Jolo weather in March

In March, Jolo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 58 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Jolo's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jolo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 58 mm; 11.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:07 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Jolo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°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 on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
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24	27	26
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26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26
29	27	26
30	27	26
31	27	26

How March really feels in Jolo

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Jolo weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	88	14.6	11.7	5.6
Feb	27° / 26°	57	10.3	11.8	6.2
Mar	27° / 26°	58	11.1	12	6.3
Apr	28° / 26°	57	12.1	12.1	6.0
May	28° / 27°	104	18.8	12.3	5.0
Jun	28° / 26°	135	21	12.3	4.5
Jul	28° / 26°	129	20.4	12.3	4.7
Aug	28° / 26°	106	18	12.2	5.0
Sep	28° / 26°	101	17.9	12	4.9
Oct	28° / 26°	145	21.3	11.9	4.6
Nov	28° / 26°	130	20.3	11.7	4.7
Dec	27° / 26°	110	19.7	11.7	4.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	40	41	41	41	41	42	43	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	46	47	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	60	59	59	59	59	58	57	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	54	54	54	53	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
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27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jolo gets around 58 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	77
Miserable (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	21	21	22	23

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	78	22
31	77	23

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	calm
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31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:02 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00
Sunset (PM)	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:13	6:05
2	11.9	6:13	6:05
3	11.9	6:12	6:05
4	11.9	6:12	6:05
5	11.9	6:12	6:05
6	11.9	6:11	6:05
7	11.9	6:11	6:05
8	11.9	6:10	6:05
9	11.9	6:10	6:05
10	11.9	6:10	6:05
11	11.9	6:09	6:05
12	11.9	6:09	6:05
13	11.9	6:08	6:05
14	11.9	6:08	6:05
15	12.0	6:07	6:05
16	12.0	6:07	6:04
17	12.0	6:06	6:04
18	12.0	6:06	6:04
19	12.0	6:05	6:04
20	12.0	6:05	6:04
21	12.0	6:05	6:04
22	12.0	6:04	6:04
23	12.0	6:04	6:03
24	12.0	6:03	6:03
25	12.0	6:03	6:03
26	12.0	6:02	6:03
27	12.0	6:02	6:03
28	12.0	6:01	6:03
29	12.0	6:01	6:03
30	12.0	6:00	6:02
31	12.0	6:00	6:02

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jolo

In seasonPeak

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

Jolo 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 Jolo?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jolo in March

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

In March, Jolo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Jolo 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 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	28	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Jolo 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 Jolo peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Jolo?

Jolo sits at 6.1°N, 121.0°E, 5 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Maluso, 111 km away.

Topography around Jolo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jolo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 797 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m.

The land around Jolo is covered by trees (46%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (48%) within 16 km, and water (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

212 m

trees 46%

16 km

797 m

water 49%

80 km

770 m

water 93%

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← February Jolo year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Maluso 111 km · City of Isabela 129 km · Al-Barka 138 km · Recodo 146 km · Zamboanga City 152 km · Bongao 177 km · Siocon 222 km · Sitangkai 236 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

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 Jolo (6.0522°, 121.0022°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26
29	27	26
30	27	26
31	27	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	78	22
31	77	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26
29	27	26
30	27	26
31	27	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	78	22
31	77	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26
29	27	26
30	27	26
31	27	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	42	58
7	43	57
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	34
5	34
6	34
7	35
8	35
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	36
13	36
14	36
15	36
16	36
17	36
18	36
19	36
20	36
21	36
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	37
28	36
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	86	14
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	78	22
31	77	23