Bora Bora weather in March

In March, Bora Bora sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 175 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 32% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bora Bora's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bora Bora's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 175 mm; 20.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:13 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 9th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.9; out of 10

Bora Bora is island in French Polynesia.

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

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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 Bora Bora 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

Bora Bora weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	270	23.7	12.9	4.3
Feb	28° / 26°	232	21.1	12.6	4.4
Mar	28° / 26°	175	20.8	12.1	4.9
Apr	28° / 26°	134	17.4	11.6	5.3
May	27° / 26°	106	16.1	11.2	5.8
Jun	27° / 25°	74	12	11	6.5
Jul	26° / 25°	55	10.8	11.1	6.9
Aug	26° / 25°	50	9.6	11.4	7.1
Sep	26° / 25°	59	12.4	11.9	6.6
Oct	26° / 25°	108	14.9	12.4	6.1
Nov	27° / 25°	149	19.1	12.8	5.2
Dec	27° / 26°	281	23.7	13	4.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	52	52	53	54	54	54	54	54
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	56	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	51	50	50	48	48	47	46	46	46	46	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bora Bora gets around 175 mm of rain over 20.8 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 66% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	71	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	71
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	69
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	64
24	64
25	64
26	63
27	63
28	62
29	62
30	62
31	61

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63
Miserable (%)	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

Wind in March

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
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10	18	light breeze
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12	19	light breeze
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26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze
31	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:10	6:31
2	12.3	6:10	6:30
3	12.3	6:10	6:29
4	12.3	6:11	6:29
5	12.3	6:11	6:28
6	12.3	6:11	6:27
7	12.3	6:11	6:27
8	12.2	6:11	6:26
9	12.2	6:12	6:25
10	12.2	6:12	6:25
11	12.2	6:12	6:24
12	12.2	6:12	6:23
13	12.2	6:13	6:22
14	12.1	6:13	6:22
15	12.1	6:13	6:21
16	12.1	6:13	6:20
17	12.1	6:13	6:19
18	12.1	6:14	6:19
19	12.1	6:14	6:18
20	12.1	6:14	6:17
21	12.0	6:14	6:16
22	12.0	6:14	6:15
23	12.0	6:14	6:15
24	12.0	6:15	6:14
25	12.0	6:15	6:13
26	12.0	6:15	6:12
27	11.9	6:15	6:11
28	11.9	6:15	6:11
29	11.9	6:15	6:10
30	11.9	6:15	6:09
31	11.9	6:16	6:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bora Bora

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Bora Bora?

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

4.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bora Bora for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bora Bora in March

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

In March, Bora Bora sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bora Bora 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 at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Bora Bora in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bora Bora peaks around February 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	14	11	9	7	9	10	13	13	15	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Bora Bora?

Bora Bora sits at 16.5°S, 151.7°W, 0 m above sea level, in French Polynesia. The nearest listed city is Moorea, 233 km away.

Topography around Bora Bora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bora Bora has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 937 m.

The land around Bora Bora is covered by water (50%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, water (97%) within 16 km, and water (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

542 m

water 50%

16 km

542 m

water 97%

80 km

937 m

water 97%

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← February Bora Bora year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Moorea 233 km · Faaa 256 km · Papeete 258 km · Punaauia 260 km · Avarua 994 km · Alofi 1,945 km · Pago Pago 2,047 km · Apia 2,169 km

French Polynesia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B / C / E / F; 110 / 220 V · 50 / 60 Hz
GDP per capita: $22,440; 2024
Safe drinking water: 90%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.4; per 100k, 2009
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Bora Bora (-16.4996°, -151.7371°, 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	71
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	69
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	64
24	64
25	64
26	63
27	63
28	62
29	62
30	62
31	61

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	71
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	69
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	64
24	64
25	64
26	63
27	63
28	62
29	62
30	62
31	61

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	44	56
13	45	55
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	50	50
23	50	50
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	71
3	71
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	69
9	69
10	68
11	68
12	67
13	67
14	67
15	66
16	66
17	66
18	66
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	64
24	64
25	64
26	63
27	63
28	62
29	62
30	62
31	61

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	70	30
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	69	31
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	65	35
23	65	35
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37