Suai weather in March

In March, Suai sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 193 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Suai's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:47 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Suai is city in Cova Lima District.

Density
71/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 Suai reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)
12923
22923
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52923
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How March really feels in Suai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Suai weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°24627.112.53.3
Feb29° / 23°21324.512.33.3
Mar29° / 23°19321.812.14.1
Apr28° / 22°11214.111.85.2
May28° / 22°8311.911.66.2
Jun27° / 21°569.611.56.6
Jul27° / 20°287.311.57.1
Aug27° / 20°112.511.77.8
Sep28° / 21°10211.97.1
Oct30° / 22°203.512.26.2
Nov30° / 23°64812.45.1
Dec29° / 24°1992212.53.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31684
41684
51684
61981
71981
82080
92278
102476
112476
122773
132872
143070
153268
163367
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193664
203763
213664
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Suai gets around 193 mm of rain over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
188
288
387
487
586
685
784
882
981
1079
1177
1275
1373
1471
1569
1667
1765
1863
1962
2061
2160
2259
2358
2457
2557
2656
2756
2856
2956
3056
3156

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10199
20199
30199
40199
50298
60298
70298
80397
90397
101495
111495
121594
131693
141792
151792
161891
171990
1811089
1911089
2011188
2111188
2211188
2311287
2411287
2501288
2601288
2701288
2801288
2901288
3001288
3101189

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

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 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:466:58
212.26:466:58
312.26:476:57
412.26:476:57
512.26:476:56
612.26:476:56
712.16:476:55
812.16:476:55
912.16:476:54
1012.16:476:54
1112.16:476:53
1212.16:476:53
1312.16:476:52
1412.16:476:52
1512.16:476:51
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1812.06:476:49
1912.06:476:49
2012.06:476:48
2112.06:476:48
2212.06:466:47
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2612.06:466:45
2712.06:466:44
2812.06:466:44
2911.96:466:43
3011.96:466:42
3111.96:466:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
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275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Suai

In seasonPeak

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

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

Suai's monsoon runs December–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 Suai?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Suai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Suai in March

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

In March, Suai sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Suai in March

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 15 km away) is warmest in December 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
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Suai 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 Suai peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (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 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Suai?

Suai sits at 9.3°S, 125.3°E, 73 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Maliana, 36 km away.

MalianaAtsabeAtambuaGlenoAileuMaubaraLiquiçáKefamenanu

Topography around Suai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,581 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Suai is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
1,581 m
80 km
2,916 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Maliana 36 km · Atsabe 46 km · Atambua 46 km · Gleno 68 km · Aileu 73 km · Maubara 78 km · Liquiçá 81 km · Kefamenanu 87 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 Suai (-9.3129°, 125.2565°, elevation 73 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).