Cianjur weather in March

In March, Cianjur sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 299 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Cianjur's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cianjur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
299 mm
29.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:00 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
87%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Cianjur reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Cianjur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 21 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
21
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.

Cianjur weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°30529.112.43.2
Feb28° / 22°2912712.23.1
Mar29° / 22°29929.4122.9
Apr29° / 22°2582711.93.1
May29° / 22°14021.811.73.8
Jun29° / 21°8314.911.64.6
Jul30° / 21°6710.811.65.0
Aug30° / 21°558.211.85.0
Sep31° / 21°8011.1124.4
Oct30° / 22°22819.912.23.6
Nov29° / 22°32826.512.33.1
Dec29° / 22°32227.712.43.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2694
3694
4694
5694
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cianjur gets around 299 mm of rain over 29.4 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 95% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
295
395
495
595
695
795
895
995
1094
1194
1294
1394
1494
1594
1694
1794
1895
1995
2095
2195
2295
2395
2495
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3195

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1694
2694
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17496
18496
19496
20496
21496
22397
23397
24397
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30199
31199

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
24calm
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44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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 6:00 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:006:09
212.16:006:09
312.16:006:08
412.16:006:08
512.16:006:07
612.16:006:07
712.16:006:07
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912.16:006:06
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1812.05:596:02
1912.05:596:01
2012.05:596:01
2112.05:596:00
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2612.05:595:57
2712.05:585:57
2812.05:585:56
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3012.05:585:55
3112.05:585:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.6Bright
54.6Bright
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84.7Bright
94.7Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cianjur

In seasonPeak

In March, Cianjur sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cianjur's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Cianjur?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cianjur.

What to pack for Cianjur in March

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

In March, Cianjur sees daytime highs around 29°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

UV index in Cianjur in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cianjur peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Nov 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov7High
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Cianjur 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 Cianjur is worst in May — around 121 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMay 21120 µg/m³Jan 1177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar95Unhealthy
Apr106Unhealthy
May121Unhealthy
Jun117Unhealthy
Jul108Unhealthy
Aug92Unhealthy
Sep84Unhealthy
Oct84Unhealthy
Nov87Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Cianjur?

Cianjur sits at 6.8°S, 107.1°E, 456 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Ciranjang-hilir, 13 km away.

Topography around Cianjur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cianjur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 450 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,513 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,993 m.

The land around Cianjur is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), cropland (32%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
2,513 m
80 km
2,993 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ciranjang-hilir 13 km · Sukabumi 26 km · Padalarang 37 km · Caringin 37 km · Cicurug 40 km · Purwakarta 45 km · Cimahi 45 km · Bogor 46 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 Cianjur (-6.8222°, 107.1394°, elevation 456 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. 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).