March is one of the warmer months of the year in Meningie, with average highs near 26.3°C and lows around 14.5°C (mean 20.4°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 24 mm of rainfall and 59% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Meningie. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Marchs in Meningie were 2017 and 2025 — when the month averaged 23.3°C — while the coldest was 1997 at 18°C. Typical March days reach 26.3°C with nights near 14.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
March is one of the drier months in Meningie, averaging 24 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2020 with 226 mm, while the driest was 2018 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Meningie during March averages 59%. The most humid March was 2011 at 68%, and the least humid was 2008 at 48%.
March receives about 5.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Meningie. The sunniest March was 1994 at 6.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2011 at 5.
Average wind speed in Meningie during March is 3.8 m/s. The windiest March was 1984 at 4.5 m/s, while the calmest were 2010 and 2016 at 3.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 20.3°C | 20.0°C | 20.1°C | 20.8°C | 21.0°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg High | 26.3°C | 25.8°C | 26.2°C | 26.5°C | 26.8°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 14.4°C | 14.2°C | 14.1°C | 15.1°C | 15.2°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 30 mm | 14 mm | 18 mm | 19 mm | 48 mm | +17 mm |
March temperatures in Meningie have risen by about 1.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 7.7°C (1984) to a record high of 41.6°C (1986).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 24 mm, with a wettest year of 226 mm.
One of the best times to visit Meningie
March is one of the best times to visit Meningie. Expect days averaging 26.3°C and nights around 14.5°C (mean 20.4°C) — warmer than Meningie's yearly average — with low rainfall (24 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 | 30.0°C | 23.3°C | 16.6°C | 39.9°C | 12.3°C | 13 mm | 54% | 3.8 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 28.9°C | 22.7°C | 16.5°C | 39.5°C | 10.2°C | 19 mm | 54% | 3.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 25.4°C | 20.1°C | 14.8°C | 33.0°C | 11.8°C | 2 mm | 65% | 3.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2022 | 26.7°C | 21.0°C | 15.3°C | 33.1°C | 11.7°C | 3 mm | 62% | 3.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 25.6°C | 19.9°C | 14.1°C | 31.8°C | 10.6°C | 22 mm | 62% | 3.5 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2020 🌧️ | 24.4°C | 19.1°C | 13.7°C | 32.4°C | 9.6°C | 226 mm | 64% | 3.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 26.9°C | 21.2°C | 15.4°C | 40.1°C | 10.9°C | 2 mm | 58% | 3.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2018 | 26.9°C | 21.1°C | 15.2°C | 36.4°C | 10.7°C | 0 mm | 56% | 4.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2017 🔥 | 29.5°C | 23.3°C | 17.0°C | 37.8°C | 10.5°C | 0 mm | 55% | 3.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 27.6°C | 21.8°C | 15.9°C | 39.4°C | 10.9°C | 16 mm | 61% | 3.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2015 | 24.3°C | 18.9°C | 13.5°C | 31.8°C | 9.7°C | 9 mm | 61% | 3.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2014 | 26.2°C | 20.1°C | 14.0°C | 36.0°C | 9.1°C | 18 mm | 62% | 3.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2013 | 28.0°C | 22.6°C | 17.2°C | 38.7°C | 11.0°C | 10 mm | 53% | 3.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2012 | 25.3°C | 19.8°C | 14.3°C | 33.0°C | 10.7°C | 34 mm | 62% | 3.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2011 | 23.7°C | 18.6°C | 13.6°C | 33.6°C | 9.2°C | 63 mm | 68% | 4.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 26.9°C | 20.9°C | 14.9°C | 34.4°C | 10.5°C | 39 mm | 58% | 3.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2009 | 25.7°C | 19.9°C | 14.1°C | 34.2°C | 9.4°C | 15 mm | 60% | 3.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2008 | 29.8°C | 23.0°C | 16.1°C | 39.8°C | 10.0°C | 10 mm | 48% | 3.6 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2007 | 26.8°C | 20.7°C | 14.6°C | 37.0°C | 9.1°C | 17 mm | 57% | 4.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2006 | 27.6°C | 21.4°C | 15.2°C | 36.4°C | 11.0°C | 26 mm | 58% | 3.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 24.9°C | 19.1°C | 13.2°C | 36.4°C | 7.9°C | 8 mm | 62% | 3.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2004 | 25.9°C | 19.3°C | 12.7°C | 37.7°C | 9.4°C | 21 mm | 59% | 3.9 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2003 | 23.8°C | 18.1°C | 12.4°C | 34.4°C | 10.3°C | 9 mm | 67% | 3.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2002 | 25.5°C | 19.5°C | 13.6°C | 34.8°C | 10.7°C | 12 mm | 61% | 3.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2001 | 25.9°C | 19.8°C | 13.8°C | 36.1°C | 9.0°C | 39 mm | 58% | 4.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2000 | 26.2°C | 20.5°C | 14.8°C | 38.3°C | 9.4°C | 20 mm | 62% | 3.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1999 | 25.0°C | 19.6°C | 14.2°C | 35.4°C | 8.5°C | 49 mm | 62% | 4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1998 | 26.9°C | 20.7°C | 14.5°C | 37.9°C | 11.6°C | 7 mm | 60% | 3.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1997 ❄️ | 23.0°C | 18.0°C | 13.1°C | 29.9°C | 9.8°C | 7 mm | 64% | 4.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1996 | 26.6°C | 20.5°C | 14.4°C | 36.8°C | 10.2°C | 14 mm | 55% | 3.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1995 | 24.2°C | 19.2°C | 14.1°C | 34.1°C | 9.3°C | 8 mm | 61% | 4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1994 | 26.4°C | 19.8°C | 13.3°C | 32.2°C | 8.2°C | 1 mm | 55% | 3.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1993 | 26.1°C | 20.4°C | 14.7°C | 35.4°C | 9.2°C | 7 mm | 61% | 3.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1992 | 26.3°C | 20.5°C | 14.8°C | 36.0°C | 10.6°C | 35 mm | 68% | 3.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1991 | 25.4°C | 19.3°C | 13.2°C | 36.8°C | 8.8°C | 10 mm | 58% | 4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1990 | 27.9°C | 21.6°C | 15.2°C | 36.7°C | 9.7°C | 4 mm | 54% | 3.9 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1989 | 27.2°C | 21.9°C | 16.5°C | 39.8°C | 9.9°C | 11 mm | 59% | 3.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1988 | 28.0°C | 21.6°C | 15.2°C | 37.8°C | 10.5°C | 17 mm | 53% | 3.7 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1987 | 24.4°C | 18.5°C | 12.6°C | 36.5°C | 8.5°C | 14 mm | 58% | 4.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1986 | 28.3°C | 21.5°C | 14.8°C | 41.6°C | 11.2°C | 1 mm | 53% | 4 m/s | 6 |
| 1985 | 27.7°C | 21.4°C | 15.1°C | 37.1°C | 10.8°C | 48 mm | 60% | 3.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1984 | 24.9°C | 19.1°C | 13.3°C | 36.6°C | 7.7°C | 31 mm | 57% | 4.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1983 | 25.5°C | 20.0°C | 14.6°C | 38.3°C | 8.7°C | 97 mm | 66% | 3.9 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 27.1°C | 20.8°C | 14.4°C | 36.7°C | 9.2°C | 29 mm | 57% | 3.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 23.2°C | 18.2°C | 13.3°C | 31.1°C | 9.3°C | 24 mm | 62% | 3.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 26.3°C with lows near 14.5°C (mean 20.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 24 mm of rainfall in Meningie, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 226 mm in 2020.
The hottest March reached 41.6°C in 1986. The coldest dipped to 7.7°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 25.7°C to 27.3°C and overnight lows from 14.1°C to 15.5°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Meningie and one of the drier months, so plan for around 26.3°C daytime highs and 14.5°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 9th coolest month in Meningie, averaging 20.4°C.
For March in Meningie, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 26.3°C and lows of 14.5°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 59% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 3.8 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 4.5 m/s (1984).
The wettest March on record was 2020 with 226 mm. On average, March sees 24 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 Meningie 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.
