Sintang weather in March

In March, Sintang sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 266 mm of rain across 26.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°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 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Sintang's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sintang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
266 mm
26.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:44 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
89%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sintang reaches about 31°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 29°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)
13124
23124
33124
43124
53124
63124
73124
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103124
113124
123124
133124
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How March really feels in Sintang

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
3 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.

Sintang weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°27526.7122.6
Feb31° / 24°22923122.7
Mar31° / 24°26626.9122.5
Apr32° / 24°26627.5122.3
May32° / 24°24325122.6
Jun32° / 24°18620123.1
Jul32° / 24°16017.5123.4
Aug32° / 24°16517.5123.2
Sep32° / 24°23721.7122.8
Oct31° / 24°31327.8122.4
Nov31° / 24°31828.6122.3
Dec31° / 24°26728.2122.4

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 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15496
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31595

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sintang gets around 266 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 87% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
381
481
581
682
782
883
984
1084
1185
1286
1387
1487
1588
1689
1789
1889
1990
2090
2190
2291
2391
2491
2591
2692
2792
2892
2993
3093
3193

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13268
23169
33169
43070
53070
63070
73070
82971
92971
102971
112872
122773
132773
142674
152575
162575
172476
182377
192377
202278
212179
222179
232080
241981
251981
261981
271882
281882
291783
301783
311783

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 5:47 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:475:47
212.05:475:47
312.05:475:47
412.05:475:47
512.05:465:46
612.05:465:46
712.05:465:46
812.05:465:46
912.05:465:46
1012.05:455:45
1112.05:455:45
1212.05:455:45
1312.05:455:44
1412.05:445:44
1512.05:445:44
1612.05:445:44
1712.05:435:43
1812.05:435:43
1912.05:435:43
2012.05:425:42
2112.05:425:42
2212.05:425:42
2312.05:425:42
2412.05:415:41
2512.05:415:41
2612.05:415:41
2712.05:405:40
2812.05:405:40
2912.05:405:40
3012.05:395:39
3112.05:395:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.14 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sintang?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sintang.

What to pack for Sintang in March

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

In March, Sintang sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sintang 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 Sintang peaks around February 20 at about 16 (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 20UV 16Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sintang 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 Sintang is worst in September — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1458 µg/m³Jan 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug43Poor
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct27Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sintang?

Sintang sits at 0.1°N, 111.5°E, 24 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Engkilili, 121 km away.

Topography around Sintang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sintang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,640 m.

The land around Sintang is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
814 m
80 km
1,640 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Engkilili 121 km · Sri Aman 131 km · Betong 148 km · Serian 160 km · Tebedu 165 km · Simunjan 168 km · Saratok 186 km · Siburan 189 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 Sintang (0.0667°, 111.5°, elevation 24 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. 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).