Nyaungdon weather in March

In March, Nyaungdon sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 81% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nyaungdon's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyaungdon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:21 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Nyaungdon 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 Nyaungdon reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°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 3°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13621
23621
33621
43621
53721
63721
73722
83722
93722
103722
113722
123722
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203823
213823
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313824

How March really feels in Nyaungdon

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
20 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.

Nyaungdon 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
Jan32° / 19°40.811.15.4
Feb35° / 20°20.211.43.7
Mar37° / 23°91.511.91.9
Apr38° / 26°324.312.41.0
May35° / 26°25221.512.81.8
Jun31° / 26°45729.6132.2
Jul31° / 25°47630.512.92.3
Aug31° / 25°45230.712.62.3
Sep31° / 25°34628.812.12.2
Oct32° / 25°18321.811.62.9
Nov32° / 23°405.211.24.5
Dec31° / 20°60.8115.6

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6928
7928
8919
9919
109010
118911
128911
138812
148812
158812
168812
178812
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218713
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nyaungdon gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
63
73
83
94
104
114
124
134
144
155
165
175
185
195
205
216
226
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246
256
266
277
287
297
307
317

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1214483150
2214473250
3213453361
4213443471
5212433581
6211413791
71113938101
81103839111
91103640121
10193541141
11193441151
12183242161
13083143171
14073044181
15062944191
16062745201
17052646211
18052547221
19042448231
20042348241
21032148261
22032049271
23031948281
24021848301
25021748311
26021648331
27021547351
28011447371
29011346391
30011245411
31011144441

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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:326:10
211.76:316:10
311.76:306:10
411.76:306:11
511.76:296:11
611.76:286:11
711.76:276:11
811.86:276:12
911.86:266:12
1011.86:256:12
1111.86:256:12
1211.86:246:13
1311.86:236:13
1411.86:226:13
1511.96:216:13
1611.96:216:14
1711.96:206:14
1811.96:196:14
1911.96:186:14
2011.96:186:14
2112.06:176:14
2212.06:166:15
2312.06:156:15
2412.06:146:15
2512.06:136:15
2612.06:136:15
2712.16:126:16
2812.16:116:16
2912.16:106:16
3012.16:096:16
3112.16:096:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
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246.8Intense
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276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nyaungdon

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nyaungdon's monsoon runs May–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 Nyaungdon?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nyaungdon.

What to pack for Nyaungdon in March

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

In March, Nyaungdon sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nyaungdon in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nyaungdon peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Nyaungdon 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 Nyaungdon is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1049 µg/m³Jul 1220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr37Poor
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nyaungdon?

Nyaungdon sits at 17.0°N, 95.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Maubin, 35 km away.

Topography around Nyaungdon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyaungdon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m.

The land around Nyaungdon is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
21 m
80 km
310 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Maubin 35 km · Taikkyi 46 km · Ah Lel 47 km · Okpo 48 km · Shwe Lin Ban 48 km · Twante 49 km · Zalun 49 km · San Chaung 49 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 Nyaungdon (17.0446°, 95.6396°, elevation 11 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).