March is one of the warmer months of the year in Meekatharra, with average highs near 35.1°C and lows around 20.5°C (mean 27.8°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 36 mm of rainfall and 36% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Meekatharra. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Meekatharra was 2025 — when the month averaged 31.1°C — while the coldest was 2015 at 24.4°C. Typical March days reach 35.1°C with nights near 20.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
March is a relatively wet time of year in Meekatharra, averaging 36 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2000 with 152 mm, while the driest was 2001 at 1 mm.
Relative humidity in Meekatharra during March averages 36%. The most humid March was 2000 at 66%, and the least humid was 1988 at 24%.
March receives about 6.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Meekatharra. The sunniest Marchs were 1985 and 2001 at 7.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2000 at 5.4.
Average wind speed in Meekatharra during March is 3.8 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 2000 and 2007 at 4.6 m/s, while the calmest were 1994, 1997 and 2023, among others at 3.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 27.7°C | 27.8°C | 27.1°C | 27.8°C | 29.2°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg High | 35.2°C | 35.1°C | 34.3°C | 34.8°C | 36.4°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Low | 20.2°C | 20.4°C | 19.9°C | 20.7°C | 22.0°C | +1.8°C |
| Avg Rain | 22 mm | 33 mm | 41 mm | 48 mm | 32 mm | +10 mm |
March temperatures in Meekatharra have risen by about 2.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 9.7°C (2001) to a record high of 44.5°C (2019).
Rainfall in March is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 36 mm, with a wettest year of 152 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.2°C per decade while lows rose 0.4°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Meekatharra
March is a good time to visit Meekatharra, with days averaging 35.1°C and nights around 20.5°C (mean 27.8°C, warmer than Meekatharra's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. October and April are marginally more temperate, but March still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 🔥 | 38.3°C | 31.1°C | 23.8°C | 43.9°C | 19.6°C | 11 mm | 28% | 4.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 35.5°C | 28.7°C | 21.9°C | 43.4°C | 14.1°C | 25 mm | 42% | 4.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 36.9°C | 29.6°C | 22.4°C | 43.2°C | 18.8°C | 93 mm | 33% | 3.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 36.1°C | 29.1°C | 22.1°C | 41.5°C | 18.0°C | 35 mm | 34% | 3.9 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 35.6°C | 28.3°C | 21.0°C | 39.4°C | 16.8°C | 24 mm | 32% | 3.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 35.9°C | 28.4°C | 20.8°C | 39.7°C | 16.3°C | 3 mm | 32% | 3.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 37.0°C | 30.5°C | 23.9°C | 44.5°C | 18.1°C | 17 mm | 35% | 4.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 37.0°C | 29.5°C | 22.0°C | 40.9°C | 17.2°C | 7 mm | 34% | 4.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2017 | 35.7°C | 28.4°C | 21.1°C | 41.1°C | 14.4°C | 113 mm | 42% | 3.9 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 36.0°C | 29.0°C | 21.9°C | 40.7°C | 15.2°C | 38 mm | 38% | 3.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2015 ❄️ | 30.4°C | 24.4°C | 18.4°C | 36.8°C | 14.9°C | 130 mm | 60% | 3.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2014 | 36.5°C | 28.9°C | 21.3°C | 40.0°C | 17.4°C | 15 mm | 33% | 3.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2013 | 35.2°C | 27.7°C | 20.3°C | 41.9°C | 12.3°C | 28 mm | 38% | 3.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 32.4°C | 25.4°C | 18.4°C | 38.8°C | 14.1°C | 75 mm | 42% | 4.1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2011 | 31.5°C | 24.7°C | 18.0°C | 35.1°C | 13.8°C | 32 mm | 54% | 3.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 36.3°C | 29.0°C | 21.7°C | 40.2°C | 17.2°C | 22 mm | 30% | 3.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2009 | 35.8°C | 27.6°C | 19.5°C | 40.3°C | 15.7°C | 10 mm | 27% | 3.8 m/s | 7 |
| 2008 | 36.0°C | 28.7°C | 21.4°C | 41.5°C | 16.0°C | 48 mm | 38% | 3.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2007 | 34.4°C | 26.8°C | 19.2°C | 42.3°C | 10.7°C | 7 mm | 34% | 4.6 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2006 | 32.6°C | 25.5°C | 18.5°C | 37.3°C | 13.9°C | 85 mm | 49% | 4.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 37.7°C | 30.6°C | 23.4°C | 43.0°C | 18.1°C | 4 mm | 30% | 3.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2004 | 33.7°C | 26.1°C | 18.5°C | 38.8°C | 10.8°C | 39 mm | 41% | 4.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2003 | 34.4°C | 27.3°C | 20.3°C | 40.4°C | 14.3°C | 29 mm | 36% | 3.8 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2002 | 34.9°C | 27.6°C | 20.3°C | 38.7°C | 16.4°C | 36 mm | 37% | 3.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2001 | 32.9°C | 25.3°C | 17.7°C | 37.6°C | 9.7°C | 1 mm | 37% | 4 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2000 🌧️ | 30.8°C | 25.5°C | 20.3°C | 38.0°C | 15.4°C | 152 mm | 66% | 4.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1999 | 34.4°C | 27.7°C | 21.0°C | 40.4°C | 12.0°C | 144 mm | 44% | 3.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1998 | 35.9°C | 28.8°C | 21.7°C | 41.4°C | 16.9°C | 9 mm | 28% | 4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1997 | 34.6°C | 27.1°C | 19.6°C | 39.1°C | 14.3°C | 8 mm | 38% | 3.3 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1996 | 35.4°C | 28.1°C | 20.9°C | 43.1°C | 14.1°C | 32 mm | 32% | 3.9 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1995 | 31.7°C | 24.6°C | 17.4°C | 35.8°C | 11.3°C | 13 mm | 47% | 4.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1994 | 36.4°C | 28.0°C | 19.7°C | 40.2°C | 15.5°C | 1 mm | 24% | 3.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 34.5°C | 26.8°C | 19.2°C | 41.0°C | 11.4°C | 4 mm | 29% | 3.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1992 | 35.1°C | 28.2°C | 21.2°C | 42.5°C | 14.6°C | 93 mm | 43% | 3.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1991 | 36.7°C | 29.2°C | 21.7°C | 43.7°C | 15.9°C | 6 mm | 25% | 3.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1990 | 36.8°C | 29.1°C | 21.3°C | 43.4°C | 12.0°C | 22 mm | 31% | 3.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1989 | 34.6°C | 27.1°C | 19.6°C | 41.7°C | 14.7°C | 6 mm | 32% | 4.1 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1988 | 36.6°C | 29.1°C | 21.5°C | 42.8°C | 15.4°C | 8 mm | 24% | 4.1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1987 | 33.9°C | 26.5°C | 19.0°C | 39.3°C | 13.2°C | 3 mm | 30% | 3.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1986 | 38.0°C | 30.3°C | 22.6°C | 41.8°C | 17.8°C | 5 mm | 27% | 3.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 37.8°C | 29.9°C | 22.0°C | 42.9°C | 15.8°C | 11 mm | 27% | 3.8 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1984 | 32.3°C | 25.2°C | 18.0°C | 40.3°C | 12.1°C | 101 mm | 44% | 4.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1983 | 35.7°C | 28.4°C | 21.2°C | 42.5°C | 15.6°C | 38 mm | 34% | 4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 33.1°C | 25.8°C | 18.4°C | 37.7°C | 12.8°C | 20 mm | 36% | 4.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 34.8°C | 27.1°C | 19.5°C | 37.6°C | 15.0°C | 9 mm | 30% | 3.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 35.1°C with lows near 20.5°C (mean 27.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 36 mm of rainfall in Meekatharra, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 152 mm in 2000.
The hottest March reached 44.5°C in 2019. The coldest dipped to 9.7°C in 2001.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 2.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 34.7°C to 36.5°C and overnight lows from 19.8°C to 22.2°C over the same span.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Meekatharra and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 35.1°C daytime highs and 20.5°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 9th coolest month in Meekatharra, averaging 27.8°C.
For March in Meekatharra, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 35.1°C and lows of 20.5°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 36% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in March is 3.8 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 4.6 m/s (2000).
The wettest March on record was 2000 with 152 mm. On average, March sees 36 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 Meekatharra 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.
