Ambon weather in March

In March, Ambon sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 158 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ambon's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:36 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Ambon is city in Maluku Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,163/km²
people per km²
Founded
1575

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ambon reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Ambon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ambon weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 27°16123.612.24.1
Feb28° / 27°12119.812.14.3
Mar28° / 26°15822.8124.3
Apr28° / 26°20324.911.94.0
May27° / 26°23024.611.84.3
Jun26° / 25°24123.911.84.4
Jul26° / 25°17521.911.84.8
Aug26° / 25°10016.711.95.7
Sep26° / 25°7114.3125.8
Oct27° / 26°701512.15.7
Nov28° / 26°7916.612.25.2
Dec28° / 27°15723.812.23.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ambon gets around 158 mm of rain over 22.8 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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268
368
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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36040
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56139
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76337
86436
96535
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116733
126832
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157228
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Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

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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 6:38 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:386:43
212.16:386:43
312.16:386:42
412.16:386:42
512.16:386:42
612.16:386:41
712.16:386:41
812.16:376:41
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1912.06:366:36
2012.06:356:36
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2512.06:346:34
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2712.06:346:33
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2912.06:336:32
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ambon?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ambon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ambon in March

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

In March, Ambon sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ambon in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ambon in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambon peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 16Jul 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ambon?

Ambon sits at 3.7°S, 128.2°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Amahai, 91 km away.

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Topography around Ambon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 875 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m.

The land around Ambon is covered by trees (40%), water (33%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, water (49%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and water (72%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
344 m
16 km
875 m
80 km
1,302 m
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March weather nearby: Amahai 91 km · Masohi 98 km · Namlea 130 km · Namrole 163 km · Kawasi 249 km · Sanana 305 km · Waisai 463 km · Sorong 464 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
Muslim 87%Protestant 8%Roman Catholic 3%Hindu 2%

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 Ambon (-3.6958°, 128.1833°, elevation 12 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. 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).