Climate averages 1991–2020
Alor Setar weather
in March.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Alor Setar: daytime highs average 32.7°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 132 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes March a wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pendang (19 km away). In March its highs average 32.8°C, about as warm as Alor Setar, with 155 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Alor Setar ranks 2nd of 72 for the warmest March highs and 11th of 72 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 72 cities is 30.1°C; Alor Setar is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 31.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 132 mm to 193 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Alor Setar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 53 | 9.2 | 11.812 h |
| February | 33.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 60 | 9.8 | 11.912 h |
| March, selected | 32.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 132 | 18.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 193 | 25.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 243 | 25.9 | 12.412 h |
| June | 30.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 184 | 21.3 | 12.512 h |
| July | 29.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 190 | 22.2 | 12.412 h |
| August | 29.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 232 | 23.6 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 259 | 26.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 320 | 28.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 234 | 25.0 | 11.812 h |
| December | 29.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 129 | 15.6 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Pendang in MarchMalaysia · 19 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 155 mm rain
- Sungai Petani in MarchMalaysia · 55 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.3°C · 163 mm rain
- Kota Kuala Muda in MarchMalaysia · 59 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 24.8°C · 161 mm rain
- Tasek Glugor in MarchMalaysia · 73 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 172 mm rain
- Butterworth in MarchMalaysia · 80 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.5°C · 161 mm rain
- Paya Terubong in MarchMalaysia · 84 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.3°C · 170 mm rain
- Bukit Mertajam in MarchMalaysia · 85 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.0°C · 198 mm rain
- Kulim in MarchMalaysia · 87 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.4°C · 198 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Alor Setar) is explained once on the Alor Setar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.