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This study examined the spatio-temporal variability of vehicular noise pollution across different days of the week in Port Harcourt metropolis of Rivers State, Nigeria.The study employed both experimental and descriptive approaches to arrive at the dependable conclusion. The Noise Level Meter (NLM) was used to derive the noise level data set. The vehicles were counted at the locations of roundabouts and junctions. The Global Positioning System (GPS) was employed to ascertain the sample points of the roundabouts and junctions. Thus, the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to establish whether there exists variation of noise pollution across days of the week. The findings showed that Tuesday (88.3dB) had the highest vehicular noise pollution level, seconded by Monday (87.9dB) and thirdly by Wednesday (84dB). The weekend had the least vehicular noise pollution as Sunday (72.6dB) had the least vehicular noise pollution, followed by Saturday (74.3dB) respectively. The analysis proved that there was no statistically significant variation in the level of vehicular noise pollution across the days of the week. The Precautionary, Polluter Pay Principle and the Prevention Principle were recommended to curb the disaster of vehicular noise pollution in Port Harcourt metropolis without further delay.