Brookes Point weather in March

In March, Brookes Point sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 116 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 29% 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 Brookes Point's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brookes Point's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:20 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
61%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Brookes Point is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Palawan.

Density
59/km²
people per km²
Founded
1949

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 Brookes Point 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 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 16 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
16
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.

Brookes Point weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°14219.711.54.8
Feb28° / 24°9814.811.75.2
Mar29° / 24°11617.511.94.7
Apr29° / 25°13520.312.24.0
May29° / 25°25628.212.43.1
Jun29° / 25°31328.112.53.1
Jul28° / 25°31529.112.53.1
Aug28° / 25°31029.112.33.1
Sep28° / 25°31227.712.13.2
Oct28° / 24°33229.311.83.1
Nov28° / 24°2472811.63.3
Dec28° / 24°2342611.53.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44555
54555
64654
74654
84654
94654
104852
114951
124951
135050
145149
155149
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Brookes Point gets around 116 mm of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
453
553
653
754
854
954
1054
1155
1255
1355
1455
1555
1655
1755
1856
1956
2056
2157
2258
2358
2459
2559
2659
2760
2860
2960
3060
3160

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14915
24915
33925
43925
53925
63925
72935
82935
92935
102935
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121945
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:27 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:276:16
211.86:276:16
311.86:266:17
411.86:266:17
511.96:266:17
611.96:256:17
711.96:256:17
811.96:246:17
911.96:246:17
1011.96:236:17
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1211.96:226:17
1311.96:226:17
1411.96:216:17
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1611.96:206:17
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1812.06:196:16
1912.06:186:16
2012.06:186:16
2112.06:176:16
2212.06:176:16
2312.06:166:16
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2512.06:156:16
2612.06:156:16
2712.06:146:16
2812.06:136:16
2912.06:136:16
3012.16:126:16
3112.16:126:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Brookes Point

In seasonPeak

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

Brookes Point 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 Brookes Point?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Brookes Point for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brookes Point in March

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

In March, Brookes Point sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Brookes Point 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 17 km away) is warmest in May 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
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Brookes Point 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 Brookes Point peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 24UV 14Dec 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Brookes Point?

Brookes Point sits at 8.8°N, 117.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Jose Rizal, 38 km away.

Puerto PrincesaMapunKudatRoxasEl NidoSandakan

Topography around Brookes Point

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brookes Point has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,673 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,048 m.

The land around Brookes Point is covered by water (62%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (71%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
1,673 m
80 km
2,048 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Jose Rizal 38 km · Narra 83 km · Puerto Princesa 146 km · Mapun 213 km · Kudat 237 km · Roxas 239 km · El Nido 318 km · Sandakan 327 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 Brookes Point (8.772°, 117.8371°, 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).