Ponorogo weather in March

In March, Ponorogo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 398 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 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 Ponorogo's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ponorogo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
398 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:42 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
87%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ponorogo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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)
13022
23022
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How March really feels in Ponorogo

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.

Ponorogo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°4132912.42.9
Feb29° / 22°39927.212.32.7
Mar30° / 22°39828.612.12.8
Apr30° / 22°27025.411.83.1
May30° / 22°1201711.64.4
Jun29° / 21°6510.611.65.3
Jul29° / 21°356.611.66.1
Aug29° / 20°173.811.76.4
Sep30° / 21°385.5125.5
Oct31° / 22°12915.612.24.1
Nov30° / 22°28724.512.43.0
Dec30° / 22°39827.212.42.9

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 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3595
4595
5793
6793
7793
8892
9892
10892
111090
121090
131090
141189
151189
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ponorogo gets around 398 mm of rain over 28.6 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 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
694
794
894
994
1094
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1692
1792
1892
1992
2091
2191
2291
2391
2491
2591
2691
2791
2891
2992
3092
3192

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12980
22980
32980
42980
52980
62980
72980
82980
93970
103970
113970
122980
132980
142980
152971
162971
172971
182971
192971
202980
212980
222980
232980
242980
252980
262980
272980
282980
292980
302980
312980

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 5:43 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:435:52
212.25:435:52
312.15:435:51
412.15:435:51
512.15:435:51
612.15:435:50
712.15:435:50
812.15:435:49
912.15:435:49
1012.15:435:48
1112.15:425:48
1212.15:425:47
1312.15:425:47
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2012.05:425:43
2112.05:425:43
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2612.05:415:40
2712.05:415:40
2812.05:415:39
2912.05:415:38
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3111.95:415:37

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 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ponorogo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ponorogo'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 Ponorogo?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ponorogo.

What to pack for Ponorogo in March

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

In March, Ponorogo sees daytime highs around 30°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

Sea temperature near Ponorogo 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 March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ponorogo 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 Ponorogo peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun7High
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ponorogo 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 Ponorogo is worst in May — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1764 µg/m³Dec 2343 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr59Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul54Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ponorogo?

Ponorogo sits at 7.9°S, 111.5°E, 103 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Madiun, 27 km away.

Topography around Ponorogo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ponorogo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 99 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,227 m.

The land around Ponorogo is covered by cropland (39%), artificial surfaces (38%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
634 m
80 km
3,227 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Madiun 27 km · Trenggalek 35 km · Jatiroto 38 km · Ngawi 52 km · Tulungagung 53 km · Kedungwaru 55 km · Boyolangu 55 km · Nganjuk 57 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 Ponorogo (-7.8685°, 111.462°, elevation 103 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).