Perbaungan weather in March

In March, Perbaungan sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 155 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Perbaungan's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Perbaungan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
155 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:35 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
80%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Perbaungan reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 33°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)
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How March really feels in Perbaungan

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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Perbaungan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°20223.811.83.0
Feb31° / 24°13819.211.93.0
Mar32° / 24°15522.5122.7
Apr32° / 25°19525.212.12.3
May32° / 25°18224.112.22.4
Jun32° / 24°12318.612.22.8
Jul32° / 24°12618.112.23.0
Aug32° / 24°14720.412.12.8
Sep32° / 24°22025.6122.5
Oct31° / 24°27628.211.92.4
Nov31° / 24°33828.711.82.4
Dec30° / 24°31027.111.82.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52476
62476
72476
82476
92476
102377
112377
122377
132377
142377
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Perbaungan gets around 155 mm of rain over 22.5 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 73% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
365
466
566
666
766
867
967
1067
1168
1268
1369
1470
1571
1672
1772
1873
1974
2075
2176
2277
2378
2479
2580
2680
2781
2881
2982
3082
3182

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12773
22674
32575
42476
52377
62377
72278
82179
92080
102080
111981
121882
131783
141684
151585
161486
171387
181288
191189
201189
211090
22991
23892
24892
25793
26793
27694
28694
29694
30595
31595

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
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315calm

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 6:40 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:406:35
211.96:396:35
311.96:396:35
411.96:396:35
511.96:386:35
611.96:386:35
711.96:386:35
811.96:376:34
912.06:376:34
1012.06:376:34
1112.06:366:34
1212.06:366:34
1312.06:366:34
1412.06:356:33
1512.06:356:33
1612.06:356:33
1712.06:346:33
1812.06:346:33
1912.06:336:33
2012.06:336:32
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2912.06:296:30
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3112.06:286:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.64 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.5Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Perbaungan

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Perbaungan?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Perbaungan.

What to pack for Perbaungan in March

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

In March, Perbaungan sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Perbaungan 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 20 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Perbaungan in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Perbaungan peaks around February 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 14Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Perbaungan 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 Perbaungan is worst in September — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1632 µg/m³Dec 1123 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Perbaungan?

Perbaungan sits at 3.6°N, 99.0°E, 19 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Percut, 12 km away.

Topography around Perbaungan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Perbaungan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,379 m.

The land around Perbaungan is covered by trees (53%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
2,379 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Percut 12 km · Deli Tua 31 km · Medan 32 km · Tebingtinggi 35 km · Sunggal 38 km · Belawan 38 km · Labuhan Deli 50 km · Binjai 52 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 Perbaungan (3.5679°, 98.956°, elevation 19 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).