Climate averages 1991–2020
Balanga weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Balanga: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Limay (14 km away). In March its highs average 30.1°C, 0.8°C cooler than Balanga, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 151 cities listed in the Philippines, Balanga ranks joint 32nd of 151 for the warmest March highs and joint 14th of 151 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 151 cities is 29.5°C; Balanga is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 23 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
Balanga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 22 | 3.5 | 11.411 h |
| February | 29.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 20 | 2.9 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 30.9°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 23 | 3.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.4°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 23 | 5.5 | 12.512 h |
| May | 31.6°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 155 | 18.3 | 12.813 h |
| June | 30.2°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 279 | 25.2 | 13.013 h |
| July | 29.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 446 | 28.8 | 12.913 h |
| August | 28.8°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 421 | 28.8 | 12.613 h |
| September | 28.9°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 355 | 27.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.5°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 195 | 19.6 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.6°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 82 | 10.2 | 11.511 h |
| December | 28.8°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 81 | 8.2 | 11.311 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
- Limay in MarchPhilippines · 14 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Mariveles in MarchPhilippines · 27 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 25.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Olongapo in MarchPhilippines · 32 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Malolos in MarchPhilippines · 35 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Apalit in MarchPhilippines · 40 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.4°C · 29 mm rain
- Guiguinto in MarchPhilippines · 41 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 29 mm rain
- Plaridel in MarchPhilippines · 42 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.1°C · 29 mm rain
- San Fernando in MarchPhilippines · 43 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 29 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 Balanga) is explained once on the Balanga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.