Climate averages 1991–2020
Chongjin weather
in March.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cold month in Chongjin: daytime highs average 3.5°C and nights cool to about -4.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ŏrang (40 km away). In March its highs average 4.3°C, 0.8°C warmer than Chongjin, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Chongjin ranks 37th of 38 for the warmest March highs and 33rd of 38 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 38 cities is 7.6°C; Chongjin is 4.1°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 6.9°C to 10.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 52 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chongjin climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.9°C-11.9°C | -11.9°C | 40 | 9.2 | 9.510 h |
| February | -1.7°C-10.1°C | -10.1°C | 27 | 5.9 | 10.611 h |
| March, selected | 3.5°C-4.5°C | -4.5°C | 35 | 7.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 10.4°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 52 | 9.0 | 13.313 h |
| May | 15.1°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 96 | 12.9 | 14.515 h |
| June | 18.8°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 106 | 13.3 | 15.215 h |
| July | 22.4°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 190 | 17.2 | 14.915 h |
| August | 23.8°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 215 | 18.7 | 13.914 h |
| September | 20.4°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 121 | 11.2 | 12.513 h |
| October | 14.6°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 59 | 8.5 | 11.111 h |
| November | 6.4°C-0.1°C | -0.1°C | 60 | 9.1 | 9.910 h |
| December | -1.1°C-8.2°C | -8.2°C | 58 | 11.2 | 9.29 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Ŏrang in MarchNorth Korea · 40 kmHigh 4.3°C · Low -4.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Hwasŏng in MarchNorth Korea · 65 kmHigh 4.9°C · Low -5.5°C · 31 mm rain
- Myŏnggan-dong in MarchNorth Korea · 77 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -5.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Ŭndŏk in MarchNorth Korea · 93 kmHigh 6.3°C · Low -4.7°C · 25 mm rain
- Helong in MarchChina · 105 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -8.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Longjing in MarchChina · 112 kmHigh 5.7°C · Low -6.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Yanji in MarchChina · 124 kmHigh 5.9°C · Low -6.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Hunchun in MarchChina · 128 kmHigh 6.0°C · Low -6.1°C · 22 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chongjin) is explained once on the Chongjin year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.