Climate averages 1991–2020
Pasir Puteh weather
in March.
A hot, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Pasir Puteh: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 117 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes March a wet month (the 3rd 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 Kota Bharu (37 km away). In March its highs average 30.0°C, about as warm as Pasir Puteh, with 114 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Pasir Puteh ranks joint 31st of 72 for the warmest March highs and 7th of 72 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 72 cities is 30.1°C; Pasir Puteh is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 31.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 117 mm to 112 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
Pasir Puteh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.7°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 223 | 20.0 | 11.812 h |
| February | 28.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 94 | 13.3 | 11.912 h |
| March, selected | 30.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 117 | 14.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 112 | 16.6 | 12.212 h |
| May | 31.4°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 170 | 24.6 | 12.412 h |
| June | 31.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 171 | 24.2 | 12.512 h |
| July | 30.8°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 178 | 24.9 | 12.412 h |
| August | 30.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 204 | 25.7 | 12.312 h |
| September | 30.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 238 | 26.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.6°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 307 | 28.7 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.4°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 394 | 27.7 | 11.912 h |
| December | 27.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 471 | 25.4 | 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
- Kota Bharu in MarchMalaysia · 37 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 114 mm rain
- Pasir Mas in MarchMalaysia · 37 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 22.8°C · 114 mm rain
- Kuala Krai in MarchMalaysia · 40 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 22.9°C · 159 mm rain
- Kuala Nerus in MarchMalaysia · 86 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 187 mm rain
- Kuala Terengganu in MarchMalaysia · 99 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 130 mm rain
- Yala in MarchThailand · 147 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 22.9°C · 86 mm rain
- Ipoh in MarchMalaysia · 201 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 197 mm rain
- Cukai in MarchMalaysia · 209 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 171 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 Pasir Puteh) is explained once on the Pasir Puteh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.