Canberra Weather in March
Canberra in March
The short of it: Canberra in March averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 45 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 11° · rain 45 mm · daylight 12 h 24 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & April
Thirty years of records give Canberra an average March high of 25°, a low of 11° and some 45 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 25°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 45 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 24 min in mid-March, 61 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates March 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Canberra runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Canberra City, 0 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
March in Canberra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra CityAustralian Capital Territory | 0 km NNE | 25° | 11° | 45 mm |
| BraddonAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km NNE | 25° | 11° | 45 mm |
| TurnerAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km N | 25° | 11° | 47 mm |
| CampbellAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km ESE | 25° | 11° | 45 mm |
| AinslieAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km NNE | 25° | 11° | 45 mm |
| O'ConnorAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km NNW | 25° | 11° | 47 mm |
| KingstonAustralian Capital Territory | 4 km SSE | 25° | 11° | 45 mm |
| DownerAustralian Capital Territory | 5 km NNE | 25° | 11° | 44 mm |