Punaauia weather in March

In March, Punaauia sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 175 mm of rain across 20.6 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 33% 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 Punaauia's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Punaauia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 175 mm; 20.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:04 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 9th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

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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 Punaauia reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)	25	25	25	25	25	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	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
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
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24	27	26
25	27	26
26	27	26
27	27	26
28	27	26
29	27	26
30	27	26
31	27	26

Punaauia 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°	237	23.3	12.9	4.5
Feb	27° / 25°	212	21.7	12.6	4.5
Mar	27° / 26°	175	20.6	12.1	5.0
Apr	27° / 26°	141	17.6	11.6	5.4
May	26° / 25°	114	15.6	11.2	6.0
Jun	26° / 24°	83	12.8	11	6.5
Jul	25° / 24°	59	11.7	11.1	6.9
Aug	25° / 24°	57	10.5	11.4	7.2
Sep	25° / 24°	80	11.5	11.9	6.9
Oct	25° / 24°	111	14.2	12.4	6.3
Nov	26° / 25°	132	17.8	12.8	5.5
Dec	26° / 25°	268	23.1	13	4.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 50%. 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 (%)	45	44	45	45	44	45	45	44	44	46	46	46	48	49	49	50	51	52	52	53	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55
Cloudier (%)	55	56	55	55	56	55	55	56	56	54	54	54	52	51	51	50	49	48	48	47	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Punaauia gets around 175 mm of rain over 20.6 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 67% 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	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63

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

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 84% 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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Oppressive (%)	86	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82
Miserable (%)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17

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

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.

	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)	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	light breeze
2	20	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
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27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	20	light breeze
31	20	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 6:00 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 5:59 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)	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	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	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	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	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:00	6:23
2	12.4	6:01	6:22
3	12.3	6:01	6:22
4	12.3	6:01	6:21
5	12.3	6:02	6:20
6	12.3	6:02	6:19
7	12.3	6:02	6:19
8	12.3	6:02	6:18
9	12.2	6:03	6:17
10	12.2	6:03	6:16
11	12.2	6:03	6:16
12	12.2	6:03	6:15
13	12.2	6:04	6:14
14	12.2	6:04	6:13
15	12.1	6:04	6:13
16	12.1	6:04	6:12
17	12.1	6:05	6:11
18	12.1	6:05	6:10
19	12.1	6:05	6:09
20	12.1	6:05	6:09
21	12.0	6:05	6:08
22	12.0	6:06	6:07
23	12.0	6:06	6:06
24	12.0	6:06	6:05
25	12.0	6:06	6:04
26	12.0	6:06	6:04
27	11.9	6:07	6:03
28	11.9	6:07	6:02
29	11.9	6:07	6:01
30	11.9	6:07	6:00
31	11.9	6:07	5:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.89 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	6.0	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	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6
Level	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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	5.9	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	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Punaauia

In seasonPeak

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

Punaauia'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 Punaauia?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Punaauia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Punaauia in March

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

In March, Punaauia sees daytime highs around 27°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 Punaauia 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.

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

UV index in Punaauia 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 Punaauia 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 Punaauia?

Punaauia sits at 17.6°S, 149.6°W, 24 m above sea level, in French Polynesia. The nearest listed city is Faaa, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Punaauia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Punaauia has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 872 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,792 m.

The land around Punaauia is covered by trees (51%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

872 m

trees 51%

16 km

1,814 m

water 57%

80 km

1,792 m

water 91%

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

March weather nearby: Faaa 8.0 km · Papeete 11 km · Moorea 27 km · Bora Bora 260 km · Avarua 1,138 km · Alofi 2,149 km · Adamstown 2,179 km · Pago Pago 2,285 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 Punaauia (-17.6333°, -149.6°, elevation 24 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	25
2	27	25
3	27	25
4	27	25
5	27	25
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	45	55
2	44	56
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	44	56
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	44	56
9	44	56
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	48	52
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	50	50
17	51	49
18	52	48
19	52	48
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	55	45
27	55	45
28	55	45
29	55	45
30	55	45
31	55	45

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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