Calabanga weather in March

In March, Calabanga sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 90 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 31% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Calabanga's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calabanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
90 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:00 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Calabanga is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur.

Density
543/km²
people per km²
Founded
1578

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 Calabanga 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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 30 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
30
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.

Calabanga weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°13417.111.35.3
Feb28° / 24°9512.411.55.5
Mar29° / 24°9012.411.95.1
Apr31° / 25°5810.412.34.6
May32° / 26°14819.612.63.3
Jun31° / 26°21425.312.82.7
Jul30° / 26°29428.412.72.7
Aug30° / 26°22826.512.52.9
Sep30° / 26°26826.212.12.8
Oct30° / 25°24026.211.73.2
Nov29° / 25°2022411.43.6
Dec28° / 25°24423.311.24.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
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55446
65446
75545
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155842
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316634

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Calabanga gets around 90 mm of rain over 12.4 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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243
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1737
1838
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2138
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2638
2738
2838
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3037
3136

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1126523
2126424
3116524
4116425
5106426
696526
786527
886428
976429
1076429
1166430
1266331
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:095:52
211.76:085:52
311.76:085:52
411.86:075:52
511.86:075:53
611.86:065:53
711.86:065:53
811.86:055:53
911.86:045:53
1011.86:045:53
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1211.96:025:54
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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 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Calabanga

In seasonPeak

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

Calabanga 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 Calabanga?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Calabanga for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Calabanga in March

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

In March, Calabanga sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Calabanga in March

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 January near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Calabanga in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Calabanga peaks around August 19 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 highAug 19UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Calabanga 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 Calabanga is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (February, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1229 µg/m³Feb 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Calabanga?

Calabanga sits at 13.7°N, 123.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Magarao, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Calabanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calabanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 901 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,410 m.

The land around Calabanga is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, water (34%), cropland (28%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
901 m
80 km
2,410 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Magarao 6.0 km · Naga 10 km · Goa 30 km · Baao 33 km · Iriga City 38 km · Nabua 38 km · Bato 43 km · Buhi 45 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 Calabanga (13.7068°, 123.2087°, 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. 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).