Raub weather in March

In March, Raub sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 199 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 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 Raub's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Raub's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:23 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
79%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Raub is town in Pahang, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Raub reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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 Raub

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.

Raub weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°14719.311.84.3
Feb30° / 21°11316.111.94.0
Mar30° / 22°19923123.2
Apr30° / 22°25126.812.12.8
May30° / 22°24326.812.22.9
Jun30° / 22°17922.812.23.3
Jul29° / 21°18724.612.23.5
Aug29° / 21°22825.312.13.3
Sep29° / 21°24326123.2
Oct29° / 21°30227.411.93.1
Nov29° / 21°29628.211.83.1
Dec28° / 21°22724.611.83.9

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 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92278
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
152179
162179
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201981
211882
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231684
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281387
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301288
311387

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Raub gets around 199 mm of rain over 23 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 75% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
162
263
364
465
565
666
767
868
969
1070
1171
1272
1373
1474
1574
1675
1776
1876
1977
2077
2178
2279
2380
2481
2582
2683
2783
2884
2985
3085
3186

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
174647
274548
374449
474251
574152
674053
773855
873756
963658
1063460
1163361
1263262
1353164
1453065
1542967
1642769
1732671
1832572
1932473
2022375
2122276
2212079
2311980
2411881
2511782
2611683
2701585
2801486
2901387
3001387
3101288

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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243calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 7:28 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:287:23
211.97:287:23
311.97:287:23
411.97:277:23
511.97:277:23
611.97:277:23
711.97:267:23
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1012.07:257:22
1112.07:257:22
1212.07:257:22
1312.07:247:22
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1512.07:237:22
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1812.07:227:21
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2012.07:217:21
2112.07:217:20
2212.07:217:20
2312.07:207:20
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2512.07:197:20
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2712.07:187:19
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2912.07:187:19
3012.07:177:19
3112.07:177:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.47 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Raub?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Raub.

What to pack for Raub in March

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

In March, Raub sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Raub 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 Raub peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Raub 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 Raub is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1633 µg/m³Dec 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Raub?

Raub sits at 3.8°N, 101.9°E, 149 m above sea level, in Malaysia. The nearest listed city is Fraser's Hill, 15 km away.

Topography around Raub

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Raub has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,294 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,197 m.

The land around Raub is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
415 m
16 km
1,294 m
80 km
2,197 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Fraser's Hill 15 km · Bentung 29 km · Bentong Town 30 km · Kuala Kubu Baharu 33 km · Tanjong Malim 39 km · Hulu Yam Lama 44 km · Kuala Lipis 49 km · Bukit Beruntung 53 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 Raub (3.7899°, 101.857°, elevation 149 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).