March is one of the warmer months of the year in Hughenden, with average highs near 33.9°C and lows around 20.9°C (mean 27.4°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 44 mm of rainfall and 58% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Hughenden. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Hughenden was 2017 — when the month averaged 30.3°C — while the coldest was 2008 at 24.2°C. Typical March days reach 33.9°C with nights near 20.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Hughenden, averaging 44 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1994 with 189 mm, while the driest was 1992 at 2 mm.
Relative humidity in Hughenden during March averages 58%. The most humid March was 2011 at 78%, and the least humid was 2022 at 41%.
March receives about 6.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Hughenden. The sunniest March was 1986 at 7.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2011 at 5.
Average wind speed in Hughenden during March is 3.3 m/s. The windiest March was 1988 at 4.6 m/s, while the calmest was 2009 at 2.7 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 27.5°C | 27.2°C | 27.0°C | 27.5°C | 28.6°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg High | 34.3°C | 33.7°C | 33.5°C | 33.6°C | 35.0°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Low | 20.7°C | 20.6°C | 20.4°C | 21.3°C | 22.1°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 26 mm | 49 mm | 32 mm | 59 mm | 60 mm | +35 mm |
March temperatures in Hughenden have risen by about 1.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 13.2°C (1981) to a record high of 40.7°C (2022).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 44 mm, with a wettest year of 189 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.
A good time to visit Hughenden
March is a good time to visit Hughenden, with days averaging 33.9°C and nights around 20.9°C (mean 27.4°C, warmer than Hughenden's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. May and September are marginally more temperate, but March still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.1°C | 28.5°C | 23.0°C | 40.5°C | 20.0°C | 185 mm | 65% | 2.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 34.7°C | 28.7°C | 22.8°C | 38.8°C | 19.5°C | 83 mm | 59% | 3.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 34.4°C | 28.0°C | 21.5°C | 37.3°C | 18.9°C | 43 mm | 60% | 3.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 36.9°C | 29.5°C | 22.2°C | 40.7°C | 16.5°C | 18 mm | 41% | 2.9 m/s | 7 |
| 2021 | 35.0°C | 28.5°C | 22.0°C | 37.4°C | 18.7°C | 28 mm | 57% | 2.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2020 | 35.1°C | 28.1°C | 21.2°C | 37.7°C | 17.7°C | 3 mm | 53% | 3.6 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 35.7°C | 29.0°C | 22.3°C | 40.4°C | 18.1°C | 19 mm | 57% | 3.1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 32.1°C | 26.6°C | 21.0°C | 36.2°C | 17.7°C | 69 mm | 65% | 3.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2017 🔥 | 37.1°C | 30.3°C | 23.5°C | 40.4°C | 18.8°C | 21 mm | 46% | 2.9 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 35.4°C | 29.0°C | 22.6°C | 38.9°C | 17.6°C | 52 mm | 55% | 3.4 m/s | 6 |
| 2015 | 36.5°C | 29.4°C | 22.2°C | 40.4°C | 19.1°C | 46 mm | 54% | 3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2014 | 34.1°C | 27.3°C | 20.5°C | 38.8°C | 18.4°C | 20 mm | 60% | 3.3 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2013 | 34.7°C | 27.8°C | 20.8°C | 37.4°C | 18.5°C | 26 mm | 55% | 3.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2012 | 29.9°C | 25.0°C | 20.0°C | 33.7°C | 16.0°C | 163 mm | 77% | 3.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2011 | 30.2°C | 25.4°C | 20.6°C | 35.0°C | 17.1°C | 141 mm | 78% | 3.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 30.7°C | 25.2°C | 19.7°C | 34.0°C | 16.2°C | 36 mm | 72% | 3.9 m/s | 6 |
| 2009 | 30.9°C | 24.7°C | 18.6°C | 33.1°C | 13.3°C | 43 mm | 72% | 2.7 m/s | 7 |
| 2008 ❄️ | 30.1°C | 24.2°C | 18.2°C | 33.7°C | 14.3°C | 10 mm | 70% | 3.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2007 | 34.7°C | 28.3°C | 21.9°C | 39.1°C | 17.3°C | 26 mm | 57% | 3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 33.3°C | 27.2°C | 21.1°C | 37.0°C | 18.2°C | 70 mm | 61% | 3.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 36.0°C | 28.7°C | 21.3°C | 38.7°C | 15.5°C | 7 mm | 43% | 3.4 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2004 | 35.4°C | 28.4°C | 21.4°C | 40.0°C | 18.6°C | 5 mm | 48% | 3.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2003 | 32.3°C | 25.9°C | 19.5°C | 34.7°C | 14.6°C | 34 mm | 64% | 2.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2002 | 35.0°C | 27.6°C | 20.2°C | 37.0°C | 15.6°C | 5 mm | 48% | 3.4 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 36.0°C | 29.1°C | 22.1°C | 39.2°C | 18.7°C | 87 mm | 54% | 2.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2000 | 31.7°C | 25.5°C | 19.4°C | 34.4°C | 17.3°C | 31 mm | 69% | 3.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1999 | 33.5°C | 27.4°C | 21.2°C | 37.0°C | 18.7°C | 55 mm | 64% | 3.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1998 | 35.5°C | 28.5°C | 21.5°C | 39.3°C | 19.5°C | 12 mm | 52% | 3.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 31.5°C | 25.5°C | 19.5°C | 33.5°C | 15.8°C | 64 mm | 66% | 3.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 34.1°C | 27.7°C | 21.4°C | 36.5°C | 19.4°C | 47 mm | 53% | 3.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1995 | 35.4°C | 28.5°C | 21.7°C | 38.6°C | 19.2°C | 14 mm | 54% | 3.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1994 🌧️ | 30.1°C | 24.4°C | 18.8°C | 32.2°C | 13.6°C | 189 mm | 68% | 3.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1993 | 35.9°C | 28.4°C | 20.8°C | 39.0°C | 14.8°C | 16 mm | 42% | 2.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1992 | 35.2°C | 28.1°C | 20.9°C | 37.3°C | 17.8°C | 2 mm | 50% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 1991 | 32.0°C | 25.7°C | 19.4°C | 34.8°C | 17.2°C | 7 mm | 68% | 3 m/s | 7 |
| 1990 | 33.9°C | 27.5°C | 21.1°C | 40.0°C | 16.4°C | 85 mm | 57% | 3.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1989 | 34.1°C | 28.0°C | 21.9°C | 36.8°C | 19.7°C | 53 mm | 61% | 3.4 m/s | 6 |
| 1988 | 34.5°C | 27.9°C | 21.3°C | 39.7°C | 19.1°C | 5 mm | 52% | 4.6 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1987 | 35.1°C | 27.9°C | 20.7°C | 37.4°C | 15.1°C | 41 mm | 49% | 2.9 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1986 | 35.0°C | 27.7°C | 20.4°C | 39.1°C | 17.8°C | 2 mm | 44% | 4.2 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1985 | 33.7°C | 27.3°C | 20.8°C | 39.0°C | 17.3°C | 21 mm | 56% | 3.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1984 | 32.8°C | 26.2°C | 19.6°C | 35.1°C | 16.3°C | 13 mm | 62% | 2.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1983 | 35.2°C | 28.9°C | 22.6°C | 39.4°C | 16.2°C | 19 mm | 51% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 34.7°C | 28.0°C | 21.3°C | 38.2°C | 15.4°C | 52 mm | 56% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 33.2°C | 25.6°C | 18.0°C | 35.5°C | 13.2°C | 23 mm | 56% | 2.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 33.9°C with lows near 20.9°C (mean 27.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 44 mm of rainfall in Hughenden, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 189 mm in 1994.
The hottest March reached 40.7°C in 2022. The coldest dipped to 13.2°C in 1981.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 33.9°C to 35°C and overnight lows from 20.5°C to 22.3°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Hughenden and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 33.9°C daytime highs and 20.9°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 8th coolest month in Hughenden, averaging 27.4°C.
For March in Hughenden, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 33.9°C and lows of 20.9°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 58% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 3.3 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 4.6 m/s (1988).
The wettest March on record was 1994 with 189 mm. On average, March sees 44 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 Hughenden 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.
