Canberra weather in March
In March, Canberra has daytime highs averaging 23 °C, nights around 12 °C, with 5.3 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 22.6°C Average high
- 11.9°C Average low
- 5.3days Wet days
- 38mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through March
How March develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 March | 23.4 °C | 12.6 °C | 18 % |
| 11–20 March | 23.5 °C | 12.4 °C | 18 % |
| 21–31 March | 21.2 °C | 10.7 °C | 16 % |
- Average highs fall from 23.4 °C early in March to 21.2 °C by the end of it.
What to expect
| Measure | Typical March | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 7.7 of 31 | 25 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0.8 of 31 | 3 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 5.3 of 31 | 17 % |
Conditions in March
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 17 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 33 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 3.1 °C |
| Relative humidity | 70 % |
| Wind speed | 17 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 51 % |
Where Canberra ranks in March
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in the world in March | 15th of 50 | 95/100 |
March compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9 °C | 49 mm | 51 % |
| February | 25.4 °C | 54 mm | 54 % |
| March | 22.6 °C | 38 mm | 51 % |
| April | 18.7 °C | 28 mm | 51 % |
| May | 14.4 °C | 28 mm | 51 % |
See all twelve months for Canberra
- March is the 4th warmest month here.
- It is the 3rd driest month of the year.
- It ranks 5th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 5.3 of 31 days — 17 % of the month.
- Nights are about 11 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest March day on record since 1991 reached 33 °C, 10 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsMarch in Canberra, answered
How warm is Canberra in March?
Daily highs average 23 °C and nights fall to about 12 °C, a spread of 11 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes March the 4th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Canberra in March?
March averages 38 mm of rain, spread over about 5 of the 31 days — 17 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 51 % of the sky.
How long are the days in March?
Canberra averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in March. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.