
1011.86:095:56
1111.86:095:57
1211.86:085:57
1311.86:075:57
1411.96:065:57
1511.96:065:58
1611.96:055:58
1711.96:045:58
1811.96:035:58
1911.96:025:58
2011.96:025:58
2112.06:015:59
2212.06:005:59
2312.05:595:59
2412.05:585:59
2512.05:585:59
2612.05:576:00
2712.15:566:00
2812.15:556:00
2912.15:546:00
3012.15:546:00
3112.15:536:00

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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104.7Bright
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204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
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244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ðông Hà

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ðông Hà's monsoon runs September–December, 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 Ðông Hà?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ðông Hà for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ðông Hà in March

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

In March, Ðông Hà sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ðông Hà in March

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

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

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec24Warm

UV index in Ðông Hà 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 Ðông Hà peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 13UV 13Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Ðông Hà 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 Ðông Hà is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 2274 µg/m³Jul 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May26Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ðông Hà?

Ðông Hà sits at 16.8°N, 107.1°E, 21 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Cam Lộ, 11 km away.

Topography around Ðông Hà

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ðông Hà has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,059 m.

The land around Ðông Hà is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), cropland (24%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
2,059 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Cam Lộ 11 km · thị xã Quảng Trị 11 km · Phong Điền 38 km · Hương Trà 51 km · Hue 66 km · Hương Thủy 72 km · Quán Hàu 82 km · Đồng Hới 89 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 Ðông Hà (16.8163°, 107.1003°, elevation 21 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).