When to go · Paluma
Paluma in March
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season; the range road can be cut by rain).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 15
- Crowds
- Medium
- Australia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Australia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season; the range road can be cut by rain).
Is another month better than March?
March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in March
- PalumaHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 15 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 Paluma, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Mar: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Apr: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Mar: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Apr: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 15
Apr: 12 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Apr: 1
March: Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Mar (wet season; the range road can be cut by rain).
April: Inside Paluma's best window: Apr–Sep (drier, cooler).
Paluma: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast