Bengkayang weather in March

In March, Bengkayang sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 219 mm of rain across 24.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bengkayang's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bengkayang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
219 mm
24.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:52 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
86%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bengkayang reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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.

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How March really feels in Bengkayang

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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bengkayang weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°27326.6123.1
Feb30° / 22°21021.4123.3
Mar30° / 23°21924.4123.0
Apr31° / 23°26727.4122.6
May31° / 23°22325.8122.8
Jun31° / 23°15820.5123.3
Jul31° / 23°14618.5123.6
Aug31° / 23°15019.5123.4
Sep31° / 23°19823.1123.0
Oct30° / 23°31528.7122.7
Nov30° / 23°35829.2122.7
Dec29° / 23°35028.8122.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3793
4793
5793
6892
7892
8892
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10892
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bengkayang gets around 219 mm of rain over 24.4 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 80% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
174
273
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573
673
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874
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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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:565:55
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312.05:565:55
412.05:555:54
512.05:555:54
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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 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bengkayang?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bengkayang.

What to pack for Bengkayang in March

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

In March, Bengkayang sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bengkayang 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 63 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Bengkayang 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 Bengkayang peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bengkayang 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 Bengkayang is worst in September — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1153 µg/m³Jan 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug48Poor
Sep55Poor
Oct27Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bengkayang?

Bengkayang sits at 0.8°N, 109.4°E, 106 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Singkawang, 51 km away.

Topography around Bengkayang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bengkayang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m around an average of 157 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,405 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,630 m.

The land around Bengkayang is covered by trees (95%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
425 m
16 km
1,405 m
80 km
1,630 m
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March weather nearby: Singkawang 51 km · Kota Sambas 61 km · Sungai Raya 61 km · Pemangkat 64 km · Pontianak 97 km · Bau 103 km · Lundu 104 km · Tebedu 105 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 Bengkayang (0.8319°, 109.4359°, elevation 106 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. 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).