Belaga weather in March

In March, Belaga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 268 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Belaga's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
268 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:35 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
86%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Belaga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13022
23022
33022
43022
53022
63022
73022
83022
93022
103022
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203022
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283122
293122
303122
313122

How March really feels in Belaga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Belaga weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°33726.811.93.0
Feb30° / 22°28023.311.93.0
Mar30° / 22°26826.8122.8
Apr31° / 23°28527.512.12.6
May31° / 23°24126.112.12.8
Jun31° / 22°20822.412.23.2
Jul31° / 22°19421.512.13.3
Aug31° / 22°22323.412.13.1
Sep31° / 22°24725.3122.8
Oct30° / 22°30628.511.92.7
Nov30° / 22°33428.811.92.6
Dec30° / 22°35728.411.82.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2793
3793
4793
5892
6892
7892
8991
9991
10991
111090
121090
131090
141090
151090
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281189
291189
301189
311090

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Belaga gets around 268 mm of rain over 26.8 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 87% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
385
485
585
685
785
885
986
1086
1186
1286
1386
1487
1587
1687
1787
1887
1987
2087
2187
2287
2387
2488
2588
2688
2788
2889
2989
3089
3190

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11927
21927
30937
40928
50928
60928
70919
80919
90919
100919
110919
120919
130919
140919
150919
160919
1709010
1809010
1909010
2009010
2108911
2208911
2308911
2408812
2508812
2608812
2708713
2808713
2908713
3008614
3108614

Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:406:36
211.96:406:36
311.96:396:36
412.06:396:36
512.06:396:36
612.06:386:36
712.06:386:36
812.06:386:35
912.06:376:35
1012.06:376:35
1112.06:376:35
1212.06:366:35
1312.06:366:35
1412.06:366:34
1512.06:356:34
1612.06:356:34
1712.06:356:34
1812.06:346:34
1912.06:346:33
2012.06:346:33
2112.06:336:33
2212.06:336:33
2312.06:326:32
2412.06:326:32
2512.06:326:32
2612.06:316:32
2712.06:316:31
2812.06:306:31
2912.06:306:31
3012.06:306:31
3112.06:296:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
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154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Belaga?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belaga.

What to pack for Belaga in March

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

In March, Belaga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Belaga in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belaga peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belaga?

Belaga sits at 2.7°N, 113.8°E, 75 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sebauh, 74 km away.

KapitNiahBeluruSelangauMarudi

Topography around Belaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belaga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 867 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,973 m.

The land around Belaga is covered by trees (92%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
254 m
16 km
867 m
80 km
1,973 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Sebauh 74 km · Bintulu 98 km · Tatau 106 km · Kapit 123 km · Niah 129 km · Beluru 147 km · Selangau 163 km · Marudi 175 km

Malaysia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,125
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 581
Religion
Muslim 64%Buddhist 19%Christian 9%Hindu 6%

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 Belaga (2.7°, 113.7833°, elevation 75 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).