Malinau weather in March

In March, Malinau sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 275 mm of rain across 28.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 6% 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 Malinau's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malinau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
275 mm
28.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Malinau is capital of Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan Province, 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 Malinau reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°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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How March really feels in Malinau

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.

Malinau weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°25027.411.82.8
Feb31° / 22°22024.711.92.7
Mar31° / 22°27528.9122.5
Apr31° / 23°28228.512.12.4
May31° / 23°31529.712.22.3
Jun31° / 22°26727.612.22.5
Jul31° / 22°26627.812.22.6
Aug31° / 22°27428.112.12.5
Sep31° / 22°28428.2122.4
Oct31° / 22°3042911.92.4
Nov31° / 22°28828.711.82.3
Dec31° / 22°30829.311.82.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31585
41585
51585
61585
71783
81783
91882
101981
111981
122080
132179
142179
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212179
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252080
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292179
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312179

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Malinau gets around 275 mm of rain over 28.9 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 93% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
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491
591
692
792
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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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12926
21927
31927
41927
51918
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101918
111927
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2608911
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2908812
3008713
3108713

Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
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263calm
273calm
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303calm
313calm

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 6:29 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:296:25
211.96:296:24
311.96:286:24
411.96:286:24
511.96:286:24
611.96:276:24
711.96:276:24
811.96:276:24
912.06:266:24
1012.06:266:23
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1212.06:256:23
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1512.06:246:23
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1812.06:236:22
1912.06:236:22
2012.06:226:22
2112.06:226:21
2212.06:216:21
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2512.06:206:21
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2712.06:196:20
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2912.06:196:20
3012.06:186:19
3112.06:186:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Malinau

In seasonPeak

In March, Malinau sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Malinau sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Malinau?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malinau.

What to pack for Malinau in March

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

In March, Malinau sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malinau in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malinau peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jul 14UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Malinau?

Malinau sits at 3.6°N, 116.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tarakan, 112 km away.

Topography around Malinau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malinau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,829 m.

The land around Malinau is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
555 m
80 km
1,829 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Tarakan 112 km · Tanjung Selor 117 km · Nunukan 129 km · Tawau 158 km · Bandar Nabawan 163 km · Lawas 195 km · Keningau 201 km · Sipitang 204 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 Malinau (3.5886°, 116.6239°, elevation 5 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). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).