Yaren weather in March

In March, Yaren sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 201 mm of rain across 17.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Yaren's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yaren's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
27°
6th coldest
Rainfall
201 mm
17.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:02 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Yaren reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Yaren

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 4 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
4
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Yaren weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 27°19217.6124.7
Feb28° / 27°13515.2125.2
Mar28° / 27°20117.7125.2
Apr28° / 26°20219.7124.7
May28° / 27°13818.8124.8
Jun28° / 27°13717.6124.9
Jul28° / 26°14019.3125.0
Aug28° / 26°13717.8125.3
Sep28° / 26°11916.6125.2
Oct28° / 27°11714.8125.4
Nov28° / 27°13214.2125.3
Dec28° / 27°23218.2124.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84159
94159
104159
114258
124258
134357
144357
154357
164456
174456
184357
194357
204357
214456
224456
234456
244357
254258
264258
274159
284258
294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Yaren gets around 201 mm of rain over 17.7 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 57% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
255
356
456
556
656
757
857
957
1057
1157
1258
1358
1458
1557
1657
1757
1857
1957
2057
2157
2258
2358
2458
2558
2658
2757
2857
2957
3057
3157

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15545
25446
35347
45347
55248
65149
75149
85050
95050
105050
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
165050
175050
185050
195050
205050
214951
224951
234951
244852
254852
264852
274852
284753
294753
304753
314753

Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:057:06
212.07:057:06
312.07:057:05
412.07:057:05
512.07:047:05
612.07:047:05
712.07:047:05
812.07:047:04
912.07:047:04
1012.07:037:04
1112.07:037:04
1212.07:037:03
1312.07:037:03
1412.07:027:03
1512.07:027:02
1612.07:027:02
1712.07:027:02
1812.07:017:01
1912.07:017:01
2012.07:017:01
2112.07:007:00
2212.07:007:00
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2512.06:596:59
2612.06:596:59
2712.06:596:58
2812.06:586:58
2912.06:586:58
3012.06:586:57
3112.06:576:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 6 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
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Yaren?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Yaren for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yaren in March

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

In March, Yaren sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Yaren 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 June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 29°C.

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

28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Yaren in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yaren peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Yaren?

Yaren sits at 0.6°S, 166.9°E, 5 m above sea level, in Nauru. The nearest listed city is Tarawa, 705 km away.

Topography around Yaren

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yaren has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Yaren is covered by water (62%) within 3 km, water (97%) within 16 km, and water (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
61 m
80 km
57 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tarawa 705 km · Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit 982 km · Majuro 983 km · Malango 1,246 km · Panatina 1,250 km · Vura 1,252 km · Kola'a 1,253 km · Honiara 1,254 km

Nauru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 103% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,640
2025
Safe drinking water
19%
of population, 2024
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 60%Roman Catholic 34%other 4%none 1%

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 Yaren (-0.5508°, 166.9252°, elevation 5 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).