Weather in Manila in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Manila in March
Going from a maximum of +35°C during the day to a minimum of +22°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +32°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 15% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +33°C.
Is Manila warm or cold in March?
Manila is typically hot in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +30°C to +32°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +24°C to +25°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Manila:
Water temperature in Manila in March
Water in Manila in March is Warm. It varies from +26°C to +28°C, with an average of +27°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +32°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Manila in March?
Climate in Manila in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +32°C | +33°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +19°C | +18°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +35°C | +38°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 20 mm | 24 mm | 18 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +27°C | +29°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 69% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 20 | 18 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +30°C to +32°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 20 mm to 24 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 71% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 4 to 7.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Manila is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Manila?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Manila in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+30°C) and the highest in 2020 (+32°C). The driest year was 1987 with only 755 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 3498 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Manila, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.