Sydney in March

Warm; sea still warm; fewer crowds.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

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

• SydneyHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 13 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.

• Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras check

  Late February or early March · Oxford Street

  Parade and parties; road closures.

• 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 Sydney, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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