Bukittinggi Weather in March
Bukittinggi in March
The short of it: Bukittinggi in March averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 218 mm (8.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 17° · rain 218 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & August
Thirty years of records give Bukittinggi an average March high of 27°, a low of 17° and some 218 mm of rain. No month in Bukittinggi runs warmer: highs about 27°. Wet spells are common — about 218 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and August.
Against its neighbours, Bukittinggi runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Padangpanjang, 17 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Bukittinggi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 48 mm more rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PadangpanjangWest Sumatra | 17 km SSE | 27° | 17° | 220 mm |
| PayakumbuhWest Sumatra | 31 km ENE | 30° | 20° | 237 mm |
| PariamanWest Sumatra | 44 km SW | 31° | 23° | 326 mm |
| SolokWest Sumatra | 63 km SSE | 30° | 20° | 246 mm |
| PadangWest Sumatra | 71 km S | 31° | 23° | 300 mm |
| SijunjungWest Sumatra | 80 km ESE | 30° | 22° | 239 mm |
| PekanbaruRiau | 150 km NE | 33° | 23° | 278 mm |
| Balai PungutRiau | 183 km NE | 32° | 23° | 297 mm |