Belawan in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Belawan sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 660 mm of rain over about 77 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Belawan's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Belawan has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Belawan's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
660 mm
77 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
2.4
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Belawan in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical spring day in Belawan reaches about 32°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Belawan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
89 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Belawan weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°21425.411.82.9
Feb31° / 24°14420.611.93.0
Mar32° / 24°18223.6122.7
Apr32° / 25°22926.812.12.2
May32° / 25°25026.812.22.3
Jun32° / 25°20123.512.22.5
Jul32° / 24°21323.912.22.7
Aug32° / 24°25226.712.12.4
Sep31° / 24°32428.3122.3
Oct31° / 24°36229.911.92.3
Nov30° / 24°39229.511.82.4
Dec30° / 24°34728.611.82.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Belawan gets around 660 mm of rain over 77 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%100%MarAprMay

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Belawan

In seasonPeak

In spring, Belawan overlaps its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Belawan sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Belawan?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belawan.

What to pack for Belawan in Spring

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

In spring, Belawan sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 77 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Belawan in Spring

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January near 29°C.

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

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Belawan in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belawan peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Belawan in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Belawan is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1632 µg/m³Dec 1123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Belawan?

Belawan sits at 3.8°N, 98.7°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Labuhan Deli, 13 km away.

Topography around Belawan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belawan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,415 m.

The land around Belawan is covered by mangroves (44%), artificial surfaces (24%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (32%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
26 m
80 km
2,415 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
Spring weather nearby: Labuhan Deli 13 km · Medan 21 km · Sunggal 23 km · Percut 26 km · Stabat 26 km · Binjai 29 km · Deli Tua 30 km · Perbaungan 38 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 Belawan (3.7755°, 98.6832°, elevation 5 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.