Climate averages 1991–2020
Sibu weather
in March.
A hot, very wet month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Sibu: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 23.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 227 mm of rain on roughly 26 days, which makes March a very wet month (the 5th 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 Bintulu (166 km away). In March its highs average 30.1°C, about as warm as Sibu, with 165 mm of rain.
Among the 72 cities listed in Malaysia, Sibu ranks joint 31st of 72 for the warmest March highs and 63rd of 72 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 72 cities is 30.1°C; Sibu is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 227 mm to 230 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
Sibu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 312 | 27.8 | 12.012 h |
| February | 29.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 243 | 24.1 | 12.012 h |
| March, selected | 30.2°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 227 | 26.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 230 | 26.8 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 218 | 25.8 | 12.212 h |
| June | 30.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 177 | 21.2 | 12.312 h |
| July | 30.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 174 | 20.7 | 12.212 h |
| August | 30.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 192 | 21.2 | 12.212 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 242 | 24.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.9°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 280 | 28.0 | 12.112 h |
| November | 29.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 307 | 28.7 | 12.012 h |
| December | 29.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 344 | 29.0 | 12.012 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
- Bintulu in MarchMalaysia · 166 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.5°C · 165 mm rain
- Kuching in MarchMalaysia · 185 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 23.8°C · 276 mm rain
- Sintang in MarchIndonesia · 251 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.5°C · 266 mm rain
- Miri in MarchMalaysia · 336 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.6°C · 82 mm rain
- Marudi in MarchMalaysia · 348 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.3°C · 206 mm rain
- Singkawang in MarchIndonesia · 351 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 187 mm rain
- Pontianak in MarchIndonesia · 379 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 199 mm rain
- Bandar Seri Begawan in MarchBrunei · 451 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.3°C · 91 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 Sibu) is explained once on the Sibu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.