March is one of the warmer months of the year in Tumut, with average highs near 25.1°C and lows around 12.3°C (mean 18.7°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 59 mm of rainfall and 58% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Tumut. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Tumut was 2025 — when the month averaged 21.9°C — while the coldest was 1984 at 15.5°C. Typical March days reach 25.1°C with nights near 12.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
March is one of the drier months in Tumut, averaging 59 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2012 with 218 mm, while the driest was 2004 at 3 mm.
Relative humidity in Tumut during March averages 58%. The most humid March was 2012 at 81%, and the least humid was 1998 at 41%.
March receives about 5.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Tumut. The sunniest March was 2004 at 6.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2012 at 4.6.
Average wind speed in Tumut during March is 1.1 m/s. The windiest March was 1983 at 1.4 m/s, while the calmest were 1992 and 1994 at 0.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 18.6°C | 18.2°C | 19.0°C | 18.6°C | 19.4°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | 25.1°C | 24.7°C | 25.8°C | 24.5°C | 25.5°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Low | 12.2°C | 11.6°C | 12.3°C | 12.6°C | 13.3°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 64 mm | 45 mm | 39 mm | 81 mm | 70 mm | +7 mm |
March temperatures in Tumut have risen by about 1.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 1.6°C (1984) to a record high of 35.6°C (1983).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 59 mm, with a wettest year of 218 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.1°C per decade while lows rose 0.4°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Tumut
March is one of the best times to visit Tumut. Expect days averaging 25.1°C and nights around 12.3°C (mean 18.7°C) — warmer than Tumut's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (59 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 🔥 | 28.6°C | 21.9°C | 15.1°C | 34.8°C | 7.7°C | 52 mm | 57% | 1.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 27.9°C | 21.1°C | 14.2°C | 32.8°C | 7.1°C | 20 mm | 49% | 1.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 24.7°C | 18.9°C | 13.2°C | 34.2°C | 6.7°C | 94 mm | 63% | 1.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 25.2°C | 19.4°C | 13.5°C | 29.8°C | 8.9°C | 52 mm | 66% | 1 m/s | 5 |
| 2021 | 22.7°C | 17.0°C | 11.3°C | 27.9°C | 6.6°C | 99 mm | 66% | 1.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2020 | 23.6°C | 18.0°C | 12.5°C | 29.4°C | 6.3°C | 106 mm | 65% | 1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 24.6°C | 18.8°C | 12.9°C | 33.0°C | 2.7°C | 108 mm | 63% | 1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 26.6°C | 19.5°C | 12.5°C | 31.6°C | 5.3°C | 25 mm | 51% | 1.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2017 | 27.2°C | 20.7°C | 14.3°C | 32.2°C | 5.8°C | 60 mm | 60% | 1.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 27.1°C | 20.9°C | 14.6°C | 35.0°C | 6.1°C | 62 mm | 56% | 1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2015 | 24.6°C | 17.9°C | 11.3°C | 29.8°C | 5.7°C | 11 mm | 53% | 1.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2014 | 24.0°C | 18.6°C | 13.2°C | 28.8°C | 7.8°C | 94 mm | 69% | 1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2013 | 25.1°C | 18.7°C | 12.3°C | 31.4°C | 5.6°C | 43 mm | 60% | 1.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2012 🌧️ | 20.3°C | 15.6°C | 10.8°C | 23.6°C | 3.8°C | 218 mm | 81% | 1.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2011 | 21.3°C | 16.4°C | 11.6°C | 25.0°C | 7.6°C | 87 mm | 79% | 1 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 24.6°C | 18.8°C | 12.9°C | 30.1°C | 7.9°C | 103 mm | 64% | 1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 26.1°C | 19.4°C | 12.8°C | 30.6°C | 6.5°C | 24 mm | 51% | 1.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2008 | 26.0°C | 19.3°C | 12.6°C | 35.6°C | 4.3°C | 54 mm | 52% | 1.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 26.2°C | 19.5°C | 12.9°C | 32.4°C | 4.6°C | 65 mm | 59% | 1.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 28.1°C | 20.6°C | 13.2°C | 33.8°C | 7.7°C | 25 mm | 49% | 1.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 24.4°C | 17.5°C | 10.6°C | 32.7°C | 4.2°C | 33 mm | 55% | 1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2004 | 27.5°C | 19.9°C | 12.3°C | 35.1°C | 7.7°C | 3 mm | 43% | 1.1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2003 | 24.5°C | 17.9°C | 11.3°C | 29.7°C | 4.3°C | 30 mm | 57% | 1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2002 | 25.6°C | 18.8°C | 12.0°C | 31.5°C | 6.8°C | 35 mm | 56% | 1.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 24.1°C | 17.7°C | 11.2°C | 29.8°C | 4.6°C | 65 mm | 62% | 1.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2000 | 25.5°C | 19.8°C | 14.1°C | 32.8°C | 8.4°C | 57 mm | 62% | 1 m/s | 5 |
| 1999 | 24.5°C | 18.5°C | 12.5°C | 31.8°C | 3.3°C | 95 mm | 60% | 1.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1998 | 27.9°C | 20.5°C | 13.2°C | 35.2°C | 8.6°C | 5 mm | 41% | 1.2 m/s | 6 |
| 1997 | 24.3°C | 18.0°C | 11.6°C | 31.7°C | 4.7°C | 59 mm | 56% | 1.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1996 | 23.3°C | 17.1°C | 10.9°C | 28.6°C | 4.1°C | 53 mm | 62% | 1.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1995 | 24.2°C | 17.4°C | 10.6°C | 31.0°C | 4.6°C | 3 mm | 51% | 1.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1994 | 22.8°C | 16.2°C | 9.5°C | 26.1°C | 3.6°C | 48 mm | 64% | 0.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1993 | 22.3°C | 16.4°C | 10.5°C | 26.4°C | 4.7°C | 87 mm | 70% | 1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1992 | 25.6°C | 19.2°C | 12.7°C | 28.7°C | 8.2°C | 55 mm | 63% | 0.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1991 | 25.8°C | 18.9°C | 12.0°C | 35.5°C | 5.8°C | 28 mm | 47% | 1.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1990 | 26.4°C | 19.5°C | 12.7°C | 30.6°C | 7.1°C | 17 mm | 55% | 1.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1989 | 24.0°C | 18.7°C | 13.4°C | 32.9°C | 6.9°C | 210 mm | 70% | 1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1988 | 25.8°C | 18.9°C | 11.9°C | 32.7°C | 4.7°C | 37 mm | 54% | 1.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1987 | 22.5°C | 16.3°C | 10.0°C | 29.5°C | 2.7°C | 25 mm | 58% | 1.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1986 | 29.0°C | 21.3°C | 13.7°C | 34.8°C | 5.2°C | 7 mm | 43% | 1.2 m/s | 6 |
| 1985 | 25.7°C | 19.6°C | 13.4°C | 31.8°C | 5.1°C | 63 mm | 57% | 1.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1984 ❄️ | 22.1°C | 15.5°C | 8.9°C | 27.9°C | 1.6°C | 45 mm | 61% | 1.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1983 | 26.6°C | 20.3°C | 14.0°C | 35.6°C | 7.3°C | 67 mm | 52% | 1.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 25.7°C | 19.4°C | 13.0°C | 31.9°C | 8.6°C | 104 mm | 61% | 1.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 24.4°C | 17.8°C | 11.2°C | 30.2°C | 6.1°C | 16 mm | 52% | 1.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 25.1°C with lows near 12.3°C (mean 18.7°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 59 mm of rainfall in Tumut, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 218 mm in 2012.
The hottest March reached 35.6°C in 1983. The coldest dipped to 1.6°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 24.9°C to 25.8°C and overnight lows from 12.1°C to 13.5°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Tumut and one of the drier months, so plan for around 25.1°C daytime highs and 12.3°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 9th coolest month in Tumut, averaging 18.7°C.
For March in Tumut, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 25.1°C and lows of 12.3°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 58% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 1.1 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 1.4 m/s (1983).
The wettest March on record was 2012 with 218 mm. On average, March sees 59 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 Tumut 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.
