Moorea weather in March

In March, Moorea sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 176 mm of rain across 19.5 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Moorea's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moorea's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 176 mm; 19.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:05 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 9th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Moorea reaches about 27°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)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
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	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26
29	27	26
30	27	26
31	27	26

Moorea 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° / 25°	239	22.2	12.9	4.6
Feb	27° / 26°	222	20.1	12.6	4.7
Mar	27° / 26°	176	19.5	12.1	5.1
Apr	27° / 26°	132	15.2	11.6	5.7
May	27° / 25°	106	13.1	11.2	6.3
Jun	26° / 25°	68	9.3	11	7.0
Jul	25° / 24°	47	8.8	11.1	7.4
Aug	25° / 24°	51	7.6	11.4	7.6
Sep	25° / 24°	58	8.4	11.9	7.3
Oct	26° / 24°	104	11.8	12.4	6.7
Nov	26° / 25°	129	15.9	12.8	5.7
Dec	27° / 25°	263	22.3	13	4.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 52%. 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 (%)	43	42	42	42	43	43	42	42	42	43	44	44	44	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	55	55	55	55
Cloudier (%)	57	58	58	58	57	57	58	58	58	57	56	56	56	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	49	48	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Moorea gets around 176 mm of rain over 19.5 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 62% and peaks near 65% 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 (%)	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	54	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	64
19	64
20	63
21	63
22	62
23	61
24	60
25	59
26	58
27	57
28	56
29	55
30	54
31	53

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 83% 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
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Oppressive (%)	83	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	80	79
Miserable (%)	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	83	16
2	1	82	17
3	1	82	17
4	0	83	17
5	0	83	17
6	0	83	17
7	0	83	17
8	0	83	17
9	0	84	16
10	0	84	16
11	0	85	15
12	0	85	15
13	0	86	14
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	83	17
22	0	83	17
23	0	82	18
24	0	82	18
25	0	81	19
26	0	81	19
27	0	80	20
28	0	80	20
29	0	80	20
30	0	80	20
31	1	79	20

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 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	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	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	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
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25	19	light breeze
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 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 6:01 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:00 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)	12.4	12.4	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:01	6:24
2	12.4	6:02	6:23
3	12.3	6:02	6:22
4	12.3	6:02	6:22
5	12.3	6:03	6:21
6	12.3	6:03	6:20
7	12.3	6:03	6:20
8	12.3	6:03	6:19
9	12.2	6:04	6:18
10	12.2	6:04	6:17
11	12.2	6:04	6:17
12	12.2	6:04	6:16
13	12.2	6:05	6:15
14	12.2	6:05	6:14
15	12.1	6:05	6:13
16	12.1	6:05	6:13
17	12.1	6:05	6:12
18	12.1	6:06	6:11
19	12.1	6:06	6:10
20	12.1	6:06	6:09
21	12.0	6:06	6:09
22	12.0	6:07	6:08
23	12.0	6:07	6:07
24	12.0	6:07	6:06
25	12.0	6:07	6:05
26	12.0	6:07	6:04
27	11.9	6:07	6:04
28	11.9	6:08	6:03
29	11.9	6:08	6:02
30	11.9	6:08	6:01
31	11.9	6:08	6:00

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.9 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	6.0	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	5.7	5.6
Level	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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Moorea

In seasonPeak

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

Moorea'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 Moorea?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Moorea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moorea in March

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

In March, Moorea sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Moorea 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 September near 26°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)	28	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	27	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Moorea 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 Moorea 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)	15	16	14	11	9	7	8	10	12	13	15	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Moorea?

Moorea sits at 17.5°S, 149.8°W, 0 m above sea level, in French Polynesia. The nearest listed city is Faaa, 24 km away.

Topography around Moorea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moorea has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m around an average of 251 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,176 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,792 m.

The land around Moorea is covered by trees (95%) within 3 km, water (84%) within 16 km, and water (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,176 m

trees 95%

16 km

1,176 m

water 84%

80 km

1,792 m

water 91%

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

March weather nearby: Faaa 24 km · Punaauia 27 km · Papeete 28 km · Bora Bora 233 km · Avarua 1,120 km · Alofi 2,127 km · Adamstown 2,205 km · Pago Pago 2,260 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 Moorea (-17.5328°, -149.828°, 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	27	26
2	27	26
3	27	26
4	27	26
5	27	26
6	27	26
7	27	26
8	27	26
9	27	26
10	27	26
11	27	26
12	27	26
13	27	26
14	27	26
15	27	26
16	27	26
17	27	26
18	27	26
19	27	26
20	27	26
21	27	26
22	27	26
23	27	26
24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26
29	27	26
30	27	26
31	27	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	64
19	64
20	63
21	63
22	62
23	61
24	60
25	59
26	58
27	57
28	56
29	55
30	54
31	53

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	83	16
2	1	82	17
3	1	82	17
4	0	83	17
5	0	83	17
6	0	83	17
7	0	83	17
8	0	83	17
9	0	84	16
10	0	84	16
11	0	85	15
12	0	85	15
13	0	86	14
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	83	17
22	0	83	17
23	0	82	18
24	0	82	18
25	0	81	19
26	0	81	19
27	0	80	20
28	0	80	20
29	0	80	20
30	0	80	20
31	1	79	20

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	64
19	64
20	63
21	63
22	62
23	61
24	60
25	59
26	58
27	57
28	56
29	55
30	54
31	53

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	83	16
2	1	82	17
3	1	82	17
4	0	83	17
5	0	83	17
6	0	83	17
7	0	83	17
8	0	83	17
9	0	84	16
10	0	84	16
11	0	85	15
12	0	85	15
13	0	86	14
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	83	17
22	0	83	17
23	0	82	18
24	0	82	18
25	0	81	19
26	0	81	19
27	0	80	20
28	0	80	20
29	0	80	20
30	0	80	20
31	1	79	20

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	42	58
3	42	58
4	42	58
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	42	58
10	43	57
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	65
3	65
4	65
5	65
6	65
7	65
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	65
12	65
13	65
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	65
18	64
19	64
20	63
21	63
22	62
23	61
24	60
25	59
26	58
27	57
28	56
29	55
30	54
31	53

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	83	16
2	1	82	17
3	1	82	17
4	0	83	17
5	0	83	17
6	0	83	17
7	0	83	17
8	0	83	17
9	0	84	16
10	0	84	16
11	0	85	15
12	0	85	15
13	0	86	14
14	0	86	14
15	0	86	14
16	0	86	14
17	0	85	15
18	0	85	15
19	0	84	16
20	0	84	16
21	0	83	17
22	0	83	17
23	0	82	18
24	0	82	18
25	0	81	19
26	0	81	19
27	0	80	20
28	0	80	20
29	0	80	20
30	0	80	20
31	1	79	20