Metro weather in March

In March, Metro sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 246 mm of rain across 28.3 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 Metro's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Metro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
246 mm
28.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:07 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
86%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Metro is administrative city in Lampung Tengah 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Metro 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 30°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 Metro

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.

Metro 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°22727.912.32.6
Feb31° / 24°2092512.22.6
Mar31° / 24°24628.3122.4
Apr32° / 24°21626.811.92.4
May32° / 24°15824.311.82.8
Jun31° / 24°1052011.73.3
Jul31° / 23°9317.711.73.7
Aug32° / 23°6813.611.83.8
Sep33° / 23°6211123.5
Oct33° / 24°11617.412.12.9
Nov32° / 24°19124.212.22.5
Dec31° / 24°26528.412.32.5

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 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8991
9991
10991
11991
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Metro gets around 246 mm of rain over 28.3 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 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
392
492
592
692
792
892
992
1092
1192
1292
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
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2491
2591
2691
2791
2892
2992
3092
3192

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55644
65644
75743
85743
95743
105743
115644
125644
135545
145446
155347
165248
175149
185050
194852
204753
214654
224456
234357
244258
254159
264159
274060
284060
294060
304060
314060

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
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 6:09 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:096:15
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312.16:096:15
412.16:096:14
512.16:096:14
612.16:096:13
712.16:086:13
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Metro

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Metro?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Metro.

What to pack for Metro in March

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

In March, Metro 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 Metro 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 57 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in August near 29°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Metro 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 Metro peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 21UV 14Nov 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Metro 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 Metro is worst in August — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1643 µg/m³Dec 2030 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar35Poor
Apr38Poor
May42Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Metro?

Metro sits at 5.1°S, 105.3°E, 62 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Terbanggi Besar, 28 km away.

Topography around Metro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Metro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,070 m.

The land around Metro is covered by artificial surfaces (55%), cropland (24%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
2,070 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Terbanggi Besar 28 km · Bandar Lampung 36 km · Kotabumi 57 km · Cilegon 130 km · Serang 146 km · Labuan 152 km · Pandeglang 160 km · Kresek 164 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 Metro (-5.1131°, 105.3067°, elevation 62 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).