Broken Hill weather in March

In March, Broken Hill sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 14 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Broken Hill's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Broken Hill's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:07 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Broken Hill is town in New South Wales, Australia.

Density
103/km²
people per km²
Founded
1883

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Broken Hill reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C cooler than February and about 5°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13118
23118
33118
43118
53118
63118
73118
83017
93017
103017
113017
123017
133017
143017
153017
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222815
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262715
272714
282714
292714
302714
312714

How March really feels in Broken Hill

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Broken Hill weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°212.813.93.9
Feb33° / 19°272.613.24.7
Mar29° / 16°141.912.27.0
Apr24° / 12°111.711.28.6
May19° / 132.610.47.5
Jun16° / 153.1106.0
Jul16° / 132.810.16.0
Aug18° / 142.910.87.2
Sep22° / 21311.88.2
Oct26° / 12°183.212.88.3
Nov29° / 15°233.613.66.7
Dec32° / 18°213.214.15.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28218
38218
48218
58119
68119
78119
88119
98218
108218
118218
128218
138218
148218
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Broken Hill gets around 14 mm of rain over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
116
126
136
146
156
166
176
186
196
206
216
226
236
246
256
265
275
285
295
305
315

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1821053
2821053
3831052
484952
584952
684952
785852
885852
986842
1087742
1187742
1287742
1387742
1487742
1587742
1687742
1787742
1888741
1988741
2089731
2189731
2289731
2389731
2490730
2591720
2692620
2792620
2892620
2993520
3094510
3194510

Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:17 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:557:40
212.76:567:38
312.76:577:37
412.66:587:36
512.66:587:35
612.66:597:34
712.57:007:32
812.57:017:31
912.57:017:30
1012.47:027:29
1112.47:037:28
1212.47:047:26
1312.37:047:25
1412.37:057:24
1512.37:067:22
1612.27:077:21
1712.27:077:20
1812.27:087:19
1912.17:097:17
2012.17:097:16
2112.17:107:15
2212.07:117:13
2312.07:117:12
2412.07:127:11
2511.97:137:09
2611.97:147:08
2711.97:147:07
2811.87:157:05
2911.87:167:04
3011.87:167:03
3111.77:177:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 8.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 6.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Broken Hill?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Broken Hill for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Broken Hill in March

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

In March, Broken Hill sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Broken Hill in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Broken Hill peaks around December 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 23UV 14Jun 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Broken Hill?

Broken Hill sits at 32.0°S, 141.5°E, 317 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Mildura, 256 km away.

MilduraWhyallaGawlerParalowieParafield GardensAdelaide HillsMount BarkerAdelaide city centre

Topography around Broken Hill

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Broken Hill has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 304 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m.

The land around Broken Hill is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
408 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Mildura 256 km · Whyalla 383 km · Gawler 386 km · Paralowie 407 km · Parafield Gardens 409 km · Adelaide Hills 415 km · Mount Barker 420 km · Adelaide city centre 422 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 Broken Hill (-31.9652°, 141.4512°, elevation 317 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. 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).