March is one of the warmer months of the year in Forbes, with average highs near 29.2°C and lows around 14.9°C (mean 22.1°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 52 mm of rainfall and 53% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Forbes. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Forbes was 2025 — when the month averaged 25.4°C — while the coldest was 2012 at 18.7°C. Typical March days reach 29.2°C with nights near 14.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Forbes, averaging 52 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2020 with 153 mm, while the driest was 1995 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Forbes during March averages 53%. The most humid March was 2012 at 77%, and the least humid was 1986 at 34%.
March receives about 5.7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Forbes. The sunniest Marchs were 1986, 1995 and 2018 at 6.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1989 at 4.8.
Average wind speed in Forbes during March is 2.5 m/s. The windiest March was 1983 at 3 m/s, while the calmest were 1992, 2004 and 2020 at 2.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 22.1°C | 21.7°C | 22.1°C | 22.1°C | 22.5°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg High | 29.4°C | 29.2°C | 29.4°C | 28.8°C | 29.3°C | -0.1°C |
| Avg Low | 14.9°C | 14.2°C | 14.7°C | 15.3°C | 15.9°C | +1°C |
| Avg Rain | 56 mm | 34 mm | 35 mm | 65 mm | 81 mm | +26 mm |
March temperatures in Forbes have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 3.9°C (1984) to a record high of 40.3°C (1998).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 52 mm, with a wettest year of 153 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0°C per decade while lows rose 0.3°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Forbes
March is one of the best times to visit Forbes. Expect days averaging 29.2°C and nights around 14.9°C (mean 22.1°C) — warmer than Forbes's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (52 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 🔥 | 32.6°C | 25.4°C | 18.2°C | 39.0°C | 12.0°C | 31 mm | 51% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 31.7°C | 24.1°C | 16.6°C | 38.1°C | 10.7°C | 32 mm | 47% | 2.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 29.8°C | 23.2°C | 16.6°C | 38.1°C | 8.0°C | 113 mm | 54% | 2.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 28.9°C | 22.3°C | 15.8°C | 33.7°C | 13.1°C | 30 mm | 64% | 2.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2021 | 26.3°C | 20.0°C | 13.7°C | 33.1°C | 9.0°C | 130 mm | 64% | 2.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2020 🌧️ | 26.3°C | 20.2°C | 14.2°C | 34.6°C | 9.2°C | 153 mm | 68% | 2.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 29.6°C | 22.5°C | 15.5°C | 36.1°C | 4.6°C | 50 mm | 51% | 2.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 32.2°C | 23.9°C | 15.6°C | 39.1°C | 7.8°C | 3 mm | 40% | 2.6 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2017 | 29.8°C | 23.4°C | 17.0°C | 35.3°C | 8.6°C | 138 mm | 61% | 2.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 31.3°C | 24.4°C | 17.5°C | 38.8°C | 9.4°C | 25 mm | 46% | 2.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2015 | 30.2°C | 22.5°C | 14.9°C | 35.0°C | 7.5°C | 5 mm | 41% | 2.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2014 | 27.1°C | 21.3°C | 15.5°C | 30.7°C | 11.0°C | 122 mm | 67% | 2.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2013 | 28.1°C | 21.3°C | 14.4°C | 32.3°C | 9.0°C | 22 mm | 60% | 2.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2012 ❄️ | 24.3°C | 18.7°C | 13.2°C | 27.5°C | 5.5°C | 135 mm | 77% | 2.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2011 | 27.7°C | 21.2°C | 14.7°C | 31.5°C | 9.8°C | 74 mm | 64% | 2.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 28.0°C | 21.3°C | 14.7°C | 32.4°C | 10.0°C | 80 mm | 61% | 2.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 29.0°C | 21.9°C | 14.7°C | 34.4°C | 8.8°C | 45 mm | 51% | 2.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2008 | 30.0°C | 22.3°C | 14.5°C | 38.6°C | 5.7°C | 31 mm | 47% | 2.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2007 | 30.5°C | 23.2°C | 15.9°C | 38.1°C | 7.0°C | 30 mm | 51% | 2.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 31.6°C | 24.0°C | 16.4°C | 37.0°C | 11.1°C | 19 mm | 42% | 2.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 28.7°C | 21.1°C | 13.6°C | 36.6°C | 7.8°C | 16 mm | 48% | 2.4 m/s | 6 |
| 2004 | 30.0°C | 22.0°C | 14.0°C | 34.2°C | 9.3°C | 21 mm | 49% | 2.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2003 | 27.3°C | 20.2°C | 13.0°C | 31.0°C | 6.7°C | 18 mm | 56% | 2.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 29.2°C | 21.6°C | 14.0°C | 37.3°C | 9.1°C | 28 mm | 56% | 2.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2001 | 28.3°C | 21.1°C | 13.9°C | 36.1°C | 7.3°C | 53 mm | 56% | 2.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2000 | 29.5°C | 23.2°C | 17.0°C | 36.7°C | 10.4°C | 85 mm | 62% | 2.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1999 | 28.4°C | 21.6°C | 14.8°C | 36.4°C | 6.0°C | 103 mm | 60% | 2.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1998 | 31.8°C | 23.9°C | 15.9°C | 40.3°C | 10.4°C | 3 mm | 35% | 2.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1997 | 29.4°C | 21.7°C | 13.9°C | 35.6°C | 8.5°C | 24 mm | 45% | 2.6 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1996 | 28.3°C | 21.0°C | 13.7°C | 34.5°C | 6.7°C | 36 mm | 52% | 2.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1995 | 29.3°C | 21.3°C | 13.3°C | 35.5°C | 8.3°C | 0 mm | 42% | 2.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1994 | 26.8°C | 19.3°C | 11.8°C | 30.7°C | 5.6°C | 48 mm | 58% | 2.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1993 | 27.6°C | 20.5°C | 13.4°C | 31.3°C | 7.3°C | 58 mm | 58% | 2.7 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1992 | 28.7°C | 21.5°C | 14.3°C | 31.9°C | 9.4°C | 29 mm | 62% | 2.1 m/s | 6 |
| 1991 | 30.4°C | 22.7°C | 15.1°C | 38.5°C | 7.7°C | 28 mm | 38% | 2.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 30.8°C | 23.3°C | 15.8°C | 37.0°C | 9.2°C | 14 mm | 49% | 2.7 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1989 | 28.8°C | 22.8°C | 16.8°C | 37.1°C | 9.6°C | 115 mm | 60% | 2.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1988 | 29.5°C | 22.2°C | 14.9°C | 35.5°C | 8.1°C | 54 mm | 45% | 2.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1987 | 25.6°C | 18.8°C | 12.1°C | 31.4°C | 4.4°C | 113 mm | 61% | 2.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1986 | 33.2°C | 24.9°C | 16.5°C | 38.2°C | 9.3°C | 6 mm | 34% | 2.6 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 30.0°C | 23.0°C | 15.9°C | 35.1°C | 9.2°C | 60 mm | 51% | 2.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1984 | 27.2°C | 19.4°C | 11.6°C | 32.8°C | 3.9°C | 27 mm | 55% | 2.5 m/s | 6 |
| 1983 | 31.6°C | 24.3°C | 17.0°C | 39.2°C | 8.6°C | 37 mm | 45% | 3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.2°C | 22.3°C | 15.4°C | 36.0°C | 10.2°C | 78 mm | 58% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 29.5°C | 21.6°C | 13.7°C | 34.6°C | 7.3°C | 12 mm | 42% | 2.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 29.2°C with lows near 14.9°C (mean 22.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 52 mm of rainfall in Forbes, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 153 mm in 2020.
The hottest March reached 40.3°C in 1998. The coldest dipped to 3.9°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 29.5°C to 29.9°C and overnight lows from 14.7°C to 16.2°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Forbes and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 29.2°C daytime highs and 14.9°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 9th coolest month in Forbes, averaging 22.1°C.
For March in Forbes, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.2°C and lows of 14.9°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 53% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in March is 2.5 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 3 m/s (1983).
The wettest March on record was 2020 with 153 mm. On average, March sees 52 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Forbes behaves each March, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for March specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
