Madaya weather in March

In March, Madaya sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 14 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Madaya's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:20 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
20%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Madaya is human settlement in Myanmar.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical March day in Madaya reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313724

How March really feels in Madaya

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.

Madaya weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°80.810.87.8
Feb32° / 17°50.711.25.5
Mar36° / 21°141.311.82.8
Apr38° / 26°254.112.51.3
May36° / 27°16515.5131.8
Jun34° / 27°12318.313.32.2
Jul34° / 27°11719.113.22.2
Aug33° / 27°16421.512.82.4
Sep33° / 26°1822112.12.5
Oct32° / 25°16218.111.53.4
Nov30° / 21°434.710.95.8
Dec28° / 18°91.110.77.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% 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 (%)
1955
2946
3946
4946
5937
6937
7919
8919
9919
109010
119010
128911
138812
148812
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Madaya gets around 14 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
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204
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246
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287
298
308
318

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
153251120
253151130
353052130
452952140
552852150
642754150
742654160
842555160
942455170
1042356170
1142256180
1232257180
1332157190
1432157190
1532057200
1632056210
1731956220
1831955230
1931854241
2031853251
2131753261
2231752271
2331651282
2431550302
2531449313
2631347333
2731246344
2831145364
2931043385
303942396
313840417

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:336:04
211.56:326:05
311.66:326:05
411.66:316:06
511.66:306:06
611.66:296:07
711.66:286:07
811.76:276:07
911.76:266:08
1011.76:266:08
1111.76:256:09
1211.86:246:09
1311.86:236:09
1411.86:226:10
1511.86:216:10
1611.86:206:10
1711.96:196:11
1811.96:186:11
1911.96:176:12
2011.96:166:12
2112.06:156:12
2212.06:146:13
2312.06:136:13
2412.06:126:13
2512.06:116:14
2612.16:106:14
2712.16:096:14
2812.16:086:15
2912.16:076:15
3012.16:066:15
3112.26:056:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
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96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Madaya

In seasonPeak

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

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

Madaya's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Madaya?

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
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Madaya. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Madaya in March

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

In March, Madaya sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Madaya 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 Madaya peaks around July 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 20UV 12Dec 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Madaya 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 Madaya is worst in March — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateMar 1896 µg/m³Jul 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb48Poor
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr69Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Madaya?

Madaya sits at 22.2°N, 96.1°E, 82 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Mandalay, 26 km away.

Topography around Madaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,447 m.

The land around Madaya is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
379 m
80 km
1,447 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Mandalay 26 km · Amarapura 34 km · Sagaing 39 km · Pyin Oo Lwin 41 km · Shwebo 58 km · Kyaukse 67 km · Mogok 89 km · Ye-u 93 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 Madaya (22.2115°, 96.1039°, elevation 82 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). 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).