Sukabumi weather in March

In March, Sukabumi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 365 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Sukabumi's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sukabumi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
365 mm
29.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:01 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
89%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Sukabumi is city in West Java Province, Indonesia.

Density
7,553/km²
people per km²
Founded
1914

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sukabumi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Sukabumi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°36229.412.43.4
Feb27° / 21°32726.412.23.4
Mar28° / 21°36529.6123.3
Apr28° / 21°30227.811.93.2
May28° / 21°18724.411.73.8
Jun28° / 20°11118.811.64.6
Jul28° / 20°9315.411.65.4
Aug28° / 20°7611.611.85.6
Sep28° / 20°11315.4124.9
Oct28° / 21°26523.312.24.0
Nov28° / 21°39427.812.33.5
Dec27° / 21°40629.112.43.4

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 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10694
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sukabumi gets around 365 mm of rain over 29.6 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 95% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
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795
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1595
1695
1795
1895
1996
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2296
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2496
2596
2696
2796
2896
2996
3096
3195

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54258
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114258
124258
134159
144159
154060
163961
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193664
203565
213466
223268
233169
243070
252971
262872
272773
282773
292674
302674
312674

Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
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173calm
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303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:016:10
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2612.05:595:58
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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 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.79 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 Sukabumi

In seasonPeak

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

Sukabumi 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 Sukabumi?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sukabumi.

What to pack for Sukabumi in March

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

In March, Sukabumi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sukabumi 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 61 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in September near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sukabumi 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 Sukabumi peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 16Nov 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov7High
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sukabumi 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 Sukabumi is worst in May — around 121 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMay 21120 µg/m³Jan 1177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar95Unhealthy
Apr106Unhealthy
May121Unhealthy
Jun117Unhealthy
Jul108Unhealthy
Aug92Unhealthy
Sep84Unhealthy
Oct84Unhealthy
Nov87Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sukabumi?

Sukabumi sits at 6.9°S, 106.9°E, 613 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Cicurug, 22 km away.

Topography around Sukabumi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sukabumi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 611 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,704 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,993 m.

The land around Sukabumi is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
271 m
16 km
2,704 m
80 km
2,993 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Cicurug 22 km · Cianjur 26 km · Caringin 26 km · Ciranjang-hilir 38 km · Bogor 39 km · Pelabuhanratu 42 km · Ciampea 47 km · Citeureup 48 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 Sukabumi (-6.9181°, 106.9267°, elevation 613 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).