Lhokseumawe weather in March

In March, Lhokseumawe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 66 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-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 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lhokseumawe's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lhokseumawe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:42 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
71%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Lhokseumawe is administrative city in Aceh Utara Regency, Indonesia.

Founded
1986

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Lhokseumawe 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 28°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Lhokseumawe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 25 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
25
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.

Lhokseumawe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°11317.611.75.1
Feb28° / 26°5911.211.85.8
Mar28° / 26°6613125.2
Apr29° / 27°8717.312.14.4
May29° / 27°9516.412.24.2
Jun29° / 27°6112.412.34.7
Jul29° / 27°6613.212.34.7
Aug29° / 27°7915.312.24.5
Sep29° / 26°9218124.3
Oct28° / 26°15824.111.93.9
Nov28° / 26°2482611.83.7
Dec27° / 26°25824.111.74.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33961
43862
53862
63862
73961
83862
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103862
113862
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lhokseumawe gets around 66 mm of rain over 13 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 43% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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234
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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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17525
27426
37327
47228
57129
67030
76832
86733
96634
106535
116436
126337
136139
146040
155941
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205149
214951
224852
234753
244654
254555
264357
274258
284159
294060
303961
313862

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:486:41
211.96:486:41
311.96:476:41
411.96:476:41
511.96:466:41
611.96:466:41
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811.96:456:41
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1312.06:436:40
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2012.06:406:39
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2712.06:376:38
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2912.06:366:38
3012.06:366:38
3112.06:356:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.73 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Lhokseumawe

In seasonPeak

None of Lhokseumawe's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Lhokseumawe sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Lhokseumawe's rainy season runs October–December, 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 Lhokseumawe?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Lhokseumawe for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lhokseumawe in March

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

In March, Lhokseumawe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lhokseumawe 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 22 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Lhokseumawe 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 Lhokseumawe peaks around February 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 14Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Lhokseumawe 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 Lhokseumawe is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1519 µg/m³Dec 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lhokseumawe?

Lhokseumawe sits at 5.2°N, 97.2°E, 6 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Bireun, 50 km away.

Topography around Lhokseumawe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lhokseumawe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,846 m.

The land around Lhokseumawe is covered by water (65%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
2,846 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Bireun 50 km · Reuleuet 96 km · Langsa 120 km · Sigli 134 km · Meulaboh 162 km · Blangpidie 164 km · Pangkalan Brandan 179 km · Tanjungtiram 184 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 Lhokseumawe (5.1801°, 97.1507°, elevation 6 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).