Baybay weather in March

In March, Baybay sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 110 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Baybay's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baybay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:53 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Baybay is city of the Philippines in the province of Leyte.

Density
38/km²
people per km²
Founded
1620

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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Baybay reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Baybay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 26 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
26
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.

Baybay weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°18921.811.44.5
Feb28° / 24°14017.311.64.6
Mar29° / 24°11017.311.94.7
Apr30° / 25°7113.812.24.6
May30° / 25°13920.712.53.6
Jun30° / 25°25625.312.63.0
Jul30° / 25°28427.212.63.0
Aug30° / 25°21523.712.43.3
Sep30° / 25°24825.412.13.1
Oct29° / 25°24226.911.83.1
Nov29° / 25°18624.311.53.5
Dec29° / 24°22424.311.43.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
54060
64060
74159
84159
94159
104159
114357
124456
134456
144555
154555
164654
174753
184852
194852
205050
215050
225050
235149
245149
255248
265347
275347
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Baybay gets around 110 mm of rain over 17.3 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 55% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
358
457
557
657
757
857
957
1056
1156
1256
1356
1455
1555
1655
1755
1855
1955
2055
2155
2255
2354
2454
2553
2652
2751
2850
2950
3049
3148

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
187913
277914
377914
477914
567915
667915
758015
857916
957916
1057916
1157916
1257916
1357817
1457817
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1647818
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1847818
1937819
2037720
2137720
2237621
2337522
2427622
2527523
2627424
2727424
2827325
2927226
3027127
3117128

Wind in March

Winds average 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:015:47
211.86:005:47
311.86:005:48
411.85:595:48
511.85:595:48
611.85:585:48
711.85:585:48
811.85:575:48
911.95:575:48
1011.95:565:48
1111.95:565:48
1211.95:555:48
1311.95:545:48
1411.95:545:48
1511.95:535:48
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1912.05:515:48
2012.05:505:48
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2712.05:465:48
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3112.15:435:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.92 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
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Baybay

In seasonPeak

In March, Baybay sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Baybay sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Baybay?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Baybay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Baybay in March

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

In March, Baybay sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Baybay in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 20 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Baybay in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baybay peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Baybay?

Baybay sits at 10.7°N, 124.8°E, 5 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Inopacan, 21 km away.

Topography around Baybay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baybay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,219 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,303 m.

The land around Baybay is covered by water (46%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and water (63%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
1,219 m
80 km
1,303 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Inopacan 21 km · Abuyog 24 km · Burauen 35 km · Ormoc 42 km · Tanauan 53 km · Palo 57 km · Maasin 61 km · Tacloban 67 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,171
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Roman Catholic 79%other 8%Muslim 6%other Christian 4%

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 Baybay (10.6785°, 124.8006°, elevation 5 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).