Banora Point weather in March

In March, Banora Point sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 121 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Banora Point's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banora Point's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:49 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Banora Point is Town in New South Wales, Australia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Banora Point reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Banora Point weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°15014.213.66.1
Feb26° / 21°15814.5135.8
Mar25° / 20°1211612.26.1
Apr23° / 18°7312.811.36.6
May21° / 15°9410.210.66.7
Jun19° / 13°92910.26.6
Jul19° / 12°456.110.47.1
Aug20° / 12°485.7117.4
Sep21° / 14°437.311.87.4
Oct22° / 16°879.612.77.1
Nov24° / 19°10211.113.46.8
Dec25° / 20°13112.813.86.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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96337
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Banora Point gets around 121 mm of rain over 16 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2349
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2650
2751
2851
2951
3051
3151

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1022849201
2022948201
3023047191
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5033346180
6033445170
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2506394690
2607404590
2707414480
2808424370
2919434170
30110444060
31111453850

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:407:18
212.66:417:17
312.66:417:16
412.56:427:15
512.56:437:14
612.56:437:13
712.56:447:12
812.46:457:11
912.46:457:10
1012.46:467:09
1112.46:467:07
1212.36:477:06
1312.36:487:05
1412.36:487:04
1512.26:497:03
1612.26:497:02
1712.26:507:01
1812.26:506:59
1912.16:516:58
2012.16:526:57
2112.16:526:56
2212.06:536:55
2312.06:536:54
2412.06:546:52
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2711.96:556:49
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Banora Point

In seasonPeak

In March, Banora Point sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Banora Point sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Banora Point?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Banora Point for sightseeing.

What to pack for Banora Point in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Banora Point sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Banora Point in March

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Banora Point in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banora Point peaks around January 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 13Jun 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Banora Point?

Banora Point sits at 28.2°S, 153.5°E, 4 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Palm Beach, 13 km away.

Topography around Banora Point

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Banora Point.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banora Point has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,199 m.

The land around Banora Point is covered by artificial surfaces (28%), trees (27%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
486 m
80 km
1,199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Palm Beach 13 km · Robina 21 km · Surfers Paradise 26 km · Gold Coast 26 km · Southport 31 km · Nerang 32 km · Labrador 33 km · Pacific Pines 37 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Banora Point (-28.213°, 153.5363°, elevation 4 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).