Kluang weather in March

In March, Kluang sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 186 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Kluang's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kluang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:17 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
79%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Kluang is town in Johor, Malaysia and district capital of Kluang District.

Founded
1915

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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kluang reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Kluang

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.

Kluang weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°18320.711.93.6
Feb31° / 23°11515.811.93.6
Mar32° / 23°18622.8122.8
Apr32° / 24°21526.6122.4
May31° / 24°19727.612.12.5
Jun31° / 24°16324.112.12.9
Jul30° / 24°16424.712.13.1
Aug30° / 23°18225.512.13.0
Sep30° / 23°18525.9122.8
Oct31° / 23°23527.7122.7
Nov30° / 23°29128.411.92.6
Dec30° / 23°28225.811.93.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22179
32179
42179
52080
61981
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kluang gets around 186 mm of rain over 22.8 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 73% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
259
360
460
561
662
762
863
964
1065
1166
1268
1369
1471
1572
1674
1775
1877
1978
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2180
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2685
2786
2887
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3087
3187

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
167420
267321
367222
467123
567123
667024
766925
857025
956926
1056827
1156728
1246729
1346630
1446531
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1636334
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2025543
2115445
2215247
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2414752
2514554
2614356
2704258
2804060
2903961
3003862
3103664

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
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315calm

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 7:21 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:217:19
212.07:217:19
312.07:217:18
412.07:207:18
512.07:207:18
612.07:207:18
712.07:207:18
812.07:197:18
912.07:197:17
1012.07:197:17
1112.07:187:17
1212.07:187:17
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1412.07:177:16
1512.07:177:16
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1712.07:167:16
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2012.07:157:15
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2612.07:137:13
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2812.07:127:13
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3012.07:127:12
3112.07:117:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.18 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kluang

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kluang?

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
4.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kluang.

What to pack for Kluang in March

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

In March, Kluang sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kluang 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 50 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kluang in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kluang peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kluang 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 Kluang is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1633 µg/m³Jan 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kluang?

Kluang sits at 2.0°N, 103.3°E, 51 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kampung Simpang Renggam, 23 km away.

Topography around Kluang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kluang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,003 m.

The land around Kluang is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
504 m
80 km
1,003 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
March weather nearby: Kampung Simpang Renggam 23 km · Simpang Renggam 23 km · Yong Peng 28 km · Parit Raja 29 km · Kawasan Penempatan Ulu Sungai Benut 31 km · Kawasan Penempatan Ulu Benut Tiga 32 km · Kawasan Penempatan Ulu Benut Lima 32 km · Bandar Tenggara 38 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 Kluang (2.0305°, 103.3169°, elevation 51 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). 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).