Candi Prambanan weather in March

In March, Candi Prambanan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 372 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 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 Candi Prambanan's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Candi Prambanan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
372 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
86%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
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 Candi Prambanan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 Candi Prambanan

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.

Candi Prambanan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°42929.312.42.8
Feb30° / 22°42427.412.32.6
Mar30° / 22°3722912.12.7
Apr30° / 23°26025.511.83.0
May30° / 22°12216.811.74.0
Jun30° / 21°7010.711.64.8
Jul30° / 21°366.111.65.7
Aug30° / 20°213.911.76.0
Sep30° / 21°416.4125.2
Oct30° / 22°13516.112.24.0
Nov30° / 23°29725.812.43.0
Dec29° / 23°39128.512.42.9

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 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2595
3595
4595
5595
6694
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Candi Prambanan gets around 372 mm of rain over 29 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 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
297
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497
596
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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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11918
21918
31918
40928
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60928
70937
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90946
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110946
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Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 5:46 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:465:56
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312.15:475:55
412.15:475:55
512.15:475:54
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712.15:465:54
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2012.05:465:47
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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 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Candi Prambanan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Candi Prambanan'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 Candi Prambanan?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Candi Prambanan.

What to pack for Candi Prambanan in March

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

In March, Candi Prambanan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Candi Prambanan 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 43 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Candi Prambanan 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 Candi Prambanan peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 14 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Candi Prambanan 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 Candi Prambanan is worst in April — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 34 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 2158 µg/m³Sep 1134 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr58Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Candi Prambanan?

Candi Prambanan sits at 7.8°S, 110.5°E, 157 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Jogonalan, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Candi Prambanan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Candi Prambanan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,290 m.

The land around Candi Prambanan is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
781 m
80 km
3,290 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Jogonalan 7.0 km · Depok 7.0 km · Kebonarun 9.0 km · Wedi 9.0 km · Karangnongko 11 km · Klaten 13 km · Melati 14 km · Yogyakarta 15 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 Candi Prambanan (-7.75°, 110.4942°, elevation 157 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).