March is one of the warmer months of the year in Leonora, with average highs near 32.8°C and lows around 17.6°C (mean 25.2°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 34 mm of rainfall and 41% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Leonora. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Leonora was 2005 — when the month averaged 28.1°C — while the coldest was 1995 at 20.6°C. Typical March days reach 32.8°C with nights near 17.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
March is a relatively wet time of year in Leonora, averaging 34 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2000 with 143 mm, while the driest was 1988 at 1 mm.
Relative humidity in Leonora during March averages 41%. The most humid March was 1995 at 66%, and the least humid was 1988 at 28%.
March receives about 6.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Leonora. The sunniest March was 1994 at 6.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2000 and 2024 at 5.1.
Average wind speed in Leonora during March is 3.8 m/s. The windiest March was 2024 at 4.5 m/s, while the calmest was 1994 at 3.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.0°C | 25.5°C | 24.7°C | 24.9°C | 26.3°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg High | 32.9°C | 33.2°C | 32.3°C | 32.3°C | 33.8°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Low | 17.2°C | 17.9°C | 17.0°C | 17.5°C | 18.8°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 25 mm | 34 mm | 36 mm | 47 mm | 23 mm | -2 mm |
March temperatures in Leonora have risen by about 1.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 6.4°C (2001) to a record high of 44.6°C (1990).
Rainfall in March is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 34 mm, with a wettest year of 143 mm.
One of the best times to visit Leonora
March is one of the best times to visit Leonora. Expect days averaging 32.8°C and nights around 17.6°C (mean 25.2°C) — warmer than Leonora's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (34 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 | 35.7°C | 27.9°C | 20.1°C | 42.6°C | 13.9°C | 36 mm | 37% | 4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 31.6°C | 24.7°C | 17.8°C | 42.3°C | 11.2°C | 60 mm | 53% | 4.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 34.6°C | 26.9°C | 19.2°C | 43.2°C | 14.7°C | 11 mm | 36% | 3.5 m/s | 6 |
| 2022 | 33.8°C | 26.4°C | 18.9°C | 42.4°C | 14.1°C | 9 mm | 36% | 4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 33.4°C | 25.8°C | 18.1°C | 38.8°C | 11.7°C | 18 mm | 37% | 3.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2020 | 33.5°C | 26.0°C | 18.4°C | 41.3°C | 13.3°C | 3 mm | 36% | 3.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2019 | 34.7°C | 27.6°C | 20.5°C | 44.1°C | 11.6°C | 18 mm | 39% | 3.7 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 34.2°C | 26.4°C | 18.6°C | 40.4°C | 12.8°C | 4 mm | 40% | 4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2017 | 31.9°C | 24.2°C | 16.6°C | 39.3°C | 7.9°C | 126 mm | 49% | 3.7 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2016 | 32.4°C | 25.3°C | 18.2°C | 39.0°C | 12.5°C | 75 mm | 51% | 3.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2015 | 30.0°C | 23.4°C | 16.9°C | 38.1°C | 11.2°C | 78 mm | 52% | 3.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 33.2°C | 25.4°C | 17.5°C | 40.1°C | 12.9°C | 10 mm | 43% | 3.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2013 | 32.3°C | 24.7°C | 17.1°C | 40.5°C | 10.0°C | 55 mm | 46% | 3.6 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2012 | 30.5°C | 22.9°C | 15.3°C | 39.3°C | 9.6°C | 69 mm | 44% | 4 m/s | 6 |
| 2011 | 29.6°C | 22.6°C | 15.6°C | 34.1°C | 12.4°C | 11 mm | 59% | 3.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2010 | 34.3°C | 26.5°C | 18.7°C | 40.2°C | 12.9°C | 22 mm | 36% | 3.7 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2009 | 33.1°C | 24.8°C | 16.5°C | 39.7°C | 10.6°C | 19 mm | 36% | 3.5 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2008 | 35.3°C | 26.9°C | 18.4°C | 42.2°C | 12.5°C | 1 mm | 33% | 3.8 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2007 | 31.1°C | 23.5°C | 15.8°C | 39.6°C | 8.5°C | 12 mm | 42% | 4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2006 | 31.8°C | 24.2°C | 16.6°C | 38.8°C | 11.7°C | 47 mm | 44% | 3.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2005 🔥 | 35.5°C | 28.1°C | 20.6°C | 42.3°C | 15.5°C | 10 mm | 33% | 3.5 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2004 | 30.4°C | 22.7°C | 14.9°C | 35.9°C | 8.2°C | 55 mm | 52% | 3.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2003 | 33.0°C | 25.6°C | 18.3°C | 40.3°C | 13.5°C | 42 mm | 40% | 3.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2002 | 33.9°C | 26.1°C | 18.2°C | 39.9°C | 13.5°C | 20 mm | 36% | 3.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2001 | 29.7°C | 21.8°C | 13.9°C | 35.7°C | 6.4°C | 6 mm | 49% | 3.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2000 🌧️ | 29.1°C | 23.1°C | 17.0°C | 37.2°C | 9.5°C | 143 mm | 66% | 4.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1999 | 32.8°C | 25.8°C | 18.8°C | 40.8°C | 10.0°C | 87 mm | 47% | 4.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1998 | 34.5°C | 27.0°C | 19.5°C | 41.7°C | 13.2°C | 4 mm | 29% | 3.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1997 | 33.0°C | 25.2°C | 17.4°C | 38.8°C | 13.9°C | 38 mm | 39% | 3.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1996 | 33.1°C | 25.4°C | 17.7°C | 43.4°C | 11.7°C | 53 mm | 40% | 4.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1995 ❄️ | 27.6°C | 20.6°C | 13.6°C | 31.8°C | 7.3°C | 11 mm | 66% | 3.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1994 | 35.0°C | 26.3°C | 17.5°C | 40.4°C | 12.6°C | 7 mm | 29% | 3.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1993 | 32.3°C | 24.6°C | 16.9°C | 40.0°C | 11.1°C | 19 mm | 37% | 3.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1992 | 33.1°C | 26.2°C | 19.2°C | 41.6°C | 11.7°C | 110 mm | 49% | 3.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 34.6°C | 26.6°C | 18.6°C | 42.2°C | 10.5°C | 6 mm | 29% | 3.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1990 | 35.5°C | 27.5°C | 19.6°C | 44.6°C | 10.1°C | 3 mm | 29% | 4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1989 | 32.6°C | 24.7°C | 16.7°C | 42.4°C | 11.5°C | 17 mm | 38% | 4.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1988 | 34.3°C | 26.3°C | 18.3°C | 43.6°C | 14.0°C | 1 mm | 28% | 4.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1987 | 32.4°C | 24.4°C | 16.5°C | 39.1°C | 10.5°C | 3 mm | 32% | 3.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1986 | 35.2°C | 27.5°C | 19.8°C | 42.3°C | 13.9°C | 11 mm | 31% | 4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1985 | 34.9°C | 27.0°C | 19.1°C | 41.5°C | 15.2°C | 20 mm | 35% | 3.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1984 | 30.7°C | 23.3°C | 15.8°C | 37.9°C | 8.4°C | 80 mm | 45% | 3.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1983 | 32.4°C | 24.9°C | 17.4°C | 42.9°C | 11.9°C | 43 mm | 41% | 3.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 30.8°C | 22.9°C | 15.0°C | 38.1°C | 10.0°C | 38 mm | 42% | 4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 32.6°C | 24.4°C | 16.1°C | 37.5°C | 10.1°C | 11 mm | 35% | 3.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 32.8°C with lows near 17.6°C (mean 25.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 34 mm of rainfall in Leonora, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 143 mm in 2000.
The hottest March reached 44.6°C in 1990. The coldest dipped to 6.4°C in 2001.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 32.3°C to 33.8°C and overnight lows from 16.7°C to 18.8°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Leonora and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 32.8°C daytime highs and 17.6°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 9th coolest month in Leonora, averaging 25.2°C.
For March in Leonora, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 32.8°C and lows of 17.6°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 41% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in March is 3.8 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 4.5 m/s (2024).
The wettest March on record was 2000 with 143 mm. On average, March sees 34 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 Leonora 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.
