Cairns Weather in March
Cairns in March
The short of it: Cairns in March averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 531 mm (20.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 531 mm · daylight 12 h 14 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Cairns an average March high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 531 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 531 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 14 min in mid-March, 26 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Cairns runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Parramatta Park, 0 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
March in Cairns, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 17 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta ParkQueensland | 0 km S | 31° | 23° | 531 mm |
| Cairns CityQueensland | 1 km ENE | 31° | 23° | 531 mm |
| WestcourtQueensland | 2 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 531 mm |
| ManundaQueensland | 2 km WNW | 30° | 23° | 543 mm |
| BungalowQueensland | 2 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 531 mm |
| Cairns NorthQueensland | 2 km NNW | 31° | 23° | 445 mm |
| Edge HillQueensland | 3 km NNW | 31° | 23° | 445 mm |
| ManooraQueensland | 3 km WNW | 30° | 23° | 543 mm |