Climate averages 1991–2020
Port Blair weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Port Blair: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 25.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 32 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pathein (607 km away). In March its highs average 34.2°C, 5.4°C warmer than Port Blair, with 9.6 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Port Blair ranks joint 622nd of 692 for the warmest March highs and joint 602nd of 692 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 692 cities is 32.4°C; Port Blair is 3.5°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 32 mm to 70 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Port Blair climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 33 | 4.9 | 11.512 h |
| February | 27.9°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 10 | 2.0 | 11.812 h |
| March, selected | 28.8°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 32 | 4.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.8°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 70 | 8.5 | 12.412 h |
| May | 29.1°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 271 | 24.5 | 12.713 h |
| June | 28.4°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 327 | 25.7 | 12.813 h |
| July | 28.1°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 295 | 27.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 27.9°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 296 | 27.5 | 12.513 h |
| September | 27.7°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 323 | 27.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.7°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 265 | 24.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.8°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 180 | 16.4 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.5°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 93 | 8.7 | 11.511 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Pathein in MarchMyanmar · 607 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Dawbon in MarchMyanmar · 621 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Myeik in MarchMyanmar · 642 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 24.1°C · 97 mm rain
- Dawei in MarchMyanmar · 648 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 23.0°C · 48 mm rain
- Kyauktan in MarchMyanmar · 674 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Set Ka Lay in MarchMyanmar · 678 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 22.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Hlaingthaya in MarchMyanmar · 678 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Yangon in MarchMyanmar · 679 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 22.0°C · 11 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Port Blair) is explained once on the Port Blair year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.