Lombok weather in March

In March, Lombok sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 218 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 12% 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 Lombok's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lombok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:23 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Lombok reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°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)
12825
22825
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42825
52825
62825
72825
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How March really feels in Lombok

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.

Lombok weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°24827.612.43.4
Feb28° / 25°21425.212.33.3
Mar29° / 26°21825.512.13.6
Apr29° / 26°15918.811.84.2
May29° / 25°487.911.65.6
Jun29° / 25°294.611.56.3
Jul29° / 24°172.811.66.7
Aug29° / 23°51.211.77.0
Sep29° / 24°152.111.96.7
Oct29° / 25°477.312.25.8
Nov29° / 26°15719.312.44.2
Dec28° / 26°26626.912.53.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 77%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21387
31387
41387
51486
61486
71585
81783
91783
101882
111981
122080
132278
142278
152377
162674
172773
182773
192872
202971
213070
223070
232971
242971
253070
263070
273070
283070
292971
302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lombok gets around 218 mm of rain over 25.5 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 82% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
186
286
386
485
585
685
785
884
984
1084
1183
1283
1382
1481
1581
1680
1780
1879
1979
2079
2179
2280
2380
2480
2581
2681
2782
2882
2982
3083
3183

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16040
26139
36139
46238
56238
66337
76337
86436
96436
106436
116436
126436
136337
146337
156238
166139
176040
186040
195941
205842
215743
225644
235545
245545
255446
265446
275446
285347
295347
305347
315347

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:23 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:236:34
212.26:236:34
312.26:246:33
412.26:246:33
512.16:246:32
612.16:246:32
712.16:246:31
812.16:246:31
912.16:246:31
1012.16:246:30
1112.16:246:30
1212.16:246:29
1312.16:246:29
1412.16:246:28
1512.16:236:27
1612.16:236:27
1712.16:236:26
1812.06:236:26
1912.06:236:25
2012.06:236:25
2112.06:236:24
2212.06:236:24
2312.06:236:23
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2512.06:236:22
2612.06:236:21
2712.06:236:21
2812.06:236:20
2912.06:236:20
3011.96:226:19
3111.96:226:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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285.7Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Lombok

In seasonPeak

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

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

Lombok'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 Lombok?

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
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lombok.

What to pack for Lombok in March

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

In March, Lombok sees daytime highs around 29°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 Lombok 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 April at about 29°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Lombok 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 Lombok peaks around March 12 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 12UV 14Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lombok 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 Lombok is worst in October — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 2022 µg/m³Apr 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lombok?

Lombok sits at 8.6°S, 116.1°E, 24 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Praya, 22 km away.

Topography around Lombok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lombok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,461 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,635 m.

The land around Lombok is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and water (69%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
1,461 m
80 km
3,635 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Praya 22 km · Gili Trawangan 27 km · Selong 46 km · Amlapura 57 km · Amlapura city 58 km · Bedugul 60 km · Klungkung 79 km · Taliwang 83 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 Lombok (-8.5833°, 116.1167°, elevation 24 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).