Koror weather in March

In March, Koror sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 158 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Koror's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koror's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:13 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
68%
2nd clearest
Wind
22 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Koror is city and former capital of Palau.

Founded
1866

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Koror reaches about 28°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 27°C and 28°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 Koror

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Koror weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°23922.911.64.4
Feb28° / 26°21819.211.84.7
Mar28° / 26°15819.5124.9
Apr28° / 26°18621.312.24.5
May28° / 26°29126.712.33.6
Jun28° / 26°34727.812.43.4
Jul28° / 26°33726.812.43.7
Aug28° / 26°27025.112.24.0
Sep28° / 26°27024.2123.9
Oct28° / 26°2582511.83.8
Nov28° / 26°2672611.73.6
Dec28° / 26°28126.611.63.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23466
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Koror gets around 158 mm of rain over 19.5 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 63% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
164
264
363
463
562
662
762
862
963
1063
1163
1263
1363
1463
1563
1663
1763
1864
1964
2064
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2264
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2464
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2664
2764
2864
2964
3064
3164

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116138
216237
316237
416336
516336
616336
716435
816435
926335
1026335
1126335
1226236
1326236
1426137
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Wind in March

Winds average 22 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 21 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
323breezy
423breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:206:11
211.96:206:11
311.96:196:11
411.96:196:11
511.96:186:11
611.96:186:11
711.96:176:11
811.96:176:11
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1011.96:166:11
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1211.96:156:11
1311.96:156:10
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1611.96:136:10
1712.06:136:10
1812.06:126:10
1912.06:126:10
2012.06:116:10
2112.06:116:10
2212.06:106:10
2312.06:106:10
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2512.06:096:09
2612.06:086:09
2712.06:086:09
2812.06:076:09
2912.06:076:09
3012.06:066:09
3112.16:056:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Koror

In seasonPeak

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

Koror sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Koror?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Koror for sightseeing.

What to pack for Koror in March

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

In March, Koror sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Koror 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 offshore is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Koror in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Koror peaks around March 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Koror?

Koror sits at 7.3°N, 134.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Palau. The nearest listed city is Ngerulmud, 24 km away.

Ngerulmud

Topography around Koror

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koror has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m.

The land around Koror is covered by water (67%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (79%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
224 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Ngerulmud 24 km · Manay 875 km · Daruba 903 km · Hinatuan 904 km · Bislig 904 km · Mati 912 km · Manokwari 913 km · Tagbina 923 km

Palau travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 85% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$19,532
2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2018
Road deaths
4.8
per 100k/yr, 2013
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%Protestant 31%other 12%Modekngei 5%

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 Koror (7.3398°, 134.4733°, elevation 0 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).