Galesong weather in March

In March, Galesong sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 497 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Galesong's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Galesong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
497 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:11 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Galesong reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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)
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How March really feels in Galesong

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.

Galesong weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°91829.912.33.3
Feb28° / 26°74126.312.23.4
Mar28° / 26°49726.4123.6
Apr29° / 27°24718.711.94.3
May29° / 27°528.411.85.8
Jun28° / 27°335.211.76.4
Jul28° / 26°193.111.77.4
Aug28° / 26°41.111.87.8
Sep28° / 26°51.1127.2
Oct29° / 27°375.412.16.3
Nov29° / 27°20018.312.24.4
Dec28° / 26°83828.912.33.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21189
31189
41189
51189
61288
71288
81387
91486
101585
111585
121684
131981
141981
152179
162179
172179
182377
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202377
212476
222575
232575
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252377
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282278
292278
302278
312179

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Galesong gets around 497 mm of rain over 26.4 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 85% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
194
293
393
493
592
692
791
891
990
1089
1188
1287
1386
1485
1584
1683
1782
1881
1980
2080
2180
2279
2379
2479
2579
2680
2780
2880
2980
3080
3180

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13862
23862
33961
44060
54159
64258
74357
84456
94555
104654
114753
124753
134852
144951
155050
165050
175050
185050
195050
205050
215050
224951
234852
244852
254753
264654
274555
284555
294456
304357
314357

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712calm
812calm
912calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
1610calm
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2010calm
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239calm
249calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:12 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:126:19
212.16:126:19
312.16:126:18
412.16:126:18
512.16:126:18
612.16:126:17
712.16:126:17
812.16:126:17
912.16:126:16
1012.16:126:16
1112.16:126:15
1212.16:126:15
1312.16:126:15
1412.06:116:14
1512.06:116:14
1612.06:116:13
1712.06:116:13
1812.06:116:12
1912.06:116:12
2012.06:116:11
2112.06:106:11
2212.06:106:11
2312.06:106:10
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2512.06:106:09
2612.06:106:09
2712.06:096:08
2812.06:096:08
2912.06:096:07
3012.06:096:07
3112.06:096:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.79 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
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294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Galesong

In seasonPeak

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

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

Galesong's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Galesong?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Galesong.

What to pack for Galesong in March

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

In March, Galesong sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Galesong 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 offshore is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°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
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Galesong 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 Galesong peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Galesong 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 Galesong is worst in October — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 1616 µg/m³Feb 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Galesong?

Galesong sits at 5.3°S, 119.4°E, 12 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Makassar, 20 km away.

Topography around Galesong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Galesong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,839 m.

The land around Galesong is covered by water (46%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, water (54%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and water (64%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
2,839 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Makassar 20 km · Maros 41 km · Sinjai 101 km · Watampone 137 km · Parepare 148 km · Sengkang 151 km · Majene 202 km · Polewali 210 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 Galesong (-5.3166°, 119.3661°, elevation 12 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).