Engkilili weather in March

In March, Engkilili sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 271 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 Engkilili's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Engkilili's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
271 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:43 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
89%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Engkilili 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 Engkilili reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Engkilili

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.

Engkilili weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°30126.411.93.0
Feb30° / 23°25622.4123.1
Mar31° / 23°27126.1122.8
Apr31° / 24°25727122.5
May31° / 24°22225.412.12.7
Jun31° / 24°17820.612.13.2
Jul31° / 23°16018.712.13.4
Aug31° / 23°17420.4123.2
Sep31° / 23°23823.6122.9
Oct31° / 23°27627.6122.7
Nov30° / 23°29128.511.92.5
Dec30° / 23°3002811.92.7

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Engkilili gets around 271 mm of rain over 26.1 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 84% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18218
28119
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68119
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306832
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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44calm
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64calm
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114calm
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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 6:47 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:476:46
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512.06:466:45
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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 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.06 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Engkilili?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Engkilili.

What to pack for Engkilili in March

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

In March, Engkilili sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Engkilili 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 Engkilili peaks around February 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 16Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Engkilili 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 Engkilili 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 Engkilili?

Engkilili sits at 1.1°N, 111.7°E, 11 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Sri Aman, 27 km away.

Topography around Engkilili

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Engkilili has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,255 m.

The land around Engkilili is covered by trees (95%) within 3 km, trees (99%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
894 m
80 km
1,255 m
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March weather nearby: Sri Aman 27 km · Betong 34 km · Saratok 76 km · Pakan 83 km · Julau 102 km · Maradong 105 km · Simunjan 105 km · Sarikei 110 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 Engkilili (1.1386°, 111.6667°, elevation 11 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. 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).