When to go · Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham in March
Great month. Inside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C) / 7°C (45°F)45°F (7°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
Inside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Mount Hotham in this guide.
Weather in March
- Mount HothamHighs around 16 °C (61 °F), lows around 7 °C (45 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 61 °F (16 °C), lows around 45 °F (7 °C), rain on about 8 days
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 Mount Hotham, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Mar: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Jan: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °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 Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.
January: Inside Mount Hotham's best window: Jun–Sep (ski season); Jan–Apr and Nov–Dec for a quiet drive-through.
Mount Hotham: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings