Jatiwangi weather in March

In March, Jatiwangi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 409 mm of rain across 29.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Jatiwangi's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jatiwangi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
409 mm
29.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:55 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
88%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
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 Jatiwangi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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 Jatiwangi

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.

Jatiwangi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°3783012.32.8
Feb29° / 22°37027.312.22.7
Mar30° / 23°40929.9122.6
Apr30° / 23°29626.511.92.8
May31° / 23°13718.911.73.7
Jun31° / 23°8111.711.64.5
Jul31° / 22°477.311.64.9
Aug32° / 22°223.911.84.8
Sep32° / 23°486.2124.1
Oct32° / 23°14114.912.13.3
Nov31° / 23°33224.812.32.7
Dec30° / 23°43229.312.42.6

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 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13694
14694
15694
16694
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jatiwangi gets around 409 mm of rain over 29.9 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
598
698
797
897
997
1097
1197
1297
1396
1496
1596
1696
1796
1896
1996
2096
2196
2296
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2496
2596
2696
2796
2896
2996
3096
3196

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10973
20973
30973
40973
50964
60964
70964
80964
90964
100964
110964
120964
130955
140955
150955
160955
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250946
260946
270946
280937
290937
300928
310928

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
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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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 5:56 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:566:04
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312.15:566:04
412.15:566:03
512.15:566:03
612.15:566:02
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912.15:566:01
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1112.15:566:00
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1312.15:565:59
1412.15:555:59
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1812.05:555:57
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2012.05:555:56
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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 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jatiwangi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Jatiwangi?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jatiwangi.

What to pack for Jatiwangi in March

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jatiwangi 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 42 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
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Jatiwangi in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jatiwangi peaks around March 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 14Jun 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Jatiwangi 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 Jatiwangi is worst in May — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMay 1672 µg/m³Sep 1253 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr69Unhealthy
May72Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug54Poor
Sep53Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jatiwangi?

Jatiwangi sits at 6.7°S, 108.3°E, 47 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Majalengka, 12 km away.

Topography around Jatiwangi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jatiwangi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,025 m.

The land around Jatiwangi is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), water (26%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
840 m
80 km
3,025 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Majalengka 12 km · Palimanan 18 km · Arjawinangun 19 km · Klangenan 20 km · Plumbon 23 km · Sumber 25 km · Weru 27 km · Jatibarang 29 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 Jatiwangi (-6.7336°, 108.2628°, elevation 47 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).