Batu weather in March

In March, Batu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 464 mm of rain across 28.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Batu's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
464 mm
28.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:38 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Batu is city in East Java Province, Indonesia.

Density
1,114/km²
people per km²
Founded
2001

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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Batu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12720
22720
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42720
52720
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Batu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°51029.712.43.4
Feb26° / 20°49327.612.33.3
Mar27° / 20°46428.912.13.5
Apr27° / 20°29525.511.83.9
May27° / 19°13818.511.65.1
Jun27° / 18°7212.811.66.0
Jul26° / 17°519.811.66.5
Aug27° / 17°377.411.76.7
Sep28° / 18°578.1126.5
Oct28° / 19°15215.412.25.4
Nov27° / 20°32623.312.44.1
Dec27° / 20°43628.412.43.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3397
4496
5496
6496
7496
8595
9595
10595
11595
12694
13694
14694
15694
16793
17892
18892
19991
20991
21991
22991
231090
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Batu gets around 464 mm of rain over 28.9 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 94% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
397
497
597
697
796
896
995
1095
1195
1294
1394
1494
1593
1693
1793
1892
1992
2092
2191
2291
2391
2491
2591
2691
2791
2892
2992
3092
3192

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
108713
208713
308713
408713
508713
608713
708713
808713
918712
1018712
1118712
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:385:48
212.25:385:48
312.15:385:47
412.15:385:47
512.15:385:46
612.15:385:46
712.15:385:45
812.15:385:45
912.15:385:45
1012.15:385:44
1112.15:385:44
1212.15:385:43
1312.15:385:43
1412.15:385:42
1512.15:385:42
1612.15:385:41
1712.05:385:41
1812.05:385:40
1912.05:385:40
2012.05:385:39
2112.05:385:39
2212.05:375:38
2312.05:375:37
2412.05:375:37
2512.05:375:36
2612.05:375:36
2712.05:375:35
2812.05:375:35
2912.05:375:34
3011.95:375:34
3111.95:375:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
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284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Batu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Batu's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Batu?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Batu.

What to pack for Batu in March

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

In March, Batu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Batu 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 at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Batu 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 Batu peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Batu in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Batu is worst in May — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMay 13101 µg/m³Aug 2267 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan76Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar87Unhealthy
Apr99Unhealthy
May101Unhealthy
Jun95Unhealthy
Jul81Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct80Unhealthy
Nov87Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Batu?

Batu sits at 7.9°S, 112.5°E, 881 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Singosari, 15 km away.

Topography around Batu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m around an average of 915 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,889 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,645 m.

The land around Batu is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
588 m
16 km
2,889 m
80 km
3,645 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Singosari 15 km · Malang 17 km · Lawang 19 km · Prigen 23 km · Pakisaji 23 km · Kepanjen 29 km · Pandaan 30 km · Sumberpucung 32 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 Batu (-7.87°, 112.5283°, elevation 881 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).