Sungai Penuh weather in March

In March, Sungai Penuh sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 325 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Sungai Penuh's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sungai Penuh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
325 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
90%
7th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Sungai Penuh is city in Jambi Province, Indonesia.

Density
261/km²
people per km²
Founded
2008

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 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sungai Penuh reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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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Sungai Penuh weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 18°33927.812.13.9
Feb25° / 18°29624.312.14.0
Mar25° / 18°32527123.9
Apr25° / 18°32927.9123.7
May26° / 18°23925.811.94.1
Jun25° / 18°17722.111.94.7
Jul25° / 17°19222.511.94.7
Aug25° / 17°21924.211.94.5
Sep25° / 17°25724.8124.3
Oct25° / 18°31326.7124.0
Nov25° / 18°37927.812.13.7
Dec24° / 18°3722812.13.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
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10397
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sungai Penuh gets around 325 mm of rain over 27 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 88% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2590
2691
2791
2891
2992
3092
3193

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
125444
225345
335245
435146
535146
635047
725048
824948
924849
1024850
1124751
1214653
1314653
1414554
1514554
1614455
1714455
1814356
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2014257
2114257
2214158
2314158
2414059
2514059
2613960
2713960
2813861
2913762
3013762
3103664

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 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
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313calm

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 6:26 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:266:29
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312.06:266:28
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512.06:266:28
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712.06:266:27
812.06:256:27
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1312.06:246:26
1412.06:246:25
1512.06:246:25
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1712.06:236:24
1812.06:236:24
1912.06:236:23
2012.06:236:23
2112.06:226:23
2212.06:226:22
2312.06:226:22
2412.06:226:22
2512.06:216:21
2612.06:216:21
2712.06:216:20
2812.06:216:20
2912.06:206:20
3012.06:206:19
3112.06:206:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 4.77 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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94.7Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sungai Penuh?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sungai Penuh.

What to pack for Sungai Penuh in March

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

In March, Sungai Penuh sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sungai Penuh 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 58 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in October 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
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sungai Penuh 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 Sungai Penuh peaks around February 19 at about 16 (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 19UV 16Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Sungai Penuh 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 Sungai Penuh is worst in October — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1128 µg/m³Jan 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sungai Penuh?

Sungai Penuh sits at 2.1°S, 101.4°E, 811 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Muara Bungo, 102 km away.

Topography around Sungai Penuh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sungai Penuh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m around an average of 872 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,731 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,732 m.

The land around Sungai Penuh is covered by cropland (34%), trees (27%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
449 m
16 km
1,731 m
80 km
3,732 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Muara Bungo 102 km · Sijunjung 158 km · Solok 162 km · Padang 169 km · Curup 201 km · Padangpanjang 209 km · Pariaman 213 km · Lubuklinggau 214 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 Sungai Penuh (-2.0561°, 101.3913°, elevation 811 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. 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).