Goodlands weather in March

In March, Goodlands sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 122 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 41% 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 Goodlands's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goodlands's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:15 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Goodlands 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 Goodlands reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°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.

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Goodlands weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°14717.413.15.4
Feb28° / 26°13917.812.75.1
Mar27° / 25°12216.612.15.6
Apr27° / 25°6413.611.66.2
May25° / 23°429.911.17.2
Jun24° / 22°216.510.87.9
Jul23° / 21°206.910.97.7
Aug23° / 21°235.911.37.8
Sep23° / 21°184.811.98.0
Oct24° / 22°154.212.58.3
Nov25° / 23°245.112.97.9
Dec27° / 25°5711.113.26.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
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75347
85545
95545
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125644
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316931

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Goodlands gets around 122 mm of rain over 16.6 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 54% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
261
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858
958
1057
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1953
2052
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2251
2350
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2548
2647
2746
2845
2945
3044
3143

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1057223
2057124
3057124
4057124
5057124
6057124
7067123
8067123
9067222
10077221
11077221
12077320
13087319
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27113788
28113797
29114796
30114796
31114805

Wind in March

Winds average 23 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
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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 6:10 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:106:36
212.46:106:35
312.46:106:34
412.46:116:33
512.46:116:32
612.36:126:32
712.36:126:31
812.36:126:30
912.36:136:29
1012.36:136:28
1112.26:136:28
1212.26:146:27
1312.26:146:26
1412.26:146:25
1512.26:146:24
1612.16:156:23
1712.16:156:22
1812.16:156:22
1912.16:166:21
2012.16:166:20
2112.06:166:19
2212.06:176:18
2312.06:176:17
2412.06:176:16
2512.06:176:15
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2711.96:186:13
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3011.96:196:11
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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295.6Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Goodlands

In seasonPeak

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

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

Goodlands's rainy season runs January–March, 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 Goodlands?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Goodlands for sightseeing.

What to pack for Goodlands in March

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

In March, Goodlands sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Goodlands 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 24°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Goodlands 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 Goodlands peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Goodlands?

Goodlands sits at 20.0°S, 57.7°E, 45 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Lallmatie, 8.0 km away.

LallmatieTrioletPamplemoussesLe HochetCentre de FlacqBaie-du-TombeauPort LouisSaint Pierre

Topography around Goodlands

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goodlands has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Goodlands is covered by trees (46%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
480 m
80 km
786 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Lallmatie 8.0 km · Triolet 11 km · Pamplemousses 11 km · Le Hochet 17 km · Centre de Flacq 18 km · Baie-du-Tombeau 19 km · Port Louis 21 km · Saint Pierre 24 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 Goodlands (-20.0384°, 57.6506°, elevation 45 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).