Lautoka weather in March

In March, Lautoka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 255 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lautoka's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lautoka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
255 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:16 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Lautoka is city in Ba Province, Fiji.

Density
3,281/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Lautoka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12826
22826
32826
42826
52826
62826
72826
82826
92826
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312825

How March really feels in Lautoka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 17 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
17
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Lautoka weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°29122.512.94.2
Feb28° / 26°2682112.64.0
Mar28° / 26°25522.512.14.2
Apr28° / 25°16515.111.65.4
May27° / 24°868.211.26.8
Jun26° / 23°696.5117.3
Jul26° / 22°435.211.17.7
Aug26° / 22°727.111.47.5
Sep26° / 23°698.611.97.0
Oct27° / 23°10713.112.46.2
Nov27° / 24°12014.812.85.7
Dec28° / 25°17819.3134.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53367
63367
73367
83466
93565
103565
113565
123565
133664
143664
153664
163664
173565
183763
193763
203664
213763
223763
233763
243763
253862
263862
273862
283862
293961
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lautoka gets around 255 mm of rain over 22.5 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
178
277
377
477
577
677
776
876
975
1075
1174
1273
1373
1472
1571
1671
1770
1870
1970
2069
2169
2269
2368
2468
2567
2667
2766
2865
2964
3064
3163

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116039
215940
315841
415742
515643
615643
715544
815445
915445
1015445
1115544
1215544
1315643
1425642
1525741
1625840
1725939
1826137
1926236
2026335
2126434
2226533
2326632
2426632
2526731
2626731
2736730
2836730
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3036829
3136928

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1911calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:127:35
212.47:137:34
312.37:137:33
412.37:137:33
512.37:137:32
612.37:147:31
712.37:147:30
812.37:147:30
912.27:147:29
1012.27:157:28
1112.27:157:27
1212.27:157:27
1312.27:157:26
1412.27:167:25
1512.17:167:24
1612.17:167:24
1712.17:167:23
1812.17:177:22
1912.17:177:21
2012.17:177:20
2112.07:177:20
2212.07:177:19
2312.07:187:18
2412.07:187:17
2512.07:187:16
2612.07:187:15
2711.97:187:15
2811.97:197:14
2911.97:197:13
3011.97:197:12
3111.97:197:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Lautoka

In seasonPeak

In March, Lautoka sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lautoka sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Lautoka's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Lautoka?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Lautoka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lautoka in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Lautoka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lautoka in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Lautoka in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lautoka peaks around February 12 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 17Jul 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lautoka?

Lautoka sits at 17.6°S, 177.5°E, 47 m above sea level, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Nadi, 21 km away.

NadiSigatokaLamiSuvaNasinuLevukaLabasa

Topography around Lautoka

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lautoka.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lautoka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,179 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,286 m.

The land around Lautoka is covered by grassland (26%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and water (63%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
1,179 m
80 km
1,286 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Nadi 21 km · Sigatoka 59 km · Lami 115 km · Suva 118 km · Nasinu 123 km · Levuka 204 km · Labasa 242 km · Mata-Utu 836 km

Fiji travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,642
2025
Safe drinking water
42%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 45%Hindu 28%other Christian 10%Roman Catholic 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lautoka (-17.6169°, 177.4505°, elevation 47 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).