March is one of the warmer months of the year in Ballarat, with average highs near 24°C and lows around 10.5°C (mean 17.3°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 35 mm of rainfall and 64% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Ballarat. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Ballarat was 2017 — when the month averaged 19.9°C — while the coldest was 1987 at 14.5°C. Typical March days reach 24°C with nights near 10.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
March is one of the drier months in Ballarat, averaging 35 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2010 with 81 mm, while the driest was 2024 at 2 mm.
Relative humidity in Ballarat during March averages 64%. The most humid March was 2011 at 75%, and the least humid was 1986 at 53%.
March receives about 5.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Ballarat. The sunniest March was 2006 at 5.7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1989 and 2023 at 4.6.
Average wind speed in Ballarat during March is 2.9 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 1984 and 2007 at 3.3 m/s, while the calmest was 1994 at 2.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 17.4°C | 16.7°C | 17.4°C | 17.6°C | 17.5°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg High | 24.2°C | 23.4°C | 24.3°C | 24.2°C | 24.1°C | -0.1°C |
| Avg Low | 10.5°C | 10.0°C | 10.4°C | 10.9°C | 10.9°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 46 mm | 28 mm | 26 mm | 37 mm | 42 mm | -5 mm |
March temperatures in Ballarat have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 2.5°C (1984) to a record high of 38.9°C (1991).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 35 mm, with a wettest year of 81 mm.
One of the best times to visit Ballarat
March is one of the best times to visit Ballarat. Expect days averaging 24°C and nights around 10.5°C (mean 17.3°C) — warmer than Ballarat's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (35 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 | 27.0°C | 19.7°C | 12.4°C | 34.5°C | 6.6°C | 30 mm | 61% | 2.8 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 26.8°C | 19.0°C | 11.2°C | 36.8°C | 5.4°C | 2 mm | 55% | 2.7 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 23.0°C | 16.8°C | 10.7°C | 33.6°C | 6.4°C | 38 mm | 69% | 2.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 23.6°C | 17.7°C | 11.9°C | 30.5°C | 7.3°C | 56 mm | 73% | 2.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 22.3°C | 15.9°C | 9.4°C | 28.6°C | 4.7°C | 61 mm | 72% | 2.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 21.8°C | 15.8°C | 9.8°C | 29.9°C | 6.6°C | 62 mm | 71% | 3.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 25.3°C | 18.4°C | 11.5°C | 36.5°C | 4.8°C | 16 mm | 58% | 2.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 25.0°C | 17.9°C | 10.9°C | 34.0°C | 5.4°C | 29 mm | 59% | 3.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2017 🔥 | 27.0°C | 19.9°C | 12.7°C | 33.7°C | 4.5°C | 41 mm | 61% | 2.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 26.0°C | 19.2°C | 12.4°C | 37.3°C | 7.3°C | 33 mm | 65% | 2.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2015 | 22.1°C | 15.3°C | 8.6°C | 29.0°C | 4.7°C | 19 mm | 66% | 2.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2014 | 24.7°C | 17.8°C | 10.9°C | 33.0°C | 6.2°C | 34 mm | 64% | 2.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2013 | 25.4°C | 18.7°C | 11.9°C | 34.3°C | 5.5°C | 25 mm | 61% | 2.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2012 | 21.1°C | 15.5°C | 9.8°C | 28.3°C | 5.6°C | 58 mm | 74% | 3.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 21.4°C | 15.4°C | 9.5°C | 29.1°C | 4.2°C | 33 mm | 75% | 2.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2010 🌧️ | 23.7°C | 17.5°C | 11.2°C | 30.4°C | 6.9°C | 81 mm | 70% | 2.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2009 | 23.6°C | 16.8°C | 10.1°C | 32.1°C | 5.9°C | 36 mm | 67% | 2.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2008 | 26.8°C | 19.0°C | 11.2°C | 37.6°C | 4.2°C | 27 mm | 53% | 2.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2007 | 24.4°C | 17.6°C | 10.7°C | 34.3°C | 4.8°C | 30 mm | 62% | 3.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2006 | 26.4°C | 18.7°C | 11.0°C | 36.2°C | 7.1°C | 16 mm | 61% | 2.6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 22.4°C | 15.9°C | 9.3°C | 33.1°C | 3.6°C | 8 mm | 67% | 2.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2004 | 24.0°C | 16.8°C | 9.7°C | 32.9°C | 5.1°C | 24 mm | 61% | 2.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2003 | 22.6°C | 16.4°C | 10.3°C | 31.1°C | 6.1°C | 21 mm | 69% | 3.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 24.2°C | 17.2°C | 10.3°C | 34.0°C | 6.6°C | 19 mm | 63% | 3.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 23.6°C | 16.8°C | 10.0°C | 33.2°C | 4.6°C | 70 mm | 63% | 2.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2000 | 25.2°C | 18.3°C | 11.3°C | 35.6°C | 7.1°C | 14 mm | 63% | 2.9 m/s | 5 |
| 1999 | 22.7°C | 16.4°C | 10.1°C | 30.4°C | 4.5°C | 49 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1998 | 24.9°C | 17.6°C | 10.3°C | 37.6°C | 5.5°C | 8 mm | 59% | 2.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1997 | 22.6°C | 16.1°C | 9.6°C | 30.7°C | 5.5°C | 14 mm | 65% | 3.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 23.5°C | 16.6°C | 9.8°C | 31.8°C | 4.3°C | 47 mm | 66% | 3.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1995 | 21.9°C | 15.5°C | 9.1°C | 32.2°C | 2.8°C | 38 mm | 68% | 3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1994 | 22.8°C | 16.1°C | 9.5°C | 28.0°C | 6.3°C | 14 mm | 67% | 2.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1993 | 22.3°C | 16.5°C | 10.6°C | 28.5°C | 7.6°C | 33 mm | 72% | 2.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1992 | 24.9°C | 18.3°C | 11.7°C | 33.1°C | 5.3°C | 29 mm | 65% | 2.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1991 | 23.9°C | 16.5°C | 9.2°C | 38.9°C | 5.4°C | 23 mm | 60% | 3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1990 | 24.5°C | 17.6°C | 10.6°C | 31.7°C | 5.3°C | 24 mm | 64% | 2.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1989 | 24.8°C | 18.6°C | 12.4°C | 37.6°C | 6.1°C | 79 mm | 65% | 2.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1988 | 25.8°C | 18.4°C | 11.1°C | 33.8°C | 5.7°C | 25 mm | 58% | 2.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1987 ❄️ | 21.2°C | 14.5°C | 7.8°C | 31.0°C | 3.2°C | 25 mm | 65% | 3.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1986 | 26.9°C | 18.8°C | 10.7°C | 37.4°C | 5.6°C | 7 mm | 53% | 3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1985 | 25.6°C | 18.9°C | 12.3°C | 33.5°C | 7.3°C | 39 mm | 61% | 3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1984 | 21.9°C | 15.3°C | 8.7°C | 33.4°C | 2.5°C | 79 mm | 64% | 3.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1983 | 24.8°C | 18.3°C | 11.9°C | 36.1°C | 3.8°C | 73 mm | 65% | 2.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 24.6°C | 17.6°C | 10.5°C | 32.0°C | 5.4°C | 53 mm | 64% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 22.6°C | 15.9°C | 9.1°C | 31.1°C | 4.4°C | 38 mm | 61% | 2.8 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 24°C with lows near 10.5°C (mean 17.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 35 mm of rainfall in Ballarat, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 81 mm in 2010.
The hottest March reached 38.9°C in 1991. The coldest dipped to 2.5°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 23.9°C to 24.5°C and overnight lows from 10.5°C to 11.1°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Ballarat and one of the drier months, so plan for around 24°C daytime highs and 10.5°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 10th coolest month in Ballarat, averaging 17.3°C.
For March in Ballarat, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 24°C and lows of 10.5°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 64% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 2.9 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 3.3 m/s (1984).
The wettest March on record was 2010 with 81 mm. On average, March sees 35 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 Ballarat 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.
