Kualakapuas weather in March

In March, Kualakapuas sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 248 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Kualakapuas's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kualakapuas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
248 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:31 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
90%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Kualakapuas is capital of Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kualakapuas reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
13124
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How March really feels in Kualakapuas

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
12 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Kualakapuas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°24328.112.22.5
Feb31° / 24°21024.912.12.5
Mar31° / 24°24827.8122.4
Apr32° / 25°21927.311.92.4
May32° / 25°1392211.92.9
Jun31° / 24°10917.611.83.4
Jul31° / 24°8214.211.83.8
Aug32° / 23°559.911.93.8
Sep33° / 24°6810.8123.3
Oct33° / 24°16018.312.12.8
Nov32° / 24°24027.712.12.3
Dec31° / 24°26529.112.22.3

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 (%)
1397
2496
3496
4496
5595
6496
7496
8595
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10595
11595
12595
13595
14694
15694
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18793
19793
20892
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30892
31793

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kualakapuas gets around 248 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 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
389
489
589
690
790
890
991
1091
1191
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1492
1592
1692
1791
1891
1991
2091
2190
2290
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2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3091
3191

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12575
22476
32476
42377
52377
62278
72179
82080
91981
101981
111882
121783
131684
141684
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201486
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221387
231387
241387
251288
261288
271288
281189
291189
301189
311090

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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135calm
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185calm
195calm
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245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

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 5:34 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:345:38
212.15:345:37
312.15:345:37
412.15:345:37
512.15:335:36
612.05:335:36
712.05:335:36
812.05:335:36
912.05:335:35
1012.05:335:35
1112.05:325:35
1212.05:325:34
1312.05:325:34
1412.05:325:33
1512.05:325:33
1612.05:315:33
1712.05:315:32
1812.05:315:32
1912.05:315:32
2012.05:315:31
2112.05:305:31
2212.05:305:30
2312.05:305:30
2412.05:305:30
2512.05:295:29
2612.05:295:29
2712.05:295:28
2812.05:295:28
2912.05:295:28
3012.05:285:27
3112.05:285:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.5 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
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104.6Bright
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264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kualakapuas?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kualakapuas.

What to pack for Kualakapuas in March

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

In March, Kualakapuas sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kualakapuas in March

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 50 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August 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
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Kualakapuas 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 Kualakapuas peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kualakapuas 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 Kualakapuas is worst in September — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 2287 µg/m³Jan 1520 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug39Poor
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct82Unhealthy
Nov44Poor
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kualakapuas?

Kualakapuas sits at 3.0°S, 114.4°E, 9 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Banjarmasin, 41 km away.

Topography around Kualakapuas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kualakapuas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m.

The land around Kualakapuas is covered by trees (33%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
186 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Banjarmasin 41 km · Banjarbaru 69 km · Martapura 69 km · Palangkaraya 103 km · Amuntai 116 km · Barabai 120 km · Tanjung 147 km · Sampit 168 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 Kualakapuas (-3.0091°, 114.3876°, elevation 9 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. 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).