Malapatan weather in March

In March, Malapatan sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 163 mm of rain across 17.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Malapatan's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malapatan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:50 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
69%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Malapatan is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Sarangani.

Density
136/km²
people per km²

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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Malapatan reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
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.

Malapatan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°19819.211.74.0
Feb30° / 22°15014.811.84.1
Mar31° / 22°16317.7123.9
Apr31° / 23°1942012.13.4
May30° / 23°2972712.32.9
Jun29° / 23°32227.512.33.0
Jul29° / 22°24827.212.33.2
Aug29° / 22°22526.212.23.4
Sep29° / 22°19624.5123.3
Oct30° / 22°27025.811.93.1
Nov30° / 22°25625.211.73.2
Dec30° / 22°20822.511.73.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73268
83268
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103268
113367
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Malapatan gets around 163 mm of rain over 17.7 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 56% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
253
353
453
553
653
754
854
954
1055
1155
1255
1356
1456
1556
1657
1757
1858
1958
2059
2159
2259
2359
2459
2559
2659
2759
2859
2959
3059
3159

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1118810
2118810
3117811
4117811
5116821
6116821
7115831
8015841
9015841
10014851
11014851
12013861
13113851
14112861
15112861
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20112861
21111871
22111871
23111862
24111862
25111862
26011872
27011863
28011863
29011863
30011863
31011863

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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66calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 5:56 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:565:48
211.95:555:48
311.95:555:48
411.95:555:48
511.95:545:48
611.95:545:48
711.95:545:48
811.95:535:48
911.95:535:48
1011.95:525:48
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1512.05:505:47
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1912.05:485:47
2012.05:485:47
2112.05:475:47
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2712.05:445:46
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3112.05:435:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Malapatan

In seasonPeak

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

Malapatan 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 Malapatan?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malapatan.

What to pack for Malapatan in March

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

In March, Malapatan sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Malapatan in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 May at about 29°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Malapatan in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malapatan peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Malapatan?

Malapatan sits at 6.0°N, 125.3°E, 26 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Alabel, 15 km away.

Topography around Malapatan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malapatan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,195 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,255 m.

The land around Malapatan is covered by trees (57%) and water (40%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
420 m
16 km
1,195 m
80 km
2,255 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Alabel 15 km · Glan 19 km · General Santos 21 km · Maluñgun 34 km · Polomolok 38 km · Tupi 55 km · Malita 61 km · Lambayong 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 Malapatan (5.9692°, 125.2894°, elevation 26 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).