Borongan weather in March

In March, Borongan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 167 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-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 22% 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 Borongan's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borongan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
167 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:50 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
65%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Borongan is city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Eastern Samar.

Density
150/km²
people per km²
Founded
1619

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 Borongan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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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How March really feels in Borongan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 29 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
29
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.

Borongan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°27325.211.44.1
Feb28° / 24°18321.511.64.2
Mar29° / 24°16722.711.94.1
Apr29° / 25°12021.312.33.9
May30° / 25°16324.812.53.2
Jun30° / 25°23626.812.72.8
Jul30° / 25°25126.812.62.8
Aug31° / 26°1902312.43.0
Sep31° / 25°21925.112.12.9
Oct30° / 25°22526.711.73.0
Nov29° / 25°25226.311.53.3
Dec28° / 25°32827.811.33.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104159
114258
124357
134357
144456
154555
164654
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204852
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224951
235050
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255050
265149
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305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Borongan gets around 167 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
174
275
375
475
575
675
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875
975
1075
1175
1275
1375
1475
1575
1675
1774
1874
1974
2073
2173
2273
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2472
2571
2671
2770
2870
2969
3069
3168

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
156035
246135
346036
445937
536037
635938
735839
835740
925840
1025741
1125642
1225543
1325543
1425444
1525345
1625246
1725147
1825147
1915148
2014949
2114851
2214851
2314752
2414554
2514455
2614356
2714257
2814158
2914059
3013960
3103763

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
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715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1114light breeze
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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 5:59 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:595:44
211.85:585:44
311.85:585:45
411.85:575:45
511.85:575:45
611.85:565:45
711.85:565:45
811.85:555:45
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Borongan

In seasonPeak

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

Borongan 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 Borongan?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Borongan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Borongan in March

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

In March, Borongan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Borongan 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 21 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°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
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Borongan in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Borongan peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 14UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Borongan?

Borongan sits at 11.6°N, 125.4°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Panalanoy, 61 km away.

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Topography around Borongan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borongan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m.

The land around Borongan is covered by trees (62%) and water (25%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
674 m
80 km
823 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Panalanoy 61 km · Tacloban 62 km · Catbalogan 62 km · Zumarraga 64 km · Palo 69 km · Tanauan 72 km · Carigara 89 km · Burauen 92 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 Borongan (11.6081°, 125.4319°, elevation 8 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).