Dampier Weather in March
Dampier in March
The short of it: Dampier in March averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 26 °C (78 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 16 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 37° · low 26° · rain 68 mm · daylight 12 h 16 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Dampier an average March high of 37°, a low of 26° and some 68 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 37° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 16 min in mid-March, 33 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, Dampier runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Nickol, 13 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Dampier, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NickolWestern Australia | 13 km SE | 38° | 26° | 69 mm |
| BayntonWestern Australia | 14 km SE | 38° | 25° | 71 mm |
| Millars WellWestern Australia | 14 km SE | 38° | 26° | 69 mm |
| Pegs CreekWestern Australia | 15 km SE | 38° | 26° | 69 mm |
| KarrathaWestern Australia | 16 km ESE | 38° | 26° | 72 mm |
| BulgarraWestern Australia | 17 km ESE | 38° | 26° | 72 mm |
| Karratha Industrial EstateWestern Australia | 20 km SE | 38° | 25° | 72 mm |
| WickhamWestern Australia | 44 km E | 38° | 26° | 81 mm |