Mackay Weather in March
Mackay in March
The short of it: Mackay in March averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 261 mm (10.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 23° · rain 261 mm · daylight 12 h 16 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Mackay an average March high of 30°, a low of 23° and some 261 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 261 mm, the 3rd 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Mackay runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. West Mackay, 0 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Mackay, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 132 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West MackayQueensland | 0 km WSW | 30° | 23° | 261 mm |
| South MackayQueensland | 2 km SE | 30° | 23° | 285 mm |
| Mackay CityQueensland | 2 km ENE | 30° | 23° | 285 mm |
| OoraleaQueensland | 3 km SW | 30° | 22° | 272 mm |
| East MackayQueensland | 3 km E | 30° | 23° | 285 mm |
| Mount PleasantQueensland | 4 km N | 30° | 23° | 274 mm |
| North MackayQueensland | 4 km NNE | 30° | 23° | 268 mm |
| GlenellaQueensland | 5 km NNW | 30° | 23° | 274 mm |