Prabumulih weather in March

In March, Prabumulih sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 304 mm of rain across 28.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Prabumulih's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prabumulih's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
304 mm
28.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:12 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
88%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Prabumulih is city in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Density
245/km²
people per km²
Founded
2001

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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Prabumulih 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 30°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)
13124
23124
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143124
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How March really feels in Prabumulih

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.

Prabumulih weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°24527.612.22.6
Feb31° / 24°24325.112.12.5
Mar32° / 24°30428.9122.3
Apr32° / 24°28128.211.92.2
May32° / 24°1712411.82.7
Jun32° / 24°10118.411.83.2
Jul32° / 24°9516.211.83.4
Aug33° / 24°7913.211.93.1
Sep34° / 24°9713.2122.8
Oct33° / 24°20919.912.12.5
Nov32° / 24°29726.812.22.3
Dec31° / 24°29128.512.22.5

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 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5793
6793
7793
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
13892
14991
15991
16892
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20892
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22793
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25694
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27694
28694
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Prabumulih gets around 304 mm of rain over 28.9 wet days in March, the wettest month. 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 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
291
391
491
592
692
792
893
993
1093
1194
1294
1394
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
2294
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2494
2594
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094
3194

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56436
66436
76436
86337
96337
106238
116139
126040
135941
145743
155644
165545
175347
185248
195050
204951
214753
224555
234456
244357
254258
264159
274060
283961
293862
303763
313763

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
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
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 6:14 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:146:18
212.16:146:18
312.16:146:18
412.16:146:18
512.16:146:17
612.16:146:17
712.16:146:17
812.06:136:16
912.06:136:16
1012.06:136:16
1112.06:136:15
1212.06:136:15
1312.06:136:15
1412.06:126:14
1512.06:126:14
1612.06:126:13
1712.06:126:13
1812.06:126:13
1912.06:116:12
2012.06:116:12
2112.06:116:11
2212.06:116:11
2312.06:116:11
2412.06:106:10
2512.06:106:10
2612.06:106:09
2712.06:106:09
2812.06:096:09
2912.06:096:08
3012.06:096:08
3112.06:096:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Prabumulih?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Prabumulih.

What to pack for Prabumulih in March

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

In March, Prabumulih sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Prabumulih 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 Prabumulih peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 19UV 15Jul 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Prabumulih 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 Prabumulih is worst in October — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateOct 1377 µg/m³Jan 1727 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep68Unhealthy
Oct80Unhealthy
Nov47Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Prabumulih?

Prabumulih sits at 3.4°S, 104.2°E, 51 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Indralaya, 53 km away.

Topography around Prabumulih

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prabumulih has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 826 m.

The land around Prabumulih is covered by trees (71%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
826 m
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March weather nearby: Indralaya 53 km · Tanjungagung 73 km · Baturaja 78 km · Palembang 81 km · Lahat 86 km · Pagar Alam 127 km · Lubuklinggau 153 km · Kotabumi 171 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 Prabumulih (-3.4345°, 104.2306°, elevation 51 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).