Wangon weather in March

In March, Wangon sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 341 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Wangon's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wangon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
341 mm
29.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:52 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
87%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Wangon reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Wangon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Wangon weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°38929.112.42.8
Feb29° / 24°34227.512.22.7
Mar30° / 24°34129.212.12.8
Apr30° / 24°25726.511.83.0
May29° / 24°15720.711.74.0
Jun29° / 23°10215.511.64.8
Jul28° / 22°681111.66.1
Aug28° / 22°517.611.86.6
Sep28° / 22°8511.8125.7
Oct29° / 23°1952012.24.2
Nov29° / 24°33327.312.33.1
Dec29° / 24°3772912.42.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3793
4793
5793
6892
7892
8892
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
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15991
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311090

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Wangon gets around 341 mm of rain over 29.2 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 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
396
496
595
695
794
894
994
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2094
2194
2294
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2495
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095
3194

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18020
28119
38119
48218
58218
68317
78317
88416
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277426
287426
297327
307327
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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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:526:02
212.15:526:01
312.15:526:01
412.15:526:00
512.15:526:00
612.15:526:00
712.15:525:59
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1712.05:525:54
1812.05:525:54
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2012.05:525:53
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Wangon

In seasonPeak

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

Wangon sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Wangon's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Wangon?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wangon.

What to pack for Wangon in March

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

In March, Wangon sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Wangon 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 41 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August 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
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Wangon 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 Wangon peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Wangon 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 Wangon is worst in May — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMay 1545 µg/m³Sep 1630 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr44Poor
May46Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug31Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wangon?

Wangon sits at 7.5°S, 109.1°E, 32 m above sea level, in Indonesia. The nearest listed city is Purwokerto, 23 km away.

Topography around Wangon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wangon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,396 m.

The land around Wangon is covered by trees (51%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
538 m
80 km
3,396 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Purwokerto 23 km · Cilacap 24 km · Kroya 25 km · Banyumas 26 km · Sokaraja 27 km · Sidareja 29 km · Baturaden 30 km · Purbalingga 37 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 Wangon (-7.5161°, 109.0539°, elevation 32 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).