Bel Air Rivière Sèche weather in March

In March, Bel Air Rivière Sèche sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 156 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 27% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bel Air Rivière Sèche's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bel Air Rivière Sèche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
23.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:14 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Bel Air Rivière Sèche is human settlement in Mauritius.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bel Air Rivière Sèche reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°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 about 1°C warmer than April.

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Bel Air Rivière Sèche weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°19624.213.14.4
Feb28° / 25°18323.212.74.1
Mar27° / 24°15623.112.14.6
Apr26° / 23°9119.511.65.3
May25° / 22°6214.211.16.5
Jun23° / 21°3310.510.87.1
Jul23° / 20°3612.410.96.7
Aug23° / 20°3710.811.36.8
Sep23° / 20°3410.911.97.0
Oct24° / 21°329.612.57.2
Nov26° / 22°4812.2136.5
Dec27° / 23°10218.213.25.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bel Air Rivière Sèche gets around 156 mm of rain over 23.1 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 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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27015796
28116785
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30117784
31118783

Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

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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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:096:35
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312.46:106:34
412.46:106:33
512.46:116:32
612.36:116:31
712.36:116:31
812.36:126:30
912.36:126:29
1012.36:126:28
1112.26:136:27
1212.26:136:26
1312.26:136:26
1412.26:146:25
1512.26:146:24
1612.16:146:23
1712.16:156:22
1812.16:156:21
1912.16:156:20
2012.16:166:19
2112.06:166:18
2212.06:166:18
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2412.06:176:16
2512.06:176:15
2611.96:176:14
2711.96:176:13
2811.96:186:12
2911.96:186:11
3011.96:186:10
3111.86:196:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bel Air Rivière Sèche

In seasonPeak

In March, Bel Air Rivière Sèche sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bel Air Rivière Sèche sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Bel Air Rivière Sèche's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bel Air Rivière Sèche?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bel Air Rivière Sèche for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bel Air Rivière Sèche in March

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

In March, Bel Air Rivière Sèche sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bel Air Rivière Sèche in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Bel Air Rivière Sèche in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bel Air Rivière Sèche peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bel Air Rivière Sèche?

Bel Air Rivière Sèche sits at 20.3°S, 57.7°E, 78 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Centre de Flacq, 8.0 km away.

Centre de FlacqMahébourgPlaine MagnienRose-BelleSaint PierreCurepipePamplemoussesLe Hochet

Topography around Bel Air Rivière Sèche

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bel Air Rivière Sèche.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bel Air Rivière Sèche has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Bel Air Rivière Sèche is covered by cropland (40%), trees (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (43%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
318 m
16 km
572 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Centre de Flacq 8.0 km · Mahébourg 18 km · Plaine Magnien 21 km · Rose-Belle 22 km · Saint Pierre 23 km · Curepipe 24 km · Pamplemousses 25 km · Le Hochet 26 km

Mauritius travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$12,991
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
2.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Hindu 49%Roman Catholic 26%Muslim 17%other Christian 6%

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 Bel Air Rivière Sèche (-20.2578°, 57.7498°, elevation 78 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).