Pekan weather in March

In March, Pekan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 173 mm of rain across 20.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Pekan's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pekan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
173 mm
20.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:17 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
68%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Pekan is town in Malaysia.

Founded
~450 CE

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Pekan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Pekan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 2 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
2
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.

Pekan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°32222.811.84.5
Feb27° / 26°13717.211.95.1
Mar28° / 26°17320.3124.8
Apr29° / 26°15223.612.13.8
May29° / 27°14724.412.23.7
Jun29° / 27°1102112.24.0
Jul28° / 26°11121.712.24.2
Aug28° / 26°10921.612.14.2
Sep28° / 26°11621.7124.1
Oct28° / 26°21226.511.93.6
Nov27° / 26°42528.411.83.5
Dec27° / 25°54026.411.83.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33664
43664
53763
63961
73961
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pekan gets around 173 mm of rain over 20.3 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 66% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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1965
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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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
138710
238611
338611
438512
538512
638512
738413
838413
938413
1028414
1128414
1228315
1328216
1418217
1518118
1618019
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2007426
2107228
2207030
2306832
2406634
2506436
2606238
2706139
2805941
2905842
3005743
3105644

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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518light breeze
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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 7:22 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:227:17
211.97:227:17
311.97:217:17
411.97:217:17
511.97:217:17
611.97:207:17
711.97:207:17
812.07:207:17
912.07:197:17
1012.07:197:16
1112.07:197:16
1212.07:187:16
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1512.07:177:16
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1712.07:167:15
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2012.07:157:15
2112.07:157:14
2212.07:147:14
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2512.07:137:13
2612.07:137:13
2712.07:127:13
2812.07:127:13
2912.07:117:13
3012.07:117:12
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 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pekan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pekan's rainy season runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Pekan?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Pekan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pekan in March

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

In March, Pekan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pekan 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 16 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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Pekan 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 Pekan peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pekan 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 Pekan is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1630 µg/m³Jan 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pekan?

Pekan sits at 3.5°N, 103.4°E, 11 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Kuantan, 37 km away.

Topography around Pekan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pekan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,454 m.

The land around Pekan is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
61 m
80 km
1,454 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
March weather nearby: Kuantan 37 km · FELDA Chini 52 km · Maran 70 km · Cukai 85 km · Bandar Tun Razak 86 km · Kampung Perak 100 km · Temerluh 109 km · Kertih 115 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 Pekan (3.4836°, 103.3996°, 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. 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).