Climate averages 1991–2020
Pontianak weather
in March.
A hot, very wet month: the joint 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Pontianak: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 199 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes March a very wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 07 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Singkawang (111 km away). In March its highs average 29.2°C, 0.7°C cooler than Pontianak, with 187 mm of rain.
Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Pontianak ranks joint 23rd of 200 for the warmest March highs and joint 25th of 200 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 200 cities is 28.8°C; Pontianak is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs stay level at 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 199 mm to 256 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Pontianak climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.0°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 259 | 24.8 | 12.112 h |
| February | 29.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 173 | 19.7 | 12.112 h |
| March, selected | 29.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 199 | 23.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 256 | 27.4 | 12.112 h |
| May | 30.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 225 | 24.8 | 12.112 h |
| June | 30.0°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 170 | 19.8 | 12.112 h |
| July | 30.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 149 | 17.9 | 12.112 h |
| August | 30.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 141 | 17.1 | 12.112 h |
| September | 30.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 191 | 20.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 309 | 27.6 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 386 | 29.0 | 12.112 h |
| December | 28.7°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 364 | 28.1 | 12.112 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Singkawang in MarchIndonesia · 111 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 187 mm rain
- Kuching in MarchMalaysia · 209 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 23.8°C · 276 mm rain
- Sintang in MarchIndonesia · 242 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.5°C · 266 mm rain
- Tanjung Pandan in MarchIndonesia · 354 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 269 mm rain
- Sibu in MarchMalaysia · 379 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 227 mm rain
- Pangkalanbuun in MarchIndonesia · 390 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 250 mm rain
- Sungailiat in MarchIndonesia · 410 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 251 mm rain
- Pangkalpinang in MarchIndonesia · 426 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.4°C · 328 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Pontianak) is explained once on the Pontianak year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.