Sampit weather in March

In March, Sampit sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 291 mm of rain across 28 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 miserable.

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

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
291 mm
28 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:37 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
90%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Sampit is town in Central Kalimantan, 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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sampit 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)
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How March really feels in Sampit

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
7 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.

Sampit 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
Jan31° / 24°26127.712.12.4
Feb32° / 24°23323.912.12.5
Mar32° / 24°29128122.3
Apr32° / 24°29828.511.92.2
May32° / 24°21324.711.92.6
Jun31° / 24°15519.311.93.2
Jul31° / 24°11616.511.93.7
Aug32° / 24°9412.811.93.8
Sep32° / 24°13013.9123.4
Oct32° / 24°25421.712.12.8
Nov32° / 24°31028.212.12.2
Dec31° / 24°28628.912.12.3

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 4% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
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31595

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sampit gets around 291 mm of rain over 28 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 91% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
387
487
587
688
788
888
989
1089
1189
1290
1390
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2192
2292
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2493
2593
2694
2794
2895
2995
3095
3196

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13565
23565
33466
43466
53466
63367
73367
83367
93268
103268
113169
123169
133070
142971
152971
162872
172872
182773
192773
202674
212674
222575
232476
242476
252377
262377
272278
282179
292179
302080
311981

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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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 5:40 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:405:43
212.05:405:43
312.05:405:42
412.05:405:42
512.05:395:42
612.05:395:42
712.05:395:41
812.05:395:41
912.05:395:41
1012.05:395:40
1112.05:385:40
1212.05:385:40
1312.05:385:39
1412.05:385:39
1512.05:385:39
1612.05:375:38
1712.05:375:38
1812.05:375:38
1912.05:375:37
2012.05:365:37
2112.05:365:37
2212.05:365:36
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2412.05:355:35
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2712.05:355:34
2812.05:345:34
2912.05:345:33
3012.05:345:33
3112.05:345:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is March a good time to visit Sampit?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sampit.

What to pack for Sampit in March

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

In March, Sampit sees daytime highs around 32°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 Sampit in March

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 69 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sampit 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 Sampit peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sampit 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 Sampit is worst in September — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.9× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 2192 µg/m³Jan 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug39Poor
Sep94Unhealthy
Oct83Unhealthy
Nov19Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sampit?

Sampit sits at 2.5°S, 112.9°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Palangkaraya, 113 km away.

Topography around Sampit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sampit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m.

The land around Sampit is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
183 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Palangkaraya 113 km · Pangkalanbuun 148 km · Kualakapuas 168 km · Banjarmasin 202 km · Manismata 213 km · Banjarbaru 233 km · Martapura 234 km · Amuntai 256 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 Sampit (-2.5315°, 112.9496°, elevation 5 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. 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).