Levuka weather in March

In March, Levuka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 223 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 Levuka's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Levuka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
23.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:09 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

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 Levuka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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)
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Levuka weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°24220.7134.8
Feb28° / 26°21621.112.64.4
Mar28° / 26°22323.312.14.4
Apr27° / 26°21819.511.65.0
May26° / 25°10513.211.26.1
Jun26° / 25°9710.510.96.6
Jul25° / 24°668.6117.1
Aug25° / 24°758.711.47.1
Sep25° / 24°9611.111.96.7
Oct25° / 24°11812.312.46.4
Nov26° / 25°11314.712.85.8
Dec27° / 26°19318.413.15.2

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33466
43466
53466
63565
73565
83565
93664
103664
113763
123763
133763
143664
153664
163664
173565
183664
193565
203664
213565
223466
233565
243565
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263565
273664
283664
293664
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Levuka gets around 223 mm of rain over 23.3 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 74% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
575
675
775
874
974
1074
1174
1274
1374
1474
1574
1674
1774
1874
1974
2074
2175
2275
2375
2475
2575
2675
2774
2874
2974
3073
3173

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
134750
234750
324652
424652
524652
624553
714554
814554
914653
1014653
1114752
1214851
1314950
1415049
1515148
1615346
1715445
1815544
1915643
2025642
2125741
2225840
2325840
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2535839
2635938
2745838
2845838
2955738
3055738
3155738

Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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819light breeze
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3020light breeze
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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 7:04 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 7:27 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:047:27
212.47:057:27
312.47:057:26
412.37:057:25
512.37:067:25
612.37:067:24
712.37:067:23
812.37:077:22
912.27:077:22
1012.27:077:21
1112.27:077:20
1212.27:087:19
1312.27:087:19
1412.27:087:18
1512.17:087:17
1612.17:097:16
1712.17:097:15
1812.17:097:15
1912.17:097:14
2012.17:097:13
2112.07:107:12
2212.07:107:11
2312.07:107:10
2412.07:107:10
2512.07:117:09
2612.07:117:08
2711.97:117:07
2811.97:117:06
2911.97:117:05
3011.97:127:04
3111.97:127:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
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185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Levuka

In seasonPeak

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

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

Levuka's rainy season runs October–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 Levuka?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Levuka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Levuka in March

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

In March, Levuka 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 Levuka 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 February at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Levuka 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 Levuka peaks around February 13 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 13UV 17Jul 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Levuka?

Levuka sits at 18.1°S, 179.3°E, 0 m above sea level, in Fiji. The nearest listed city is Nasinu, 85 km away.

NasinuSuvaLamiLabasaSigatokaNadiLautoka

Topography around Levuka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Levuka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Levuka is covered by trees (71%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (83%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
460 m
16 km
719 m
80 km
700 m
treesgrasslandwatermangroves
March weather nearby: Nasinu 85 km · Suva 95 km · Lami 96 km · Labasa 182 km · Sigatoka 191 km · Nadi 203 km · Lautoka 204 km · Nuku‘alofa 668 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 Levuka (-18.0667°, 179.3167°, elevation 0 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).