March is one of the warmer months of the year in Pakenham, with average highs near 24.1°C and lows around 12.2°C (mean 18.2°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 60 mm of rainfall and 66% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Pakenham. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Pakenham was 2017 — when the month averaged 20.8°C — while the coldest was 1987 at 15.3°C. Typical March days reach 24.1°C with nights near 12.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
March is one of the drier months in Pakenham, averaging 60 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1981 with 119 mm, while the driest was 2024 at 11 mm.
Relative humidity in Pakenham during March averages 66%. The most humid March was 2012 at 76%, and the least humid were 2008 and 2024 at 58%.
March receives about 4.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Pakenham. The sunniest Marchs were 2006 and 2024 at 5.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1989 at 4.3.
Average wind speed in Pakenham during March is 0.2 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 2021, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.2 m/s, while the calmest were 2020, 2022 and 2023, among others at 0.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 18.2°C | 17.3°C | 18.2°C | 18.6°C | 18.5°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg High | 24.3°C | 23.1°C | 24.4°C | 24.5°C | 24.2°C | -0.1°C |
| Avg Low | 12.1°C | 11.5°C | 12.1°C | 12.8°C | 12.7°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 80 mm | 52 mm | 48 mm | 57 mm | 67 mm | -13 mm |
March temperatures in Pakenham have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 4.8°C (1987) to a record high of 38.8°C (1991).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 60 mm, with a wettest year of 119 mm.
One of the best times to visit Pakenham
March is one of the best times to visit Pakenham. Expect days averaging 24.1°C and nights around 12.2°C (mean 18.2°C) — warmer than Pakenham's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (60 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 | 20.6°C | 14.1°C | 34.2°C | 9.1°C | 63 mm | 63% | 0.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2024 | 26.6°C | 19.8°C | 13.0°C | 36.5°C | 7.6°C | 11 mm | 58% | 0.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 23.4°C | 18.0°C | 12.6°C | 35.1°C | 9.3°C | 81 mm | 70% | 0.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 24.7°C | 19.2°C | 13.7°C | 31.3°C | 9.4°C | 71 mm | 72% | 0.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2021 | 21.9°C | 16.8°C | 11.7°C | 28.8°C | 7.4°C | 77 mm | 74% | 0.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 21.3°C | 16.3°C | 11.3°C | 28.1°C | 7.7°C | 99 mm | 75% | 0.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 25.7°C | 19.7°C | 13.6°C | 37.6°C | 8.0°C | 43 mm | 60% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 24.9°C | 18.8°C | 12.7°C | 34.2°C | 8.5°C | 36 mm | 58% | 0.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2017 🔥 | 27.6°C | 20.8°C | 14.0°C | 33.9°C | 7.5°C | 46 mm | 63% | 0.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2016 | 25.6°C | 19.7°C | 13.7°C | 37.5°C | 6.4°C | 50 mm | 66% | 0.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 22.2°C | 16.4°C | 10.6°C | 31.1°C | 7.4°C | 39 mm | 67% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2014 | 25.1°C | 18.7°C | 12.3°C | 33.3°C | 8.5°C | 46 mm | 66% | 0.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2013 | 26.1°C | 20.1°C | 14.1°C | 35.3°C | 9.4°C | 53 mm | 60% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2012 | 21.1°C | 16.4°C | 11.8°C | 28.5°C | 8.9°C | 95 mm | 76% | 0.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2011 | 21.6°C | 16.6°C | 11.6°C | 28.5°C | 5.9°C | 79 mm | 75% | 0.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 24.7°C | 19.0°C | 13.3°C | 30.8°C | 8.3°C | 87 mm | 68% | 0.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 24.0°C | 18.1°C | 12.2°C | 31.9°C | 8.6°C | 56 mm | 64% | 0.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2008 | 26.5°C | 19.6°C | 12.6°C | 37.8°C | 5.5°C | 38 mm | 58% | 0.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 24.6°C | 18.5°C | 12.4°C | 35.1°C | 6.9°C | 75 mm | 65% | 0.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 25.8°C | 19.2°C | 12.7°C | 35.5°C | 8.6°C | 37 mm | 64% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 22.7°C | 16.8°C | 10.9°C | 33.3°C | 4.9°C | 29 mm | 67% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 23.8°C | 17.6°C | 11.4°C | 31.9°C | 8.4°C | 30 mm | 64% | 0.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2003 | 23.3°C | 17.6°C | 11.9°C | 31.3°C | 8.5°C | 61 mm | 69% | 0.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 23.8°C | 17.8°C | 11.8°C | 34.2°C | 6.1°C | 36 mm | 66% | 0.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 23.8°C | 17.8°C | 11.7°C | 32.8°C | 7.4°C | 86 mm | 65% | 0.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2000 | 25.3°C | 19.1°C | 12.9°C | 35.1°C | 8.0°C | 28 mm | 64% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1999 | 23.5°C | 17.9°C | 12.3°C | 30.9°C | 7.1°C | 83 mm | 69% | 0.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 24.1°C | 17.8°C | 11.6°C | 37.0°C | 7.9°C | 29 mm | 63% | 0.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1997 | 22.6°C | 16.7°C | 10.7°C | 30.8°C | 7.6°C | 38 mm | 66% | 0.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1996 | 23.3°C | 17.4°C | 11.4°C | 30.7°C | 7.5°C | 74 mm | 67% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 21.5°C | 16.2°C | 11.0°C | 32.3°C | 5.7°C | 64 mm | 69% | 0.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1994 | 21.8°C | 16.2°C | 10.5°C | 27.5°C | 5.7°C | 31 mm | 70% | 0.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1993 | 21.8°C | 16.7°C | 11.6°C | 26.9°C | 5.6°C | 64 mm | 75% | 0.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1992 | 24.1°C | 18.5°C | 12.8°C | 32.3°C | 8.0°C | 57 mm | 70% | 0.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1991 | 23.5°C | 17.0°C | 10.4°C | 38.8°C | 6.0°C | 49 mm | 63% | 0.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1990 | 24.9°C | 18.6°C | 12.3°C | 31.7°C | 6.6°C | 35 mm | 62% | 0.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1989 | 24.5°C | 19.0°C | 13.4°C | 37.0°C | 7.7°C | 117 mm | 69% | 0.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1988 | 25.5°C | 19.0°C | 12.6°C | 34.8°C | 8.6°C | 57 mm | 62% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1987 ❄️ | 21.0°C | 15.3°C | 9.6°C | 30.9°C | 4.8°C | 77 mm | 67% | 0.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1986 | 26.4°C | 19.1°C | 11.7°C | 35.5°C | 6.6°C | 16 mm | 59% | 0.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1985 | 26.3°C | 20.0°C | 13.8°C | 34.7°C | 8.6°C | 66 mm | 65% | 0.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1984 | 22.0°C | 16.2°C | 10.4°C | 31.6°C | 6.1°C | 93 mm | 65% | 0.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 25.1°C | 19.5°C | 13.8°C | 35.8°C | 7.5°C | 81 mm | 64% | 0.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 25.0°C | 18.7°C | 12.3°C | 33.7°C | 7.0°C | 93 mm | 65% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 🌧️ | 22.7°C | 17.0°C | 11.3°C | 33.8°C | 6.8°C | 119 mm | 67% | 0.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 24.1°C with lows near 12.2°C (mean 18.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 60 mm of rainfall in Pakenham, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 119 mm in 1981.
The hottest March reached 38.8°C in 1991. The coldest dipped to 4.8°C in 1987.
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 24.2°C to 24.7°C and overnight lows from 12.3°C to 13°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Pakenham and one of the drier months, so plan for around 24.1°C daytime highs and 12.2°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 10th coolest month in Pakenham, averaging 18.2°C.
For March in Pakenham, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 24.1°C and lows of 12.2°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 66% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 0.2 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 0.2 m/s (1981).
The wettest March on record was 1981 with 119 mm. On average, March sees 60 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 Pakenham 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.
