Slade Point Weather in March
Slade Point in March
The short of it: Slade Point in March averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 245 mm (9.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 23° · rain 245 mm · daylight 12 h 16 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Slade Point an average March high of 30°, a low of 23° and some 245 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 30°, nights near 23°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 245 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Slade Point runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Mackay Harbour, 4 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Slade Point, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 56 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay HarbourQueensland | 4 km SSW | 29° | 23° | 260 mm |
| Blacks BeachQueensland | 4 km WNW | 30° | 23° | 260 mm |
| AndergroveQueensland | 4 km WSW | 30° | 23° | 260 mm |
| Rural ViewQueensland | 6 km W | 30° | 23° | 274 mm |
| BeaconsfieldQueensland | 6 km WSW | 30° | 23° | 274 mm |
| EimeoQueensland | 7 km NW | 30° | 23° | 261 mm |
| North MackayQueensland | 7 km SW | 30° | 23° | 268 mm |
| Mount PleasantQueensland | 8 km SW | 30° | 23° | 274 mm |