Itogon weather in March

In March, Itogon sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 72 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-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 32% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Itogon's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itogon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:10 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
52%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Itogon is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Benguet.

Density
133/km²
people per km²
Founded
1951

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 Itogon reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Itogon

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.

Itogon weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°377.711.17.0
Feb27° / 18°478.111.56.8
Mar28° / 19°721311.95.8
Apr29° / 20°10716.912.44.6
May29° / 21°23924.212.83.6
Jun29° / 21°30027.5133.2
Jul28° / 21°51329.612.93.4
Aug27° / 21°46329.112.53.5
Sep27° / 21°37528.212.13.5
Oct27° / 20°31222.911.64.4
Nov27° / 20°12114.211.25.8
Dec26° / 19°8110.2116.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 34% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46634
56634
66634
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86535
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Itogon gets around 72 mm of rain over 13 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 42% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
336
436
537
637
737
838
938
1038
1139
1239
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1742
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2145
2245
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2648
2749
2850
2950
3051
3152

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1436573
2435583
3435574
4434584
5433585
6332605
7331615
8330616
9329626
10328636
11326656
12325657
13324667
14323677
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 6:21 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:216:00
211.76:206:00
311.76:206:01
411.76:196:01
511.76:186:01
611.76:186:01
711.76:176:02
811.86:166:02
911.86:166:02
1011.86:156:02
1111.86:146:03
1211.86:136:03
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1411.96:126:03
1511.96:116:03
1611.96:106:04
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1811.96:096:04
1911.96:086:04
2011.96:076:04
2112.06:076:04
2212.06:066:05
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2412.06:046:05
2512.06:036:05
2612.06:036:05
2712.16:026:05
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2912.16:006:06
3012.15:596:06
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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 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.68 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 Itogon

In seasonPeak

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

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

Itogon's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Itogon?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Itogon in March

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

In March, Itogon sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Itogon 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 32 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 Itogon 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 Itogon peaks around August 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 16UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Itogon 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 Itogon is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2118 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Itogon?

Itogon sits at 16.4°N, 120.7°E, 808 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Baguio, 11 km away.

Topography around Itogon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itogon has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m around an average of 947 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,900 m.

The land around Itogon is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
893 m
16 km
1,966 m
80 km
2,900 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Baguio 11 km · La Trinidad 14 km · Guiset East 33 km · Aringay 35 km · Manaoag 41 km · Bauang 41 km · Mangaldan 44 km · Urdaneta 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 Itogon (16.3639°, 120.6769°, elevation 808 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).