Minbu weather in March

In March, Minbu sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Minbu's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minbu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:24 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
17%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Minbu 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 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Minbu reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°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)
13519
23519
33619
43619
53620
63620
73620
83620
93620
103620
113721
123721
133721
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193722
203722
213722
223822
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283823
293823
303823
313823

How March really feels in Minbu

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
4 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Minbu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°60.610.97.1
Feb33° / 17°10.211.34.7
Mar37° / 21°20.711.92.1
Apr39° / 25°152.212.40.8
May37° / 26°11513.912.91.5
Jun33° / 26°20024.813.22.2
Jul32° / 25°20026.313.12.4
Aug32° / 25°20427.712.72.3
Sep32° / 25°21424.512.12.5
Oct32° / 24°14218.411.53.3
Nov31° / 21°294.5115.5
Dec29° / 17°8110.87.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4955
5946
6937
7937
8928
9919
10919
119010
129010
139010
149010
159010
169010
179010
189010
19919
20919
21919
22919
23919
24928
25928
26937
27937
28937
29937
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Minbu gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% 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
151
161
172
182
192
203
213
223
234
244
254
264
275
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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
135372530
233372630
332372740
431372840
529363050
627363150
725363360
824353570
922353670
1020343880
1119343980
1217334090
13163341100
14153341110
15143342120
16123243130
17113243140
18103143150
1993044170
2092944190
2182744210
2272643231
2372443251
2472342281
2562142301
2662041331
2751841351
2851641371
2941540392
3041340412
3131239433

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
319calm

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 6:37 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:376:11
211.66:366:11
311.66:356:12
411.66:346:12
511.66:346:12
611.76:336:13
711.76:326:13
811.76:316:13
911.76:306:14
1011.76:306:14
1111.86:296:14
1211.86:286:15
1311.86:276:15
1411.86:266:15
1511.86:256:16
1611.96:246:16
1711.96:246:16
1811.96:236:16
1911.96:226:17
2011.96:216:17
2112.06:206:17
2212.06:196:18
2312.06:186:18
2412.06:176:18
2512.06:166:18
2612.16:156:19
2712.16:156:19
2812.16:146:19
2912.16:136:20
3012.16:126:20
3112.26:116:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
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206.8Intense
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266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Minbu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Minbu'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 Minbu?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Minbu.

What to pack for Minbu in March

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

In March, Minbu sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Minbu in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Minbu peaks around August 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 10UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Minbu 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 Minbu is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1561 µg/m³Jul 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb52Poor
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May25Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Minbu?

Minbu sits at 20.2°N, 94.9°E, 49 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Magway, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Minbu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Minbu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,875 m.

The land around Minbu is covered by water (31%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (29%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
1,875 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Magway 7.0 km · Yenangyaung 32 km · Taungdwingyi 73 km · Kyaukpadaung 78 km · Chauk 80 km · Ann 97 km · Myaydo 97 km · Thayetmyo 101 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 Minbu (20.1806°, 94.876°, elevation 49 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).