Maluso weather in March

In March, Maluso sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 107 mm of rain across 19.4 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Maluso's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maluso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:03 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
68%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Maluso is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Basilan.

Density
186/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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Maluso reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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)
12925
22925
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42925
52925
62925
72925
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112925
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How March really feels in Maluso

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.

Maluso 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° / 25°12118.211.74.4
Feb29° / 25°9915.211.84.5
Mar29° / 25°10719.4124.2
Apr29° / 26°11822.912.13.6
May29° / 26°17626.212.33.3
Jun29° / 25°21726.112.43.4
Jul28° / 25°2052612.33.6
Aug28° / 25°17323.812.23.8
Sep28° / 25°15722.8123.8
Oct29° / 25°19526.111.93.5
Nov29° / 25°17124.711.73.5
Dec29° / 25°14122.811.63.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43268
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103466
113466
123565
133664
143664
153763
163763
173862
183763
193763
203862
213862
223961
233862
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253862
263961
273961
283961
294159
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Maluso gets around 107 mm of rain over 19.4 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 62% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
457
557
657
758
858
958
1058
1159
1259
1359
1460
1560
1660
1761
1861
1962
2063
2164
2265
2366
2467
2568
2669
2769
2869
2970
3070
3170

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
128117
228117
328018
428018
527919
618019
718019
818019
918019
1018019
1118019
1218019
1318019
1418019
1518019
1618019
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1827919
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2027820
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2227721
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2417623
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2617524
2717425
2817425
2917326
3017227
3117128

Wind in March

Winds average 7 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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
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 6:10 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:106:02
211.96:096:02
311.96:096:02
411.96:096:02
511.96:086:02
611.96:086:02
711.96:076:02
811.96:076:01
911.96:076:01
1011.96:066:01
1111.96:066:01
1211.96:056:01
1311.96:056:01
1411.96:046:01
1511.96:046:01
1612.06:036:01
1712.06:036:01
1812.06:036:01
1912.06:026:00
2012.06:026:00
2112.06:016:00
2212.06:016:00
2312.06:006:00
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2512.05:596:00
2612.05:596:00
2712.05:585:59
2812.05:585:59
2912.05:575:59
3012.05:575:59
3112.05:565:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Maluso

In seasonPeak

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

Maluso 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 Maluso?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Maluso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maluso in March

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

In March, Maluso sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maluso 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 offshore 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 Maluso 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 Maluso peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 18UV 14Nov 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Maluso 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 Maluso is worst in March — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1938 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr36Poor
May25Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maluso?

Maluso sits at 6.5°N, 121.9°E, 5 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is City of Isabela, 21 km away.

JoloSioconIpilPagadian

Topography around Maluso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maluso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 883 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,347 m.

The land around Maluso is covered by water (41%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (47%) within 16 km, and water (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
883 m
80 km
1,347 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: City of Isabela 21 km · Al-Barka 34 km · Zamboanga City 46 km · Recodo 47 km · Jolo 111 km · Siocon 132 km · Ipil 159 km · Pagadian 224 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 Maluso (6.543°, 121.8753°, 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. 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).