Tomohon weather in March

In March, Tomohon sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 295 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 3% 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 Tomohon's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tomohon's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 295 mm; 28.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:51 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.3; out of 10

Tomohon is city in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

Density: 188/km²; people per km²
Founded: 2003

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Tomohon reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	28	22
23	28	22
24	28	22
25	28	22
26	28	22
27	28	22
28	28	22
29	28	22
30	28	22
31	28	22

How March really feels in Tomohon

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Tomohon weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 22°	304	28.9	11.9	3.5
Feb	28° / 22°	282	25.3	12	3.6
Mar	28° / 22°	295	28.4	12	3.3
Apr	29° / 22°	332	27.4	12	3.2
May	29° / 23°	354	29	12.1	3.1
Jun	28° / 22°	339	26.3	12.1	3.6
Jul	28° / 22°	253	23.3	12.1	4.3
Aug	28° / 22°	166	18.4	12	4.6
Sep	29° / 21°	189	19.5	12	4.1
Oct	29° / 22°	276	24.7	12	3.5
Nov	29° / 22°	319	28.7	11.9	3.0
Dec	28° / 22°	323	30	11.9	3.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	11	11	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12
Cloudier (%)	89	89	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	85	85	85	85	86	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	12	88

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tomohon gets around 295 mm of rain over 28.4 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 91% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	93
30	93
31	93

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Oppressive (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	0	100

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
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12	5	calm
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14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
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25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 5:55 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:46 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45
Sunset (PM)	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:55	5:53
2	12.0	5:55	5:53
3	12.0	5:54	5:53
4	12.0	5:54	5:53
5	12.0	5:54	5:53
6	12.0	5:54	5:52
7	12.0	5:53	5:52
8	12.0	5:53	5:52
9	12.0	5:53	5:52
10	12.0	5:53	5:52
11	12.0	5:52	5:51
12	12.0	5:52	5:51
13	12.0	5:52	5:51
14	12.0	5:51	5:51
15	12.0	5:51	5:50
16	12.0	5:51	5:50
17	12.0	5:50	5:50
18	12.0	5:50	5:50
19	12.0	5:50	5:49
20	12.0	5:49	5:49
21	12.0	5:49	5:49
22	12.0	5:49	5:49
23	12.0	5:48	5:48
24	12.0	5:48	5:48
25	12.0	5:48	5:48
26	12.0	5:47	5:47
27	12.0	5:47	5:47
28	12.0	5:47	5:47
29	12.0	5:46	5:47
30	12.0	5:46	5:46
31	12.0	5:45	5:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
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16	5.6	Bright
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22	5.5	Bright
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25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tomohon?

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

3.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tomohon.

What to pack for Tomohon in March

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

In March, Tomohon sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tomohon 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 21 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 29°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	30	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	30	Tropical
Jun	30	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	30	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Tomohon 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 Tomohon peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	14	12	12	12	13	14	14	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tomohon?

Tomohon sits at 1.3°N, 124.8°E, 734 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Tondano, 12 km away.

Topography around Tomohon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tomohon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m around an average of 719 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,565 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 m.

The land around Tomohon is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and water (65%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

490 m

trees 80%

16 km

1,565 m

trees 79%

80 km

1,962 m

water 65%

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← February Tomohon year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Tondano 12 km · Manado 19 km · Bitung 39 km · Gorontalo 212 km · Tahuna 266 km · Ternate 293 km · Sofifi 313 km · Luwuk 337 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

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 Tomohon (1.3168°, 124.8038°, elevation 734 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	28	22
23	28	22
24	28	22
25	28	22
26	28	22
27	28	22
28	28	22
29	28	22
30	28	22
31	28	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	0	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	28	22
23	28	22
24	28	22
25	28	22
26	28	22
27	28	22
28	28	22
29	28	22
30	28	22
31	28	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	0	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	28	22
23	28	22
24	28	22
25	28	22
26	28	22
27	28	22
28	28	22
29	28	22
30	28	22
31	28	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	12	88
4	13	87
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	14	86
8	14	86
9	14	86
10	15	85
11	15	85
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	12	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	90
10	90
11	90
12	91
13	91
14	91
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	3	97
9	3	97
10	3	97
11	3	97
12	2	98
13	2	98
14	2	98
15	2	98
16	2	98
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	1	99
23	1	99
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	0	100