March is one of the warmer months of the year in Tweed Heads, with average highs near 25.3°C and lows around 23.6°C (mean 24.5°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 158 mm of rainfall and 76% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Tweed Heads. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Tweed Heads was 2023 — when the month averaged 25.6°C — while the coldest was 2008 at 23.2°C. Typical March days reach 25.3°C with nights near 23.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
March is a relatively wet time of year in Tweed Heads, averaging 158 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2017 with 498 mm, while the driest was 1981 at 39 mm.
Relative humidity in Tweed Heads during March averages 76%. The most humid March was 1989 at 81%, and the least humid was 2005 at 71%.
March receives about 5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Tweed Heads. The sunniest March was 1998 at 5.9 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2025 at 4.1.
Average wind speed in Tweed Heads during March is 5.6 m/s. The windiest March was 2025 at 6.9 m/s, while the calmest was 2023 at 4.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.9°C | 24.2°C | 24.4°C | 24.9°C | 25.0°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg High | 24.8°C | 25.0°C | 25.2°C | 25.7°C | 25.8°C | +1°C |
| Avg Low | 23.1°C | 23.3°C | 23.6°C | 24.1°C | 24.2°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 145 mm | 148 mm | 128 mm | 181 mm | 206 mm | +61 mm |
March temperatures in Tweed Heads have risen by about 1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 19.5°C (1984) to a record high of 29.7°C (2015).
Rainfall in March is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 158 mm, with a wettest year of 498 mm.
A quieter season to visit Tweed Heads
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of October and November tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Tweed Heads. That said, March — with days averaging 25.3°C and nights around 23.6°C (mean 24.5°C) and higher rainfall (158 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the warmth, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.7°C | 25.1°C | 24.4°C | 27.2°C | 23.3°C | 485 mm | 81% | 6.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 26.1°C | 25.4°C | 24.7°C | 28.0°C | 23.5°C | 118 mm | 75% | 5.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2023 🔥 | 26.4°C | 25.6°C | 24.8°C | 28.9°C | 22.9°C | 72 mm | 77% | 4.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 25.4°C | 24.5°C | 23.6°C | 28.5°C | 22.1°C | 167 mm | 80% | 5.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 25.4°C | 24.7°C | 23.9°C | 27.7°C | 22.6°C | 224 mm | 78% | 5.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 25.7°C | 24.8°C | 24.0°C | 28.1°C | 22.5°C | 170 mm | 75% | 5.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 26.3°C | 25.4°C | 24.4°C | 29.0°C | 21.2°C | 189 mm | 80% | 5.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 25.8°C | 25.0°C | 24.2°C | 28.7°C | 23.4°C | 109 mm | 79% | 6.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2017 🌧️ | 26.1°C | 25.3°C | 24.5°C | 27.8°C | 22.4°C | 498 mm | 80% | 5.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 25.7°C | 25.0°C | 24.3°C | 26.6°C | 23.4°C | 132 mm | 78% | 5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2015 | 25.9°C | 25.1°C | 24.4°C | 29.7°C | 22.9°C | 62 mm | 77% | 4.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 25.2°C | 24.5°C | 23.8°C | 27.2°C | 22.9°C | 176 mm | 75% | 5.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2013 | 25.1°C | 24.3°C | 23.5°C | 27.8°C | 22.6°C | 206 mm | 77% | 6.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 25.1°C | 24.4°C | 23.7°C | 27.3°C | 22.4°C | 140 mm | 77% | 6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 25.9°C | 25.0°C | 24.1°C | 29.1°C | 23.0°C | 145 mm | 75% | 5.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2010 | 25.4°C | 24.7°C | 24.0°C | 27.1°C | 23.1°C | 156 mm | 76% | 5.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 25.4°C | 24.6°C | 23.8°C | 28.6°C | 21.8°C | 128 mm | 76% | 5.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2008 ❄️ | 24.0°C | 23.2°C | 22.5°C | 25.5°C | 21.4°C | 62 mm | 75% | 5.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2007 | 25.6°C | 24.8°C | 23.9°C | 27.7°C | 22.7°C | 78 mm | 76% | 5.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 25.3°C | 24.5°C | 23.7°C | 28.2°C | 22.1°C | 199 mm | 76% | 5.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 25.0°C | 24.1°C | 23.1°C | 28.1°C | 21.2°C | 52 mm | 71% | 5.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2004 | 25.8°C | 24.9°C | 24.1°C | 27.9°C | 23.0°C | 235 mm | 76% | 6.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2003 | 24.7°C | 23.9°C | 23.1°C | 27.4°C | 21.7°C | 139 mm | 77% | 5.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2002 | 25.8°C | 24.9°C | 23.9°C | 27.8°C | 21.3°C | 93 mm | 74% | 6.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2001 | 25.8°C | 25.0°C | 24.2°C | 28.0°C | 22.8°C | 225 mm | 79% | 6.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 24.8°C | 24.1°C | 23.5°C | 26.0°C | 22.4°C | 68 mm | 79% | 4.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1999 | 25.7°C | 24.8°C | 24.0°C | 27.7°C | 22.4°C | 184 mm | 79% | 4.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1998 | 26.4°C | 25.5°C | 24.6°C | 28.3°C | 23.3°C | 41 mm | 74% | 5.6 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1997 | 25.3°C | 24.5°C | 23.6°C | 27.3°C | 22.5°C | 43 mm | 73% | 5.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1996 | 24.6°C | 23.8°C | 23.1°C | 26.9°C | 22.5°C | 75 mm | 74% | 6.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1995 | 25.3°C | 24.2°C | 23.1°C | 27.9°C | 20.7°C | 158 mm | 76% | 5.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1994 | 24.2°C | 23.4°C | 22.7°C | 26.2°C | 20.1°C | 242 mm | 76% | 6.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1993 | 24.6°C | 23.8°C | 23.0°C | 28.4°C | 21.7°C | 145 mm | 74% | 6.6 m/s | 5 |
| 1992 | 24.5°C | 23.8°C | 23.1°C | 26.7°C | 21.8°C | 283 mm | 78% | 6.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1991 | 25.1°C | 24.2°C | 23.3°C | 27.5°C | 22.3°C | 55 mm | 74% | 5.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1990 | 24.4°C | 23.6°C | 22.8°C | 25.8°C | 19.5°C | 253 mm | 79% | 6.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1989 | 24.3°C | 23.6°C | 22.9°C | 26.2°C | 22.0°C | 184 mm | 81% | 5.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1988 | 24.3°C | 23.4°C | 22.6°C | 27.9°C | 20.8°C | 263 mm | 75% | 6.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1987 | 25.0°C | 24.1°C | 23.1°C | 27.9°C | 20.1°C | 217 mm | 75% | 5.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1986 | 24.5°C | 23.5°C | 22.5°C | 26.1°C | 20.6°C | 56 mm | 74% | 5.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1985 | 24.4°C | 23.6°C | 22.9°C | 27.2°C | 21.7°C | 240 mm | 77% | 5.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1984 | 24.5°C | 23.6°C | 22.7°C | 27.0°C | 19.5°C | 77 mm | 75% | 4.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1983 | 25.2°C | 24.3°C | 23.4°C | 28.0°C | 21.8°C | 113 mm | 77% | 4.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 25.7°C | 24.9°C | 24.2°C | 27.1°C | 22.8°C | 116 mm | 78% | 5.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 25.3°C | 24.3°C | 23.4°C | 27.5°C | 22.3°C | 39 mm | 74% | 5.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 25.3°C with lows near 23.6°C (mean 24.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 158 mm of rainfall in Tweed Heads, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 498 mm in 2017.
The hottest March reached 29.7°C in 2015. The coldest dipped to 19.5°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°C. Daytime highs moved from 25°C to 25.8°C and overnight lows from 23.3°C to 24.3°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Tweed Heads and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 25.3°C daytime highs and 23.6°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 10th coolest month in Tweed Heads, averaging 24.5°C.
For March in Tweed Heads, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 25.3°C and lows of 23.6°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 76% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in March is 5.6 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 6.9 m/s (2025).
The wettest March on record was 2017 with 498 mm. On average, March sees 158 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 Tweed Heads 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.
