Tobelo weather in March

In March, Tobelo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 164 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Tobelo's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tobelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:38 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 Tobelo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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)
12725
22725
32725
42725
52725
62725
72725
82825
92825
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112825
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How March really feels in Tobelo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Tobelo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°19425.911.93.9
Feb27° / 25°15522.211.94.2
Mar28° / 25°16424.2124.2
Apr28° / 26°19124.6124.0
May28° / 26°19526.312.13.7
Jun28° / 26°19324.212.14.1
Jul28° / 25°13020.912.14.8
Aug28° / 25°9416.212.15.2
Sep28° / 25°9116.6124.9
Oct28° / 26°12119.8124.4
Nov28° / 26°17325.611.93.6
Dec28° / 26°21427.911.93.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42575
52674
62674
72674
82674
92773
102773
112872
122872
132872
142971
152971
162971
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282872
292872
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tobelo gets around 164 mm of rain over 24.2 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 78% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
176
276
376
475
575
675
775
875
975
1075
1175
1276
1376
1476
1576
1677
1777
1878
1978
2079
2180
2280
2381
2482
2582
2683
2783
2883
2983
3083
3183

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7937
8937
9946
10946
11955
12955
13964
14964
15964
16964
17955
18955
19946
20946
21937
22928
23919
24919
259010
268911
278812
288713
298713
308614
318515

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:42 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:426:40
212.06:426:40
312.06:426:40
412.06:426:40
512.06:416:40
612.06:416:39
712.06:416:39
812.06:406:39
912.06:406:39
1012.06:406:39
1112.06:406:38
1212.06:396:38
1312.06:396:38
1412.06:396:38
1512.06:386:38
1612.06:386:37
1712.06:386:37
1812.06:376:37
1912.06:376:37
2012.06:376:36
2112.06:366:36
2212.06:366:36
2312.06:366:35
2412.06:356:35
2512.06:356:35
2612.06:346:35
2712.06:346:34
2812.06:346:34
2912.06:336:34
3012.06:336:34
3112.06:336:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tobelo?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tobelo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tobelo in March

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

In March, Tobelo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tobelo 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 17 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tobelo 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 Tobelo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Dec 15UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tobelo?

Tobelo sits at 1.7°N, 128.0°E, 11 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Daruba, 48 km away.

BitungTondanoTahunaManadoWaisai

Topography around Tobelo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tobelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,259 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,525 m.

The land around Tobelo is covered by water (45%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, water (63%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
1,259 m
80 km
1,525 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Daruba 48 km · Sofifi 121 km · Ternate 125 km · Bitung 322 km · Tondano 347 km · Tahuna 350 km · Manado 352 km · Waisai 353 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 Tobelo (1.7284°, 128.0095°, elevation 11 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).