Sintang in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sintang sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 775 mm of rain over about 79 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Sintang's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Sintang has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Sintang's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
775 mm
79 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
2.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Sintang in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical spring day in Sintang reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Sintang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
64 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sintang weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sintang gets around 775 mm of rain over 79 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 3 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early March to 12 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Sintang?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sintang.

What to pack for Sintang in Spring

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

In spring, Sintang sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 79 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sintang in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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
Spring 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.