Canberra in March

Inside Canberra's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

No other month rates higher than March for Canberra in this guide.

• CanberraHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 11 °C (52 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 52 °F (11 °C), rain on about 6 days
• South-east coast, Australia · Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaidebest weather

  Summer is beach season and school-holiday peak; Melbourne swings between cool and 40 °C (104 °F) in a day. Winter is mild and sunny in Sydney, grey and cool in Melbourne.Summer is beach season and school-holiday peak; Melbourne swings between cool and 104 °F (40 °C) in a day. Winter is mild and sunny in Sydney, grey and cool in Melbourne.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Easter big impact

  Mar–Apr (26–29 Mar 2027) · Australia

  Four-day weekend plus school holidays; roads out of cities jam; Good Friday closures.

Crowds · Australia overall

Medium

Prices · Australia overall

Medium

Australia overall: Warm seas, calmer crowds in the south; the north is still wet.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Canberra, side by side.

• A warm layer for the evenings

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