Daanbantayan weather in March

In March, Daanbantayan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 54 mm of rain across 7.7 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Daanbantayan's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daanbantayan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
26°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:56 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Daanbantayan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Cebu.

Density
1,030/km²
people per km²
Founded
1886

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Daanbantayan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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 Daanbantayan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Daanbantayan 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
Jan27° / 26°10413.411.45.9
Feb27° / 26°738.711.66.6
Mar28° / 26°547.711.96.9
Apr28° / 27°44712.26.4
May29° / 27°10115.912.54.8
Jun29° / 27°20722.812.63.7
Jul29° / 27°22724.912.63.6
Aug29° / 27°16521.412.43.9
Sep29° / 27°21523.412.13.7
Oct28° / 27°22825.111.73.8
Nov28° / 27°17119.111.54.6
Dec28° / 26°18418.111.45.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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 (%)
15644
25644
35545
45545
55545
65446
75446
85446
95347
105446
115545
125545
135644
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155743
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Daanbantayan gets around 54 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
226
326
426
526
626
727
827
927
1027
1126
1226
1326
1426
1525
1625
1725
1824
1924
2024
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2722
2822
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3022
3122

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19838
28848
37858
47858
56868
66868
75878
85878
95878
105878
115869
125869
135869
145869
1558510
1648610
1748511
1848511
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Wind in March

Winds average 20 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
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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 6:04 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:045:50
211.86:045:50
311.86:035:50
411.86:035:51
511.86:025:51
611.86:025:51
711.86:015:51
811.86:015:51
911.86:005:51
1011.95:595:51
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1211.95:585:51
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1912.05:545:51
2012.05:535:51
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2212.05:525:51
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2612.05:505:51
2712.05:495:51
2812.15:485:51
2912.15:485:51
3012.15:475:51
3112.15:465:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Daanbantayan

In seasonPeak

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

Daanbantayan 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 Daanbantayan?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Daanbantayan in March

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

In March, Daanbantayan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Daanbantayan 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 18 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
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Daanbantayan 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 Daanbantayan peaks around April 10 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 10UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high
Location & terrain

Where is Daanbantayan?

Daanbantayan sits at 11.2°N, 124.0°E, 7 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Bogo, 22 km away.

Topography around Daanbantayan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daanbantayan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,262 m.

The land around Daanbantayan is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (81%) within 16 km, and water (76%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
1,262 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bogo 22 km · Bantayan 33 km · Esperanza 55 km · Ormoc 70 km · Escalante 72 km · Sagay 73 km · Carigara 73 km · Cogan 73 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 Daanbantayan (11.2468°, 124.0146°, elevation 7 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).