Muara Bungo weather in March

In March, Muara Bungo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 248 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Muara Bungo's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Muara Bungo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
248 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:21 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
86%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Muara Bungo is capital of Bungo Regency, Jambi, 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 Muara Bungo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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)
13123
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How March really feels in Muara Bungo

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.

Muara Bungo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°21926.212.12.9
Feb31° / 23°17823.1122.9
Mar31° / 23°24827.7122.6
Apr31° / 23°27428.3122.4
May31° / 23°19125.911.92.6
Jun31° / 23°11920.311.93.2
Jul31° / 23°12419.811.93.4
Aug31° / 23°12819.5123.3
Sep31° / 23°15320.8123.1
Oct31° / 23°23026.3122.7
Nov31° / 23°30828.512.12.5
Dec30° / 23°2802812.12.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41189
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101189
111189
121189
131189
141189
151189
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171090
181090
19991
20991
21991
22991
23892
24793
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26793
27793
28694
29694
30694
31694

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Muara Bungo gets around 248 mm of rain over 27.7 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 95% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
284
384
484
585
685
786
886
987
1087
1188
1288
1388
1489
1589
1690
1790
1890
1991
2091
2192
2292
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2493
2593
2694
2794
2895
2995
3095
3195

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

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118910
218910
318910
418811
508911
608911
708812
808812
908713
1008713
1108713
1208614
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1908317
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2108218
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2308119
2408119
2508020
2608020
2707921
2807921
2907921
3007822
3107822

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
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204calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:246:26
212.06:246:25
312.06:246:25
412.06:236:25
512.06:236:25
612.06:236:24
712.06:236:24
812.06:236:24
912.06:226:24
1012.06:226:23
1112.06:226:23
1212.06:226:23
1312.06:226:22
1412.06:216:22
1512.06:216:22
1612.06:216:22
1712.06:216:21
1812.06:206:21
1912.06:206:20
2012.06:206:20
2112.06:206:20
2212.06:196:19
2312.06:196:19
2412.06:196:19
2512.06:196:18
2612.06:186:18
2712.06:186:18
2812.06:186:17
2912.06:176:17
3012.06:176:17
3112.06:176:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.19 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
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254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Muara Bungo?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Muara Bungo.

What to pack for Muara Bungo in March

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

In March, Muara Bungo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Muara Bungo 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 Muara Bungo peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Muara Bungo 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 Muara Bungo is worst in September — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 2044 µg/m³Dec 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov20Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Muara Bungo?

Muara Bungo sits at 1.5°S, 102.1°E, 53 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Sungai Penuh, 102 km away.

Topography around Muara Bungo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muara Bungo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,559 m.

The land around Muara Bungo is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
203 m
80 km
2,559 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sungai Penuh 102 km · Sijunjung 154 km · Kuala Tungkal 167 km · Jambi City 167 km · Mendaha 173 km · Solok 179 km · Padang 205 km · Lubuklinggau 217 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 Muara Bungo (-1.4902°, 102.1149°, elevation 53 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. 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).