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March Weather in Sambas Indonesia

Daily high temperatures are around 88°F, rarely falling below 83°F or exceeding 92°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 74°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 76°F.

For reference, on May 12, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Sambas typically range from 75°F to 90°F, while on January 21, the coldest day of the year, they range from 74°F to 85°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Sambas

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Sambas

Average Hourly Temperature in March in SambasMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Roxana, Costa Rica (11,248 miles away); Antioquia, Colombia (11,802 miles); and Maturín, Venezuela (11,524 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Sambas (view comparison).

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The month of March in Sambas experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 83% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is March 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 18% of the time.

For reference, on November 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 89%, while on June 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 24%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Sambas

Cloud Cover Categories in March in SambasMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 117%Mar 117%Mar 3118%Mar 3118%Mar 1117%Mar 1117%Mar 2117%Mar 2117%partly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Sambas, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is gradually increasing, starting the month at 51% and ending it at 54%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 76% on November 17, and its lowest chance is 40% on August 6.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Sambas

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in Sambas is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 9.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 14.4 inches or falls below 4.0 inches, and ending the month at 7.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 11.0 inches or falls below 4.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Sambas

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of March in Sambas, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 12 hours, 5 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 7 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Sambas

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in SambasMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMar 112 hr, 5 minMar 112 hr, 5 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Sambas is 5:52 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 9 minutes earlier at 5:43 AM on March 31.

The latest sunset is 5:57 PM on March 1 and the earliest sunset is 7 minutes earlier at 5:50 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Sambas during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:38 AM and sets 12 hours, 12 minutes later, at 5:50 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 5:39 AM and sets 12 hours, 3 minutes later, at 5:42 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in March in Sambas

The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Sambas

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in SambasMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr0010102020203030404050505060607070800001010202030303040405050606060707080
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Sambas

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in SambasMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 106:00 AMFeb 106:00 AMFeb 247:31 PMFeb 247:31 PMMar 104:01 PMMar 104:01 PMMar 252:01 PMMar 252:01 PMApr 91:22 AMApr 91:22 AMApr 246:50 AMApr 246:50 AM6:04 AM6:04 AM6:29 PM6:29 PM5:57 PM5:57 PM6:20 AM6:20 AM5:35 AM5:35 AM6:00 PM6:00 PM5:56 PM5:56 PM6:15 AM6:15 AM5:52 AM5:52 AM6:21 PM6:21 PM5:16 PM5:16 PM5:35 AM5:35 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
77%-9:38 AMWSW10:04 PMESE3:27 AMS248,212 mi
2
68%-10:24 AMWSW10:53 PMESE4:13 AMS245,708 mi
3
50%-11:14 AMWSW11:47 PMESE5:03 AMS242,623 mi
4
47%-12:09 PMWSW-5:57 AMS239,050 mi
5
36%12:45 AMESE1:08 PMWSW-6:56 AMS235,163 mi
6
25%1:45 AMESE2:10 PMWSW-7:58 AMS231,223 mi
7
15%2:46 AMESE3:11 PMWSW-8:59 AMS227,568 mi
8
8%3:45 AMESE4:10 PMWSW-9:59 AMS224,565 mi
9
2%4:41 AMESE5:06 PMWSW-10:55 AMS222,552 mi
10
0%5:35 AME6:00 PMW-11:48 AMS221,769 mi
11
1%6:26 AME6:52 PMW-12:39 PMS222,312 mi
12
5%7:17 AME7:44 PMW-1:30 PMN224,115 mi
13
12%8:08 AMENE8:37 PMWNW-2:21 PMN226,963 mi
14
21%9:00 AMENE9:31 PMWNW-3:14 PMN230,542 mi
15
32%9:54 AMENE10:27 PMWNW-4:10 PMN234,492 mi
16
42%10:50 AMENE11:24 PMWNW-5:07 PMN238,469 mi
17
50%11:47 AMENE--6:04 PMN242,185 mi
18
63%-12:21 AMWNW12:42 PMENE6:59 PMN245,429 mi
19
73%-1:15 AMWNW1:36 PMENE7:52 PMN248,078 mi
20
81%-2:06 AMWNW2:26 PMENE8:41 PMN250,080 mi
21
88%-2:54 AMWNW3:12 PMENE9:26 PMN251,445 mi
22
94%-3:38 AMWNW3:56 PMENE10:08 PMN252,218 mi
23
98%-4:19 AMWNW4:37 PME10:48 PMN252,460 mi
24
100%-4:58 AMW5:17 PME11:27 PMN252,234 mi
25
100%-5:37 AMW5:56 PME--
26
100%-6:15 AMW6:36 PME12:06 AMS251,587 mi
27
98%-6:55 AMW7:18 PMESE12:45 AMS250,549 mi
28
95%-7:36 AMWSW8:02 PMESE1:26 AMS249,127 mi
29
89%-8:21 AMWSW8:50 PMESE2:11 AMS247,314 mi
30
82%-9:10 AMWSW9:41 PMESE2:59 AMS245,097 mi
31
73%-10:03 AMWSW10:37 PMESE3:51 AMS242,479 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Sambas is essentially constant during March, remaining around 100% throughout.

For reference, on January 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on July 30, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Sambas

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in SambasMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 1100%Mar 1100%Mar 31100%Mar 31100%Mar 11100%Mar 11100%Mar 21100%Mar 21100%miserablemiserableoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Sambas is gradually decreasing during March, decreasing from 3.5 miles per hour to 2.6 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.2 miles per hour, while on April 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in Sambas

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Sambas throughout March is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 79% on March 1.

Wind Direction in March in Sambas

Wind Direction in March in SambasNWMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprwestnorthsoutheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Sambas is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Sambas is essentially constant during March, remaining within 1°F of 83°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in March in Sambas

Average Water Temperature in March in SambasMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313179°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°F84°F84°F85°F85°F86°F86°F87°F87°F88°F88°FFebAprMar 182°FMar 182°FMar 3184°FMar 3184°FMar 1183°FMar 1183°FMar 2183°FMar 2183°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Sambas are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Sambas

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in SambasMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr100%Mar 16100%Mar 16comfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Sambas are rapidly increasing during March, increasing by 867°F, from 1,698°F to 2,565°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in Sambas

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Sambas is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 4.8 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during March is 4.9 kWh on March 9.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Sambas

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in SambasMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFebAprMar 94.9 kWhMar 94.9 kWhMar 314.8 kWhMar 314.8 kWhMar 214.8 kWhMar 214.8 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sambas are 1.333 deg latitude, 109.250 deg longitude, and 39 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sambas is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 66 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 34 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (741 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (5,220 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sambas is covered by trees (55%) and cropland (31%), within 10 miles by trees (51%) and cropland (32%), and within 50 miles by water (41%) and trees (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Sambas, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Kuching International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Sambas.

At a distance of 123 kilometers from Sambas, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Sambas according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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