Betong weather in March

In March, Betong sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 256 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Betong's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Betong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
256 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:44 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
89%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Betong is human settlement in Malaysia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Betong reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
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How March really feels in Betong

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.

Betong weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°32827.511.92.8
Feb30° / 23°26523122.9
Mar31° / 24°25626.4122.7
Apr31° / 24°24626.9122.5
May32° / 24°22025.412.12.6
Jun31° / 24°17220.412.13.1
Jul31° / 24°15818.412.13.3
Aug31° / 24°17319.9123.1
Sep31° / 24°23424.1122.8
Oct31° / 24°27228.1122.5
Nov31° / 24°29528.811.92.4
Dec30° / 24°32928.711.92.6

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 4% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
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6595
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Betong gets around 256 mm of rain over 26.4 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 85% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
281
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481
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682
782
882
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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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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136733
146634
156535
166337
176238
186040
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205743
215545
225446
235347
245149
255050
265050
274951
284852
294753
304654
314654

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:486:46
212.06:486:46
312.06:486:46
412.06:476:46
512.06:476:46
612.06:476:45
712.06:476:45
812.06:466:45
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1112.06:456:44
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2012.06:436:42
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2912.06:396:40
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Betong?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Betong.

What to pack for Betong in March

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

In March, Betong sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Betong in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 68 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Betong in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Betong peaks around March 11 at about 15 (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 11UV 15Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Betong 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 Betong is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1326 µg/m³Jan 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Betong?

Betong sits at 1.4°N, 111.5°E, 41 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sri Aman, 18 km away.

Topography around Betong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Betong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 553 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m.

The land around Betong is covered by trees (84%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
553 m
80 km
1,241 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Sri Aman 18 km · Engkilili 34 km · Saratok 42 km · Pakan 57 km · Maradong 77 km · Sarikei 80 km · Julau 82 km · Simunjan 85 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 Betong (1.4°, 111.5167°, elevation 41 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. 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).