March is one of the warmer months of the year in Queenstown, with average highs near 16.9°C and lows around 7.7°C (mean 12.3°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 112 mm of rainfall and 83% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Queenstown. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Queenstown was 2013 — when the month averaged 15.1°C — while the coldest was 1987 at 9.7°C. Typical March days reach 16.9°C with nights near 7.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
March is one of the drier months in Queenstown, averaging 112 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2020 with 247 mm, while the driest was 1994 at 40 mm.
Relative humidity in Queenstown during March averages 83%. The most humid Marchs were 1993 and 1996 at 87%, and the least humid was 2025 at 75%.
March receives about 3.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Queenstown. The sunniest Marchs were 2006 and 2017 at 4.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2015 at 3.3.
Average wind speed in Queenstown during March is 2.1 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 1995, 2015 and 2018 at 2.5 m/s, while the calmest were 1994, 2016 and 2017, among others at 1.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 12.2°C | 11.6°C | 12.2°C | 13.0°C | 12.9°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg High | 17.1°C | 15.8°C | 16.9°C | 17.6°C | 17.6°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 7.2°C | 7.3°C | 7.6°C | 8.3°C | 8.1°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 111 mm | 117 mm | 99 mm | 120 mm | 117 mm | +6 mm |
March temperatures in Queenstown have risen by about 0.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of -0.5°C (2011) to a record high of 32.1°C (2008).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 112 mm, with a wettest year of 247 mm.
One of the best times to visit Queenstown
March is one of the best times to visit Queenstown. Expect days averaging 16.9°C and nights around 7.7°C (mean 12.3°C) — warmer than Queenstown's yearly average — with higher rainfall (112 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 | 19.9°C | 14.3°C | 8.7°C | 28.6°C | 2.5°C | 56 mm | 75% | 2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 18.4°C | 13.4°C | 8.3°C | 27.6°C | 3.4°C | 72 mm | 78% | 2.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 15.7°C | 11.6°C | 7.6°C | 21.8°C | 4.2°C | 133 mm | 85% | 2.3 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 20.0°C | 14.7°C | 9.3°C | 25.9°C | 4.3°C | 57 mm | 75% | 2 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 16.0°C | 11.7°C | 7.4°C | 21.8°C | 3.7°C | 135 mm | 86% | 2.1 m/s | 4 |
| 2020 🌧️ | 15.6°C | 11.4°C | 7.2°C | 21.4°C | 1.7°C | 247 mm | 86% | 2.1 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 18.0°C | 13.4°C | 8.7°C | 30.8°C | 3.3°C | 97 mm | 81% | 2.2 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 17.1°C | 12.6°C | 8.0°C | 25.1°C | 1.3°C | 104 mm | 81% | 2.5 m/s | 4 |
| 2017 | 20.1°C | 14.8°C | 9.4°C | 25.1°C | 3.7°C | 61 mm | 81% | 1.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2016 | 18.7°C | 13.5°C | 8.2°C | 24.6°C | 3.3°C | 76 mm | 79% | 1.8 m/s | 4 |
| 2015 | 13.8°C | 10.3°C | 6.7°C | 18.1°C | 3.1°C | 215 mm | 87% | 2.5 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2014 | 17.3°C | 12.5°C | 7.7°C | 23.7°C | 3.5°C | 105 mm | 84% | 1.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2013 🔥 | 19.8°C | 15.1°C | 10.4°C | 29.7°C | 3.1°C | 138 mm | 76% | 2.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2012 | 16.6°C | 12.2°C | 7.8°C | 22.2°C | 2.6°C | 158 mm | 82% | 2.3 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2011 | 15.7°C | 11.5°C | 7.3°C | 22.3°C | -0.5°C | 115 mm | 86% | 2.2 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2010 | 18.6°C | 13.6°C | 8.6°C | 28.0°C | 2.3°C | 128 mm | 80% | 2 m/s | 4 |
| 2009 | 16.3°C | 11.8°C | 7.4°C | 22.5°C | 3.9°C | 114 mm | 86% | 2.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2008 | 18.3°C | 12.9°C | 7.6°C | 32.1°C | 3.1°C | 104 mm | 77% | 2.1 m/s | 4 |
| 2007 | 17.8°C | 12.7°C | 7.5°C | 26.8°C | 2.3°C | 137 mm | 81% | 2.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2006 | 17.0°C | 12.3°C | 7.6°C | 25.5°C | 2.6°C | 79 mm | 84% | 2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 15.7°C | 11.3°C | 6.9°C | 24.3°C | 1.5°C | 61 mm | 84% | 2 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2004 | 15.1°C | 11.0°C | 6.9°C | 22.6°C | 3.4°C | 66 mm | 86% | 2 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2003 | 16.6°C | 12.2°C | 7.9°C | 23.5°C | 4.2°C | 102 mm | 83% | 1.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2002 | 15.6°C | 11.7°C | 7.7°C | 22.4°C | 4.4°C | 80 mm | 87% | 2.1 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2001 | 18.4°C | 13.7°C | 9.0°C | 25.3°C | 5.1°C | 153 mm | 81% | 2.1 m/s | 4 |
| 2000 | 17.7°C | 12.7°C | 7.7°C | 26.9°C | 1.7°C | 97 mm | 79% | 2.3 m/s | 4 |
| 1999 | 16.0°C | 11.8°C | 7.6°C | 21.9°C | 2.0°C | 122 mm | 87% | 2.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1998 | 15.3°C | 11.5°C | 7.7°C | 24.8°C | 4.3°C | 109 mm | 86% | 2.4 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1997 | 15.1°C | 10.8°C | 6.5°C | 21.9°C | 2.4°C | 135 mm | 86% | 2.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1996 | 15.8°C | 11.7°C | 7.5°C | 21.2°C | 4.3°C | 210 mm | 87% | 2.4 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1995 | 14.8°C | 11.2°C | 7.5°C | 27.4°C | 2.3°C | 181 mm | 85% | 2.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1994 | 16.6°C | 11.7°C | 6.8°C | 22.3°C | 3.0°C | 40 mm | 84% | 1.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1993 | 16.3°C | 12.0°C | 7.7°C | 22.0°C | 4.9°C | 77 mm | 87% | 1.8 m/s | 4 |
| 1992 | 16.3°C | 12.1°C | 7.9°C | 23.5°C | 1.2°C | 62 mm | 86% | 2 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1991 | 14.7°C | 10.2°C | 5.7°C | 22.3°C | 1.5°C | 127 mm | 86% | 2.1 m/s | 4 |
| 1990 | 17.3°C | 12.7°C | 8.1°C | 24.9°C | 3.3°C | 104 mm | 81% | 2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1989 | 17.8°C | 13.2°C | 8.5°C | 27.7°C | 3.3°C | 101 mm | 82% | 1.8 m/s | 4 |
| 1988 | 18.4°C | 12.9°C | 7.4°C | 24.0°C | 4.2°C | 45 mm | 79% | 1.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1987 ❄️ | 14.1°C | 9.7°C | 5.3°C | 23.9°C | 0.7°C | 153 mm | 86% | 2.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1986 | 16.9°C | 12.1°C | 7.3°C | 24.6°C | 3.3°C | 72 mm | 83% | 2.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1985 | 18.4°C | 13.2°C | 8.1°C | 24.7°C | 2.8°C | 80 mm | 84% | 1.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1984 | 16.3°C | 11.3°C | 6.3°C | 24.1°C | 2.7°C | 153 mm | 81% | 2.4 m/s | 4 |
| 1983 | 17.1°C | 12.4°C | 7.7°C | 24.7°C | 2.7°C | 92 mm | 80% | 2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 18.4°C | 12.7°C | 7.0°C | 25.9°C | 3.2°C | 149 mm | 81% | 1.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 16.8°C | 12.1°C | 7.5°C | 28.2°C | 3.6°C | 157 mm | 81% | 2.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 16.9°C with lows near 7.7°C (mean 12.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 112 mm of rainfall in Queenstown, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 247 mm in 2020.
The hottest March reached 32.1°C in 2008. The coldest dipped to -0.5°C in 2011.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 0.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 17.4°C to 18°C and overnight lows from 7.3°C to 8.3°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Queenstown and one of the drier months, so plan for around 16.9°C daytime highs and 7.7°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 10th coolest month in Queenstown, averaging 12.3°C.
For March in Queenstown, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 16.9°C and lows of 7.7°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 83% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in March is 2.1 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 2.5 m/s (1995).
The wettest March on record was 2020 with 247 mm. On average, March sees 112 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 Queenstown 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.
