Mawlaik weather in March

In March, Mawlaik sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 Mawlaik's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mawlaik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:27 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
27%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mawlaik reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°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)
13015
23116
33116
43116
53116
63116
73116
83116
93216
103217
113217
123217
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313319

How March really feels in Mawlaik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 19 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
19
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.

Mawlaik weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°30.510.79.1
Feb28° / 14°30.411.27.8
Mar32° / 17°60.911.85.2
Apr34° / 21°101.812.53.5
May34° / 24°1219.413.13.0
Jun33° / 26°26422.313.42.5
Jul32° / 26°35527.113.32.4
Aug31° / 25°35027.212.82.5
Sep31° / 25°3142412.12.9
Oct30° / 23°15916.311.44.5
Nov28° / 18°222.910.97.7
Dec25° / 14°40.710.69.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5919
6919
7919
8919
99010
109010
119010
128911
138812
148812
158812
168713
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218614
228614
238515
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308218
318218

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mawlaik gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
152
162
172
182
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203
213
224
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285
295
305
315

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
19345070
29345070
39335080
49325180
58325190
683151100
783051110
872952120
972851140
1072751150
1162651170
1262551180
1362450200
1462250220
1552151230
1652050260
1751949280
1841748300
1941647320
2031546350
2131445370
2231344401
2331242421
2421141441
2521040462
262938492
272837503
282835523
292734534
302633545
312632555

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:416:10
211.56:406:11
311.56:396:11
411.66:386:12
511.66:386:12
611.66:376:13
711.66:366:13
811.66:356:13
911.76:346:14
1011.76:336:14
1111.76:326:15
1211.76:316:15
1311.86:306:16
1411.86:296:16
1511.86:286:17
1611.86:276:17
1711.96:266:17
1811.96:256:18
1911.96:246:18
2011.96:236:19
2111.96:226:19
2212.06:216:19
2312.06:206:20
2412.06:196:20
2512.06:186:21
2612.16:176:21
2712.16:166:21
2812.16:156:22
2912.16:146:22
3012.26:136:22
3112.26:126:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mawlaik

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mawlaik'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 Mawlaik?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mawlaik in March

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

In March, Mawlaik sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mawlaik in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mawlaik peaks around July 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 19UV 13Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct7Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec5High

Air quality in Mawlaik 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 Mawlaik is worst in March — around 119 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.9× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 19112 µg/m³Oct 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar119Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mawlaik?

Mawlaik sits at 23.6°N, 94.4°E, 129 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kalemyo, 61 km away.

KanbaluTatkonHakhaYe-uKyauktanShwebo

Topography around Mawlaik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mawlaik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,592 m.

The land around Mawlaik is covered by trees (57%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
248 m
16 km
864 m
80 km
2,592 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kalemyo 61 km · Tamu 65 km · Kanbalu 124 km · Tatkon 134 km · Hakha 137 km · Ye-u 143 km · Kyauktan 167 km · Shwebo 178 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 Mawlaik (23.6425°, 94.4048°, elevation 129 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).