Bali month by month
Bali in March
On the south coast, March is one of the wet months. BMKG’s 30-year normal puts March rain on the south coast at 200–300 mm, and days at the airport average 31° with nights around 25°.
The highlands get the most rain this month (400–500 mm), the south coast, Ubud and the east coast the least (200–300 mm). Averages describe a typical March; any single year can be wetter or drier, so check the live forecast close to your dates.
- Rain, south coast
- 200–300 mm · moderate
- Average high
- 31.3°C
- Average low
- 25.1°C
- Humidity
- 80%
- Season, south coast
- Wet
Rain around the island in March
BMKG’s rainfall normal for March, 1991–2020: the usual total for the month. BMKG publishes it in bands, so each figure is a range.
- South coast Kuta, Seminyak, Canggu, Sanur, Uluwatu 200–300 mm moderate
- Ubud Ubud and the rice-field belt around it 200–300 mm moderate
- Highlands Bedugul, Munduk and the crater lakes 400–500 mm high
- East coast Amed, Tulamben and the Karangasem coast 200–300 mm moderate
March in the year
South-coast rain by month (BMKG normal, top of each band). Tap a month for its page.
Nyepi
Nyepi, the Balinese Day of Silence, usually falls in March and sometimes in April. For 24 hours the whole island stops: Ngurah Rai airport closes, roads are empty and visitors stay inside their hotel. Check the date before you book flights.
Questions about March
Does it rain a lot in Bali in March?
BMKG's 1991–2020 normal for March is 200–300 mm of rain on the south coast, which BMKG rates as moderate. The highlands get the most rain this month (400–500 mm), the south coast, Ubud and the east coast the least (200–300 mm).
How hot is Bali in March?
At Ngurah Rai airport on the south coast, March days average 31°C and nights 25°C, with humidity around 80% (2015–2024). The highlands around Bedugul and Munduk are cooler, especially at night.
Is March in Bali's dry season or wet season?
March is one of the wet months on Bali's south coast. BMKG marks the rainy season by about 50 mm of rain per ten days, roughly 150 mm a month, and its 1991–2020 normal for March there is 200–300 mm.
Rain: BMKG, normal monthly rainfall 1991–2020 for Bali (Stasiun Klimatologi Bali), read from BMKG’s maps. Temperature and humidity: daily reports from Ngurah Rai airport (WMO 97230), 2015–2024, via NOAA; they match BMKG’s own yearly figures for the station.