Agats weather in March

In March, Agats sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 342 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Agats's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agats's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 342 mm; 27.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:56 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 11th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Agats reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25
31	30	25

How March really feels in Agats

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Agats weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 25°	268	26.4	12.3	2.7
Feb	31° / 25°	284	24.9	12.2	2.6
Mar	31° / 25°	342	27.8	12	2.6
Apr	30° / 25°	331	27.7	11.9	2.6
May	30° / 25°	264	25.3	11.8	3.0
Jun	29° / 24°	236	22.2	11.7	3.6
Jul	29° / 24°	176	19.6	11.7	4.1
Aug	29° / 24°	179	17.7	11.8	4.3
Sep	29° / 24°	233	21.6	12	3.6
Oct	30° / 24°	266	24.6	12.1	3.1
Nov	31° / 25°	240	26.7	12.3	2.6
Dec	31° / 25°	289	28.1	12.3	2.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	3	97

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Agats gets around 342 mm of rain over 27.8 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	92	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	92
30	92
31	92

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Miserable (%)	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94
31	6	94

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
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6	7	calm
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16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
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29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54
Sunset (PM)	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:57	6:04
2	12.1	5:57	6:04
3	12.1	5:57	6:03
4	12.1	5:57	6:03
5	12.1	5:57	6:03
6	12.1	5:57	6:02
7	12.1	5:57	6:02
8	12.1	5:57	6:02
9	12.1	5:57	6:01
10	12.1	5:57	6:01
11	12.1	5:57	6:00
12	12.1	5:56	6:00
13	12.1	5:56	6:00
14	12.0	5:56	5:59
15	12.0	5:56	5:59
16	12.0	5:56	5:58
17	12.0	5:56	5:58
18	12.0	5:56	5:57
19	12.0	5:56	5:57
20	12.0	5:55	5:56
21	12.0	5:55	5:56
22	12.0	5:55	5:55
23	12.0	5:55	5:55
24	12.0	5:55	5:55
25	12.0	5:55	5:54
26	12.0	5:54	5:54
27	12.0	5:54	5:53
28	12.0	5:54	5:53
29	12.0	5:54	5:52
30	12.0	5:54	5:52
31	12.0	5:54	5:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Agats

In seasonPeak

In March, Agats sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Agats sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Agats?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Agats.

What to pack for Agats in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Agats sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Agats in March

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	30	30	30	29	27	26	26	26	28	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	30	Tropical
Mar	30	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	28	Warm
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Agats in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agats peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	16	15	12	10	11	13	14	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Agats?

Agats sits at 5.5°S, 138.1°E, 4 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tiom, 184 km away.

Topography around Agats

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Agats.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agats has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m.

The land around Agats is covered by trees (44%) and mangroves (36%) within 3 km, trees (49%), mangroves (30%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

27 m

trees 44%

16 km

38 m

trees 49%

80 km

40 m

trees 56%

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← February Agats year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Tiom 184 km · Wamena 185 km · Timika 192 km · Mulia 204 km · Nabire 380 km · Merauke 413 km · Sentani 423 km · Abepura 429 km

Indonesia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $5,060; 2025
Happiness: 5.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 30%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.3; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 11.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 471
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Agats (-5.545°, 138.1352°, elevation 4 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25
31	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25
31	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	25
2	31	25
3	31	25
4	31	25
5	31	25
6	31	25
7	31	25
8	31	25
9	31	25
10	31	25
11	31	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	30	25
24	30	25
25	30	25
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25
31	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	3	97
6	3	97
7	3	97
8	3	97
9	2	98
10	2	98
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	3	97
19	3	97
20	3	97
21	3	97
22	3	97
23	4	96
24	4	96
25	4	96
26	4	96
27	4	96
28	4	96
29	4	96
30	4	96
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	90
14	90
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	5	95
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	6	94
31	6	94