Is Melbourne hot in March?
Days are typically warm at 24.6°C, while nights average 14.6°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Melbourne in
March.
Typical March weather in Melbourne: 24.6°C by day, 14.6°C at night, 38 mm of rain over 5.4 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high24.6°C
Typical low14.6°C
Rain38 mm
Wet days5.4
In the year-round weather comparison, March scores 95 out of 100, the highest of the year. Daylight is calculated as 12 h 27 from latitude -37.81°. Open-water sea temperature is 19.9°C (10 km from the place centre).
March at a glance
What is Melbourne like in March?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 38 mm across about 5 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 12 h 27 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is March a good time to visit?
March is the strongest month in our year-round weather comparison.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2158177
- NOAA station
- ASN00086071 · MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE
- Station distance
- 0.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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