Thornton Weather in March
Thornton in March
The short of it: Thornton in March averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 17° · rain 119 mm · daylight 12 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
March in Thornton brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 17°, with about 119 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 27°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 119 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 22 min in mid-March, 56 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Thornton runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Chisholm, 3 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
March in Thornton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChisholmNew South Wales | 3 km N | 27° | 17° | 119 mm |
| AshtonfieldNew South Wales | 3 km WNW | 27° | 17° | 114 mm |
| MetfordNew South Wales | 3 km NW | 27° | 17° | 114 mm |
| East MaitlandNew South Wales | 6 km NW | 28° | 16° | 106 mm |
| MaitlandNew South Wales | 9 km NW | 28° | 16° | 106 mm |
| FletcherNew South Wales | 10 km S | 27° | 17° | 121 mm |
| MarylandNew South Wales | 11 km SSE | 26° | 17° | 128 mm |
| Raymond TerraceNew South Wales | 11 km ENE | 27° | 17° | 126 mm |