Gleno weather in March

In March, Gleno sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 317 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Gleno's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gleno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
317 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:46 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Gleno is city of East Timor.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Gleno reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°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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Gleno weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°34429.512.53.5
Feb26° / 20°33427.112.33.5
Mar26° / 20°31727.712.13.9
Apr27° / 19°17718.911.85.0
May27° / 19°8812.711.66.1
Jun26° / 18°44711.57.0
Jul26° / 17°214.811.57.5
Aug27° / 16°91.611.77.9
Sep28° / 17°152.111.97.2
Oct29° / 19°45712.25.9
Nov29° / 20°15817.812.44.6
Dec27° / 20°3412912.53.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7991
8991
91189
101288
111387
121486
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gleno gets around 317 mm of rain over 27.7 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 89% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
694
794
894
993
1093
1193
1292
1391
1490
1590
1689
1788
1887
1987
2086
2185
2285
2384
2484
2583
2683
2782
2881
2981
3080
3180

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11918
21918
31918
41909
51909
61909
72908
82908
92908
103898
113898
124897
134897
144897
155896
165896
175905
186895
196895
206904
216904
226904
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266913
276922
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296922
307912
317912

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
184calm
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203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:466:57
212.26:466:56
312.26:466:56
412.26:466:56
512.16:466:55
612.16:466:55
712.16:466:54
812.16:466:54
912.16:466:53
1012.16:466:53
1112.16:466:52
1212.16:466:52
1312.16:466:51
1412.16:466:51
1512.16:466:50
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1712.16:466:49
1812.06:466:49
1912.06:466:48
2012.06:466:48
2112.06:466:47
2212.06:466:46
2312.06:466:46
2412.06:466:45
2512.06:466:45
2612.06:466:44
2712.06:456:44
2812.06:456:43
2912.06:456:42
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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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
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275.3Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gleno

In seasonPeak

In March, Gleno sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gleno sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Gleno's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Gleno?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gleno.

What to pack for Gleno in March

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

In March, Gleno sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Gleno 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 36 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°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
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Gleno in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gleno peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Gleno?

Gleno sits at 8.7°S, 125.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Aileu, 14 km away.

AtsabeDiliMaubaraMalianaSuaiAtambua

Topography around Gleno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gleno has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 493 m around an average of 783 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,307 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Gleno is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
493 m
16 km
2,307 m
80 km
2,916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Aileu 14 km · Liquiçá 18 km · Atsabe 23 km · Dili 24 km · Maubara 28 km · Maliana 38 km · Suai 68 km · Atambua 73 km

Timor Leste travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,341
2025
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
11.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Catholic 91%other 7%Protestant Evangelical 2%

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 Gleno (-8.7239°, 125.4361°, elevation 0 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).