Praya weather in March

In March, Praya sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 307 mm of rain across 27.6 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 8% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Praya's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Praya's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 307 mm; 27.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:23 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Praya is district in Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia.

Density: 1,131/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Praya reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
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24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25
31	30	25

How March really feels in Praya

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Praya 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 25°	329	28.8	12.5	2.8
Feb	30° / 24°	281	25.7	12.3	2.8
Mar	30° / 24°	307	27.6	12.1	2.8
Apr	31° / 24°	220	22.3	11.8	3.3
May	31° / 24°	74	11.9	11.6	4.6
Jun	30° / 23°	42	6.7	11.5	5.4
Jul	30° / 22°	25	4.1	11.5	6.0
Aug	30° / 22°	10	2.6	11.7	6.2
Sep	30° / 23°	27	5.4	11.9	5.5
Oct	31° / 24°	78	13.4	12.2	4.3
Nov	31° / 25°	224	23.3	12.4	3.1
Dec	30° / 25°	329	28.1	12.5	2.8

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%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	14	14	15	16	17	19	20	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25	25	24
Cloudier (%)	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	86	86	85	84	83	81	80	78	78	77	77	76	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	75	75	75	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	17	83
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	24	76

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Praya gets around 307 mm of rain over 27.6 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 89% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22
Miserable (%)	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	77	77	78	78	78	78

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	25	75
24	24	76
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	6	calm
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17	6	calm
18	6	calm
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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 6:23 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:18 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:23	6:34
2	12.2	6:23	6:33
3	12.2	6:23	6:33
4	12.2	6:23	6:32
5	12.1	6:23	6:32
6	12.1	6:23	6:31
7	12.1	6:23	6:31
8	12.1	6:23	6:30
9	12.1	6:23	6:30
10	12.1	6:23	6:29
11	12.1	6:23	6:29
12	12.1	6:23	6:28
13	12.1	6:23	6:28
14	12.1	6:23	6:27
15	12.1	6:23	6:27
16	12.1	6:23	6:26
17	12.1	6:23	6:26
18	12.0	6:23	6:25
19	12.0	6:23	6:25
20	12.0	6:23	6:24
21	12.0	6:23	6:24
22	12.0	6:22	6:23
23	12.0	6:22	6:23
24	12.0	6:22	6:22
25	12.0	6:22	6:21
26	12.0	6:22	6:21
27	12.0	6:22	6:20
28	12.0	6:22	6:20
29	12.0	6:22	6:19
30	11.9	6:22	6:19
31	11.9	6:22	6:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
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24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Praya

In seasonPeak

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

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

Praya'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 Praya?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Praya.

What to pack for Praya in March

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

In March, Praya sees daytime highs around 30°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 Praya 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 18 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	28	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	28	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Praya 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 Praya peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	13	11	9	10	12	13	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Praya?

Praya sits at 8.7°S, 116.3°E, 108 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Lombok, 22 km away.

Topography around Praya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Praya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,756 m.

The land around Praya is covered by cropland (34%), trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and water (67%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

95 m

cropland 34%

16 km

710 m

cropland 46%

80 km

3,756 m

water 67%

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← February Praya year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Lombok 22 km · Selong 29 km · Gili Trawangan 47 km · Taliwang 64 km · Amlapura 77 km · Amlapura city 78 km · Bedugul 80 km · Klungkung 98 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

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 Praya (-8.7054°, 116.2704°, elevation 108 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25
31	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	17	83
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	25	75
24	24	76
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25
31	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	17	83
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	25	75
24	24	76
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	24
2	30	24
3	30	24
4	30	24
5	30	24
6	30	24
7	30	24
8	30	24
9	30	24
10	30	24
11	30	24
12	30	24
13	30	24
14	30	24
15	30	24
16	30	24
17	30	24
18	30	24
19	30	24
20	30	24
21	30	24
22	30	24
23	30	24
24	30	24
25	30	24
26	30	25
27	30	25
28	30	25
29	30	25
30	30	25
31	30	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	14	86
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	17	83
14	19	81
15	20	80
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	23	77
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	25	75
22	25	75
23	25	75
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	90
2	90
3	90
4	90
5	90
6	90
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	88
15	88
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	89
25	89
26	89
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90
31	90

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	35	65
4	34	66
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	33	67
13	33	67
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	29	71
20	28	72
21	27	73
22	26	74
23	25	75
24	24	76
25	23	77
26	23	77
27	23	77
28	22	78
29	22	78
30	22	78
31	22	78