Buthidaung Town weather in March

In March, Buthidaung Town sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 83% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Buthidaung Town's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buthidaung Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
19%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Buthidaung Town is town in Rakhine State, Myanmar.

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 Buthidaung Town reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13118
23218
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How March really feels in Buthidaung Town

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 25 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
25
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.

Buthidaung Town weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°60.610.98.9
Feb30° / 16°6111.36.9
Mar32° / 20°172.111.94.9
Apr33° / 23°346.412.53.8
May32° / 24°23620.2133.0
Jun30° / 25°62828.913.22.7
Jul29° / 25°74830.813.12.7
Aug29° / 25°56630.512.72.7
Sep30° / 24°37128.612.12.7
Oct30° / 23°20620.211.53.8
Nov29° / 20°405.2116.4
Dec27° / 16°111.210.88.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2937
3928
4928
5919
6919
79010
88911
98911
108911
118911
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Buthidaung Town gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
22
32
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52
62
73
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12027262530
21926262630
31925252740
41924252840
51823253040
61822253150
71720253250
81619253360
91618253470
101517243680
111417243790
1213162438100
1312152439110
1411142340120
1510132341140
169122242150
178112243170
187102143190
19692044210
20681944240
21571745260
22461645290
23461544310
24351444340
25341243371
26341143391
27231042421
2823941451
2922840472
3012738502
3112637522

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
168calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:476:20
211.66:466:20
311.66:456:20
411.66:446:21
511.66:436:21
611.66:436:22
711.76:426:22
811.76:416:22
911.76:406:23
1011.76:396:23
1111.76:386:23
1211.86:386:24
1311.86:376:24
1411.86:366:24
1511.86:356:25
1611.96:346:25
1711.96:336:25
1811.96:326:26
1911.96:316:26
2011.96:306:26
2112.06:296:27
2212.06:286:27
2312.06:286:27
2412.06:276:28
2512.06:266:28
2612.16:256:28
2712.16:246:28
2812.16:236:29
2912.16:226:29
3012.16:216:29
3112.26:206:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
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226.3Intense
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Buthidaung Town

In seasonPeak

None of Buthidaung Town's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Buthidaung Town sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Buthidaung Town's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Buthidaung Town?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Buthidaung Town for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Buthidaung Town in March

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

In March, Buthidaung Town sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Buthidaung Town in March

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 32 km away) is warmest in October at about 30°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Buthidaung Town in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buthidaung Town peaks around August 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 9UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Buthidaung Town 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 Buthidaung Town is worst in April — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (September, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModeratePoorApr 1263 µg/m³Sep 1717 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb50Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr65Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Buthidaung Town?

Buthidaung Town sits at 20.9°N, 92.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kyauktaw, 46 km away.

ChittagongKyaukpyuAnnHakha

Topography around Buthidaung Town

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buthidaung Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,301 m.

The land around Buthidaung Town is covered by cropland (51%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
583 m
80 km
1,301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Kyauktaw 46 km · Mrauk U 76 km · Cox's Bazar 83 km · Sittwe 90 km · Chittagong 178 km · Kyaukpyu 193 km · Ann 199 km · Hakha 226 km

Myanmar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / F / G / I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,489
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Buddhist 88%Christian 6%Muslim 4%Animist 1%

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 Buthidaung Town (20.8754°, 92.53°, elevation 8 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).