Bukittinggi in March

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (wettest — check); weekends and Indonesian holidays for road traffic.

March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• AprilGreatInside Bukittinggi's best window: Apr–Oct (drier); the highlands stay cool year-round — rain-day figures check.
• MayGreatInside Bukittinggi's best window: Apr–Oct (drier); the highlands stay cool year-round — rain-day figures check.
• JuneGreatInside Bukittinggi's best window: Apr–Oct (drier); the highlands stay cool year-round — rain-day figures check.
• JulyGreatInside Bukittinggi's best window: Apr–Oct (drier); the highlands stay cool year-round — rain-day figures check.

• BukittinggiHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 16 days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Nyepi (Balinese Day of Silence) big impact

  Mar (Saka calendar — check; 19 Mar in 2026) · Indonesia

  Bali shuts for 24 h: airport closed, no one outdoors, hotels keep guests inside. Ogoh-ogoh parades the night before.

• Idul Fitri (Lebaran) big impact

  Moves yearly (check; about 20–21 Mar in 2026) · Indonesia

  Mudik: tens of millions travel home; trains, flights and roads full for two weeks; Jakarta empties.

Crowds · Indonesia overall

Medium

Prices · Indonesia overall

Medium

Indonesia overall: Nyepi shuts Bali for 24 h and Idul Fitri travel peaks in 2026 (both check).

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bukittinggi, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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