Singkil weather in March

In March, Singkil sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 315 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-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 7% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Singkil's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Singkil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
315 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
82%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Singkil is capital of Aceh Singkil Regency, Aceh Province, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Singkil reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°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)
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How March really feels in Singkil

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.

Singkil weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°28324.211.93.5
Feb30° / 25°23921.211.93.4
Mar30° / 25°31526.8123.1
Apr30° / 25°36926.5123.0
May30° / 26°28221.912.13.5
Jun30° / 25°21817.812.13.9
Jul29° / 25°2562012.13.9
Aug29° / 25°3262312.13.6
Sep29° / 25°35123.4123.5
Oct29° / 25°46626.411.93.3
Nov28° / 25°57127.211.93.2
Dec29° / 25°40226.911.93.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Singkil gets around 315 mm of rain over 26.8 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 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
382
482
582
682
782
882
983
1083
1183
1284
1384
1485
1585
1686
1787
1887
1988
2089
2189
2290
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2890
2990
3089
3189

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14357
24357
34258
44258
54159
64060
73961
83961
93862
103763
113664
123565
133466
143466
153367
163268
173169
183169
193169
203070
213070
223070
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243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
302971
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Wind in March

Winds average 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
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246calm
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276calm
286calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:436:41
212.06:436:41
312.06:436:40
412.06:436:40
512.06:426:40
612.06:426:40
712.06:426:40
812.06:426:40
912.06:416:39
1012.06:416:39
1112.06:416:39
1212.06:406:39
1312.06:406:39
1412.06:406:38
1512.06:396:38
1612.06:396:38
1712.06:396:38
1812.06:386:38
1912.06:386:37
2012.06:386:37
2112.06:376:37
2212.06:376:37
2312.06:366:36
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2512.06:366:36
2612.06:356:36
2712.06:356:35
2812.06:346:35
2912.06:346:35
3012.06:346:35
3112.06:336:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
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245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Singkil

In seasonPeak

None of Singkil's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Singkil sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

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

Is March a good time to visit Singkil?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Singkil.

What to pack for Singkil in March

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

In March, Singkil sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Singkil 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 20 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in November 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
Feb30Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Singkil in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Singkil peaks around February 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 14Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Singkil?

Singkil sits at 2.3°N, 97.8°E, 5 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Subulussalam, 43 km away.

Topography around Singkil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Singkil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,806 m.

The land around Singkil is covered by trees (43%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and water (60%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
1,806 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Subulussalam 43 km · Barus 74 km · Sidikalang 78 km · Paropo 104 km · Tongging 106 km · Pangururan 107 km · Gunungsitoli 113 km · Kabanjahe 119 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 Singkil (2.2874°, 97.7884°, 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. 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).