Yên Bái weather in March

In March, Yên Bái sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 70 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-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 11% 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 Yên Bái's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yên Bái's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:15 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Yên Bái is provincial city in Yên Bái province, Vietnam.

Density
942/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 Yên Bái 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 19°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
62317
72317
82317
92417
102418
112418
122418
132418
142418
152418
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172418
182518
192519
202519
212519
222519
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262519
272619
282620
292620
302620
312620

How March really feels in Yên Bái

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.

Yên Bái 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
Jan20° / 14°438.910.86.1
Feb21° / 16°337.311.36.5
Mar24° / 18°7010.511.86.4
Apr29° / 22°12613.112.55.1
May31° / 25°29420133.3
Jun32° / 26°39823.213.32.4
Jul32° / 26°40725.613.22.3
Aug32° / 26°4152512.72.5
Sep31° / 25°22919.612.13.3
Oct29° / 23°11512.511.55.4
Nov25° / 19°648117.0
Dec21° / 16°427.910.76.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32872
42872
52773
62773
72872
82773
92773
102674
112674
122575
132575
142575
152476
162476
172476
182377
192377
202377
212278
222278
232278
242278
252278
262278
272278
282278
292278
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Yên Bái gets around 70 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 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
629
729
829
930
1030
1130
1231
1332
1432
1533
1634
1734
1835
1936
2036
2137
2237
2338
2438
2539
2640
2740
2840
2941
3041
3141

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 (%)
12223222580
22123222590
32023222590
41923232690
519222327100
618222327100
717212428100
816202428110
916202529110
1015192530120
1114182530130
1213172531140
1312172531150
1411162531170
1511162531180
1610152431200
179152431210
189142431220
198142431230
208142331240
217142331250
227132331260
236132331270
246132231280
256122232280
265122232291
275112132291
285112133301
295102133301
30592133312
31492033312

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:286:00
211.66:276:00
311.66:266:00
411.66:256:01
511.66:246:01
611.66:246:02
711.76:236:02
811.76:226:02
911.76:216:03
1011.76:206:03
1111.76:196:04
1211.86:186:04
1311.86:176:04
1411.86:176:05
1511.86:166:05
1611.86:156:05
1711.96:146:06
1811.96:136:06
1911.96:126:06
2011.96:116:07
2112.06:106:07
2212.06:096:07
2312.06:086:08
2412.06:076:08
2512.06:066:08
2612.16:056:09
2712.16:046:09
2812.16:036:09
2912.16:026:10
3012.16:016:10
3112.26:006:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 4.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Yên Bái

In seasonPeak

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

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

Yên Bái'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 Yên Bái?

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 Yên Bái for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yên Bái in March

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

In March, Yên Bái sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Yên Bái 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 Yên Bái peaks around June 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 22UV 13Nov 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec6High

Air quality in Yên Bái 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 Yên Bái is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 2383 µg/m³Jul 2029 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov73Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Yên Bái?

Yên Bái sits at 21.7°N, 104.9°E, 45 m above sea level, in Vietnam. The nearest listed city is Tuyên Quang, 33 km away.

Topography around Yên Bái

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yên Bái has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 707 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,934 m.

The land around Yên Bái is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
707 m
80 km
2,934 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tuyên Quang 33 km · Nghĩa Lộ 43 km · Phú Thọ 48 km · Việt Trì 68 km · Cổ Đô 68 km · Thị Trấn Đại Từ 76 km · Thị Trấn Việt Quang 78 km · Bắc Quang 85 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 Yên Bái (21.7229°, 104.9113°, elevation 45 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). 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).