Lupon weather in March

In March, Lupon sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 278 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 14% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lupon's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lupon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
278 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:47 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
71%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Lupon is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Davao Oriental.

Density
78/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Lupon reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Lupon weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°33427.511.63.9
Feb27° / 24°27523.811.84.0
Mar27° / 24°27827124.0
Apr27° / 24°25527.512.13.7
May28° / 25°28826.812.33.8
Jun28° / 25°28125.512.43.8
Jul27° / 25°1952212.44.4
Aug27° / 25°16020.512.24.7
Sep28° / 25°12917.5124.9
Oct28° / 25°19821.211.84.5
Nov27° / 25°27624.811.74.0
Dec27° / 24°2932711.63.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43268
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63169
73268
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lupon gets around 278 mm of rain over 27 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 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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25950
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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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127calm
137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:535:45
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2012.05:455:44
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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 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Lupon

In seasonPeak

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

Lupon 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 Lupon?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Lupon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lupon in March

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

In March, Lupon sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Lupon 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 13 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Lupon 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 Lupon peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 9UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
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Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lupon?

Lupon sits at 6.9°N, 126.0°E, 23 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Mati, 24 km away.

Topography around Lupon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lupon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,654 m.

The land around Lupon is covered by water (41%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
647 m
80 km
2,654 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Mati 24 km · Samal 39 km · Davao 48 km · Maco 54 km · Panabo 58 km · Cabayangan 64 km · Magugpo Poblacion 65 km · San Mariano 67 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 Lupon (6.8981°, 126.0096°, elevation 23 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).