Climate averages 1991–2020
Maran weather
in March.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Maran: daytime highs average 31.4°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 175 mm of rain on roughly 20 days, which makes March a wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kuantan (66 km away). In March its highs average 29.3°C, 2.0°C cooler than Maran, with 143 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Maran ranks 3rd of 72 for the warmest March highs and 35th of 72 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 72 cities is 30.1°C; Maran is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 31.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 175 mm to 204 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
Maran climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 159 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| February | 30.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 95 | 13.3 | 12.012 h |
| March, selected | 31.4°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 175 | 19.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.5°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 204 | 25.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 31.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 196 | 25.8 | 12.312 h |
| June | 31.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 145 | 22.7 | 12.312 h |
| July | 30.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 148 | 22.9 | 12.312 h |
| August | 31.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 164 | 23.9 | 12.212 h |
| September | 30.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 181 | 24.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 248 | 26.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 312 | 28.1 | 12.012 h |
| December | 28.6°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 273 | 24.6 | 11.912 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
- Kuantan in MarchMalaysia · 66 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.0°C · 143 mm rain
- Cukai in MarchMalaysia · 103 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 171 mm rain
- Ampang in MarchMalaysia · 122 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 263 mm rain
- Bandar Mahkota Cheras in MarchMalaysia · 123 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 22.7°C · 258 mm rain
- Setapak in MarchMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 22.9°C · 263 mm rain
- Kuala Kubu Baharu in MarchMalaysia · 124 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 23.1°C · 221 mm rain
- Kajang in MarchMalaysia · 128 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.9°C · 258 mm rain
- Selayang Baru Utara in MarchMalaysia · 128 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 23.3°C · 263 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 Maran) is explained once on the Maran year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.