Jember weather in March

In March, Jember sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 322 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 5% 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 Jember's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jember's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
322 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:33 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Jember is former administrative city and capital of Jember Regency.

Founded
1976

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Jember 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 on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52922
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312922

How March really feels in Jember

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 5 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
5
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.

Jember weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°35929.312.43.1
Feb29° / 22°33427.112.33.0
Mar29° / 22°32227.812.13.2
Apr29° / 22°21424.411.83.6
May29° / 21°10815.511.65.0
Jun28° / 20°6410.711.56.1
Jul27° / 19°387.611.66.8
Aug27° / 18°256.211.76.9
Sep28° / 19°5710.2126.1
Oct29° / 20°1191812.24.6
Nov29° / 21°26825.412.43.5
Dec28° / 22°33828.212.53.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3694
4793
5892
6991
7991
81090
91189
101189
111288
121387
131387
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301684
311585

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jember gets around 322 mm of rain over 27.8 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 90% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
194
294
393
493
592
692
791
890
990
1090
1189
1289
1389
1488
1588
1688
1788
1888
1988
2088
2188
2289
2389
2489
2589
2690
2790
2890
2991
3091
3191

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5595
6595
7595
8694
9694
10694
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16892
17892
18892
19892
20793
21793
22793
23793
24694
25694
26694
27595
28595
29595
30595
31496

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
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
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244calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 5:33 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:335:44
212.25:335:43
312.25:335:43
412.15:335:42
512.15:335:42
612.15:335:41
712.15:335:41
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1512.15:335:37
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1712.05:335:36
1812.05:335:35
1912.05:335:35
2012.05:335:34
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2212.05:335:33
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2412.05:335:32
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2612.05:325:31
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2912.05:325:29
3011.95:325:29
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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 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
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104.9Bright
114.9Bright
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135.0Bright
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285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jember

In seasonPeak

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

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

Jember'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 Jember?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jember.

What to pack for Jember in March

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

In March, Jember sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jember 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 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
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Jember 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 Jember peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 21UV 14Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Jember 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 Jember is worst in July — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (September, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateJul 1644 µg/m³Sep 1825 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr35Poor
May31Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul46Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jember?

Jember sits at 8.2°S, 113.7°E, 86 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bondowoso, 32 km away.

Topography around Jember

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jember has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,460 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,219 m.

The land around Jember is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
1,460 m
80 km
3,219 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bondowoso 32 km · Kencong 39 km · Besuki 49 km · Lumajang 52 km · Genteng 54 km · Balung 54 km · Gambiran Satu 55 km · Kraksaan 57 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 Jember (-8.1721°, 113.6995°, elevation 86 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).