Preston Weather in March
Preston in March
The short of it: Preston in March averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 43 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 26 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 13° · rain 43 mm · daylight 12 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & April
March in Preston brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 13°, with about 43 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 25°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 43 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 12 h 26 min in mid-March, 67 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, Preston runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Northcote, 2 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Preston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorthcoteVictoria | 2 km SW | 25° | 14° | 40 mm |
| ReservoirVictoria | 4 km NNW | 25° | 13° | 43 mm |
| CoburgVictoria | 4 km W | 25° | 13° | 39 mm |
| BrunswickVictoria | 5 km WSW | 25° | 14° | 37 mm |
| KewVictoria | 6 km S | 25° | 14° | 39 mm |
| BundooraVictoria | 7 km NNE | 25° | 13° | 44 mm |
| RichmondVictoria | 8 km S | 25° | 14° | 39 mm |
| Melbourne City CentreVictoria | 8 km SSW | 25° | 14° | 36 mm |