Serpong weather in March

In March, Serpong sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 243 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 3% 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 Serpong's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serpong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
243 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:02 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Serpong 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 about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Serpong

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.

Serpong weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 24°29928.212.32.9
Feb30° / 24°27826.912.22.7
Mar30° / 24°24328.4122.7
Apr31° / 24°20125.911.92.8
May31° / 24°11820.911.73.4
Jun31° / 24°8514.711.64.0
Jul31° / 23°6712.411.74.2
Aug32° / 24°438.811.84.3
Sep32° / 24°5711.1123.8
Oct32° / 24°12918.512.13.2
Nov31° / 24°21625.712.32.7
Dec30° / 24°26426.412.42.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3991
4991
51090
61189
71189
81189
91288
101288
111288
121387
131387
141387
151387
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301486
311585

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Serpong gets around 243 mm of rain over 28.4 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 92% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
494
594
694
793
893
993
1092
1192
1292
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1491
1591
1691
1790
1890
1990
2090
2190
2291
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2491
2591
2691
2791
2892
2992
3092
3191

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

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17525
27624
37624
47624
57624
67723
77723
87723
97723
107723
117723
127723
137723
147624
157525
167525
177426
187327
197228
207030
216931
226832
236733
246634
256535
266436
276337
286238
296238
306139
316139

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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216calm
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276calm
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316calm

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 6:03 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:036:10
212.16:036:10
312.16:036:10
412.16:036:09
512.16:036:09
612.16:036:09
712.16:026:08
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912.16:026:07
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Serpong

In seasonPeak

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

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

Serpong's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Serpong?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Serpong.

What to pack for Serpong in March

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

In March, Serpong 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 Serpong 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 49 km away) is warmest in May 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
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Serpong in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Serpong peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 14 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 15Nov 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Serpong 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 Serpong is worst in May — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 2073 µg/m³Dec 2438 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr62Unhealthy
May74Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Serpong?

Serpong sits at 6.3°S, 106.7°E, 49 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is South Tangerang, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Serpong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serpong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,001 m.

The land around Serpong is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
325 m
80 km
3,001 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: South Tangerang 7.0 km · Pamulang 9.0 km · Ciputat 9.0 km · Curug 13 km · Parung 14 km · Sawangan 15 km · Tangerang 16 km · Depok 19 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 Serpong (-6.3169°, 106.6642°, elevation 49 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).