Pakan weather in March

In March, Pakan sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 234 mm of rain across 26.2 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 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 Pakan's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pakan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:43 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
88%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Pakan 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 Pakan reaches about 31°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 32°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 Pakan

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.

Pakan 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° / 23°31727.711.92.9
Feb30° / 23°25023.911.92.9
Mar31° / 23°23426.2122.8
Apr31° / 24°23426.7122.5
May31° / 24°21325.712.12.7
Jun31° / 24°17721.912.13.0
Jul31° / 23°16820.512.13.2
Aug31° / 23°19321.412.13.1
Sep31° / 23°24724.8122.8
Oct31° / 23°27928.2122.6
Nov30° / 23°30228.711.92.5
Dec30° / 23°33628.811.92.7

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 5% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2397
3397
4397
5397
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11595
12595
13595
14694
15694
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pakan gets around 234 mm of rain over 26.2 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 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
383
483
583
682
782
882
982
1082
1182
1282
1382
1482
1583
1683
1783
1884
1984
2084
2185
2286
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2487
2587
2688
2789
2889
2990
3090
3191

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16337
26238
36238
46238
56238
66238
76238
86238
96139
106139
116040
126040
135941
145941
155842
165743
175644
185545
195446
205248
215149
225050
234852
244753
254654
264555
274456
284357
294258
304060
313961

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
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114calm
124calm
134calm
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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 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:486:45
212.06:476:45
312.06:476:45
412.06:476:45
512.06:476:45
612.06:466:45
712.06:466:44
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912.06:466:44
1012.06:456:44
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1212.06:456:43
1312.06:446:43
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1712.06:436:42
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1912.06:426:42
2012.06:426:42
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2212.06:416:41
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2712.06:396:40
2812.06:396:39
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3012.06:386:39
3112.06:386:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.08 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 4.77 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 Pakan?

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
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pakan.

What to pack for Pakan in March

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

In March, Pakan 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

Sea temperature near Pakan 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 62 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 Pakan 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 Pakan peaks around March 15 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 15UV 15Jul 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pakan 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 Pakan is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodSep 1325 µg/m³Dec 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pakan?

Pakan sits at 1.9°N, 111.7°E, 63 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Maradong, 23 km away.

Topography around Pakan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pakan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,255 m.

The land around Pakan is covered by trees (99%) within 3 km, trees (100%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
385 m
80 km
1,255 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Maradong 23 km · Julau 30 km · Sarikei 32 km · Saratok 42 km · Sibu 49 km · Sibu Jaya 51 km · Betong 57 km · Kanowit 57 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 Pakan (1.8833°, 111.6833°, elevation 63 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).