Sinjai weather in March

In March, Sinjai sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 186 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Sinjai's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinjai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:08 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sinjai reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°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 Sinjai

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.

Sinjai weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°1862512.33.4
Feb29° / 25°17022.912.23.3
Mar29° / 25°18626.9123.3
Apr28° / 25°19927.111.93.3
May28° / 24°20727.411.83.9
Jun27° / 24°21925.811.74.1
Jul27° / 23°16623.511.74.6
Aug27° / 23°6615.611.85.8
Sep28° / 24°399.6126.3
Oct29° / 24°6112.412.15.2
Nov30° / 25°11519.212.24.0
Dec29° / 25°18326.412.33.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7991
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sinjai gets around 186 mm of rain over 26.9 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 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
382
482
583
684
785
886
986
1087
1187
1287
1387
1487
1587
1687
1787
1887
1987
2087
2187
2287
2387
2488
2588
2688
2788
2889
2989
3089
3189

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10946
20946
30946
40946
50946
60946
70946
80946
90946
100946
110946
120955
130955
140955
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281963
291963
301963
310973

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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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 6:09 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:096:15
212.16:096:15
312.16:096:15
412.16:096:14
512.16:096:14
612.16:096:14
712.16:096:13
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1212.16:086:11
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1712.06:076:09
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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 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sinjai

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Sinjai?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sinjai.

What to pack for Sinjai in March

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

In March, Sinjai sees daytime highs around 29°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 Sinjai 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 14 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
Jan30Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sinjai?

Sinjai sits at 5.1°S, 120.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Watampone, 66 km away.

Topography around Sinjai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinjai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 717 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,838 m.

The land around Sinjai is covered by trees (38%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
717 m
80 km
2,838 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Watampone 66 km · Maros 76 km · Makassar 91 km · Galesong 101 km · Sengkang 114 km · Parepare 142 km · Polewali 213 km · Majene 226 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 Sinjai (-5.1241°, 120.253°, elevation 6 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).