When to go · Melbourne
Melbourne in March
Great month. Inside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Melbourne in this guide.
Weather in March
- MelbourneHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 8 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.
Festivals and holidays
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 and prices
- Crowds · Australia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Australia overall
- Medium
Australia overall: Warm seas, calmer crowds in the south; the north is still wet.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Melbourne, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Mar: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 8
Jan: 8
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jan: 2
March: Inside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.
January: Inside Melbourne's best window: Oct–Apr.
Melbourne: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.