Venilale weather in March

In March, Venilale sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 191 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 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 Venilale's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Venilale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
191 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:42 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

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 Venilale reaches about 28°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 27°C and 29°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)
12825
22825
32825
42825
52825
62825
72825
82825
92825
102825
112825
122825
132825
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312824

How March really feels in Venilale

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.

Venilale weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°18826.812.43.4
Feb28° / 25°16324.412.33.4
Mar28° / 25°19124.412.14.0
Apr28° / 24°15419.311.84.9
May27° / 24°13417.111.65.5
Jun26° / 23°8613.211.56.2
Jul26° / 22°429.811.56.9
Aug26° / 22°154.311.77.8
Sep27° / 22°122.411.97.9
Oct28° / 24°314.812.26.9
Nov29° / 25°9712.912.45.2
Dec29° / 25°19025.712.53.5

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
52080
62080
72179
82377
92377
102575
112674
122872
133070
143169
153367
163565
173565
183664
193763
203763
213862
223961
233961
243961
253961
263961
273961
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Venilale gets around 191 mm of rain over 24.4 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 78% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
189
289
389
489
588
687
787
886
985
1084
1182
1281
1380
1478
1577
1676
1774
1873
1973
2072
2172
2271
2371
2471
2571
2672
2772
2872
2972
3072
3173

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10928
20928
30928
40928
50928
60928
70928
80937
90937
100937
110946
120946
130946
141936
151936
161936
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181945
191945
201945
211945
221945
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251945
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291945
301945
311945

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
157calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:42 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:426:53
212.26:426:53
312.26:426:52
412.26:426:52
512.16:436:51
612.16:436:51
712.16:436:50
812.16:436:50
912.16:436:49
1012.16:436:49
1112.16:436:49
1212.16:436:48
1312.16:426:47
1412.16:426:47
1512.16:426:46
1612.16:426:46
1712.16:426:45
1812.06:426:45
1912.06:426:44
2012.06:426:44
2112.06:426:43
2212.06:426:43
2312.06:426:42
2412.06:426:42
2512.06:426:41
2612.06:426:40
2712.06:426:40
2812.06:426:39
2912.06:426:39
3011.96:416:38
3111.96:416:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Venilale

In seasonPeak

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

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

Venilale's rainy season runs November–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Venilale?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Venilale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Venilale in March

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

In March, Venilale sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Venilale 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 30 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
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Venilale 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 Venilale peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Venilale?

Venilale sits at 8.6°S, 126.4°E, 834 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Baucau, 20 km away.

BaucauLospalosDiliAileuGlenoAtsabeLiquiçáMaubara

Topography around Venilale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Venilale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m around an average of 732 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,713 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,299 m.

The land around Venilale is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
420 m
16 km
1,713 m
80 km
2,299 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Baucau 20 km · Lospalos 69 km · Dili 89 km · Aileu 90 km · Gleno 104 km · Atsabe 112 km · Liquiçá 114 km · Maubara 129 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 Venilale (-8.6431°, 126.3783°, elevation 834 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).