Tagbina weather in March

In March, Tagbina sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 226 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tagbina's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tagbina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
226 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:47 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
67%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Tagbina is municipality of the Philippines in the province of Surigao del Sur.

Density
120/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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tagbina reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with 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 Tagbina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Tagbina weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°41728.111.63.8
Feb27° / 24°29724.211.73.9
Mar28° / 24°22625.611.94.0
Apr29° / 25°14823.512.23.9
May29° / 26°15925.912.43.3
Jun30° / 26°17925.212.53.2
Jul30° / 25°17025.312.43.2
Aug30° / 26°1682312.33.3
Sep30° / 26°16123.4123.2
Oct30° / 25°17725.511.83.2
Nov29° / 25°21925.611.63.5
Dec28° / 25°29527.111.53.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33664
43664
53565
63565
73565
83565
93565
103664
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304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tagbina gets around 226 mm of rain over 25.6 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 82% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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583
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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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
137918
237918
337918
427919
527919
627919
727919
818019
918019
1018019
1118019
1217920
1317920
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2127424
2227325
2327226
2417227
2517128
2617029
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2816831
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3016633
3106634

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:545:43
211.85:535:43
311.85:535:43
411.85:535:43
511.95:525:43
611.95:525:43
711.95:515:43
811.95:515:43
911.95:505:43
1011.95:505:43
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1311.95:485:43
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1712.05:465:43
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1912.05:455:43
2012.05:455:43
2112.05:445:43
2212.05:435:43
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2612.05:415:43
2712.05:415:42
2812.05:405:42
2912.05:405:42
3012.15:395:42
3112.15:385:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tagbina

In seasonPeak

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

Tagbina 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 Tagbina?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tagbina for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tagbina in March

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

In March, Tagbina sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tagbina 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 24 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°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°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tagbina 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 Tagbina peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tagbina 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 Tagbina is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1516 µg/m³Feb 1211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tagbina?

Tagbina sits at 8.5°N, 126.2°E, 57 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Hinatuan, 20 km away.

Topography around Tagbina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tagbina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 614 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,615 m.

The land around Tagbina is covered by trees (89%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
614 m
80 km
1,615 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Hinatuan 20 km · San Francisco 26 km · Bislig 31 km · Bah-Bah 33 km · Prosperidad 33 km · Bunawan 37 km · Talacogon 43 km · Trento 47 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 Tagbina (8.4519°, 126.1714°, elevation 57 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).