Mahébourg weather in March

In March, Mahébourg sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 156 mm of rain across 22.9 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 28% 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 Mahébourg's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahébourg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
22.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:15 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
60%
10th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Mahébourg is human settlement.

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 Mahébourg 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Mahébourg 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
Jan27° / 24°18323.713.14.5
Feb27° / 25°1782312.74.2
Mar27° / 24°15622.912.14.7
Apr26° / 24°9219.711.55.3
May25° / 22°6314.4116.4
Jun23° / 21°3410.910.87.0
Jul22° / 20°3712.510.96.6
Aug22° / 20°3710.711.36.8
Sep23° / 20°3410.411.97.0
Oct24° / 21°329.412.57.2
Nov25° / 22°4711.9136.6
Dec27° / 24°10217.713.25.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
45050
55050
64951
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
125149
135149
145248
155248
165446
175446
185545
195644
205743
215842
225941
235941
246040
256139
266238
276238
286337
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mahébourg gets around 156 mm of rain over 22.9 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 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
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479
579
678
778
878
977
1077
1176
1276
1376
1475
1575
1675
1774
1874
1974
2073
2173
2272
2371
2470
2569
2668
2767
2867
2966
3065
3165

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1087715
2087715
3087715
4087715
5087715
6097615
7097615
8097714
90107614
100107713
110117613
120117712
130127612
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160137611
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20014779
21014779
22014788
23014788
24014797
25015787
26015796
27016786
28117775
29117775
30118774
31119773

Wind in March

Winds average 20 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
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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 6:36 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:096:36
212.46:106:35
312.46:106:34
412.46:106:33
512.46:116:32
612.36:116:32
712.36:126:31
812.36:126:30
912.36:126:29
1012.36:136:28
1112.26:136:28
1212.26:136:27
1312.26:146:26
1412.26:146:25
1512.26:146:24
1612.16:156:23
1712.16:156:22
1812.16:156:21
1912.16:156:21
2012.16:166:20
2112.06:166:19
2212.06:166:18
2312.06:176:17
2412.06:176:16
2512.06:176:15
2611.96:176:14
2711.96:186:13
2811.96:186:12
2911.96:186:11
3011.96:196:10
3111.86:196:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
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275.7Bright
285.7Bright
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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mahébourg

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mahébourg'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 Mahébourg?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mahébourg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mahébourg in March

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

In March, Mahébourg 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 Mahébourg 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 19 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 Mahébourg 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 Mahébourg 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 Mahébourg?

Mahébourg sits at 20.4°S, 57.7°E, 26 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Plaine Magnien, 4.0 km away.

Plaine MagnienRose-BelleBel Air Rivière SècheCurepipeSouillacCentre de FlacqChemin-GrenierVacoas-Phoenix

Topography around Mahébourg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahébourg has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Mahébourg is covered by water (31%), trees (27%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
340 m
16 km
616 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Plaine Magnien 4.0 km · Rose-Belle 11 km · Bel Air Rivière Sèche 18 km · Curepipe 21 km · Souillac 23 km · Centre de Flacq 24 km · Chemin-Grenier 26 km · Vacoas-Phoenix 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 Mahébourg (-20.4081°, 57.7°, elevation 26 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).