Bundaberg weather in March
In March, Bundaberg sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 98 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.
Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bundaberg's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bundaberg's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 28°
- 4th warmest
- Overnight low
- 22°
- 9th coldest
- Rainfall
- 98 mm
- 11.6 wet days
- Daylight
- 12 h 12 min
- 5:55 AM – 6:06 PM
- Cloud cover
- 49%
- 9th clearest
- Wind
- 16 km/h
- 1st windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.29 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.2
- out of 10
Bundaberg is city in Queensland, Australia.
- Founded
- 1870
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in March
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.
A typical March day in Bundaberg reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.
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| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 23 |
| 2 | 28 | 23 |
| 3 | 28 | 23 |
| 4 | 28 | 23 |
| 5 | 28 | 23 |
| 6 | 28 | 22 |
| 7 | 28 | 22 |
| 8 | 28 | 22 |
| 9 | 28 | 22 |
| 10 | 28 | 22 |
| 11 | 28 | 22 |
| 12 | 28 | 22 |
| 13 | 28 | 22 |
| 14 | 28 | 22 |
| 15 | 28 | 22 |
| 16 | 28 | 22 |
| 17 | 28 | 22 |
| 18 | 28 | 22 |
| 19 | 28 | 22 |
| 20 | 28 | 22 |
| 21 | 28 | 22 |
| 22 | 28 | 22 |
| 23 | 28 | 22 |
| 24 | 27 | 22 |
| 25 | 27 | 21 |
| 26 | 27 | 21 |
| 27 | 27 | 21 |
| 28 | 27 | 21 |
| 29 | 27 | 21 |
| 30 | 27 | 21 |
| 31 | 27 | 21 |
Bundaberg weather by month
How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 23° | 114 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 5.4 |
| Feb | 29° / 23° | 134 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 5.2 |
| Mar | 28° / 22° | 98 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 26° / 19° | 55 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 7.2 |
| May | 24° / 17° | 52 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 7.7 |
| Jun | 22° / 14° | 48 | 5.4 | 10.5 | 7.7 |
| Jul | 21° / 13° | 28 | 3.4 | 10.6 | 8.0 |
| Aug | 22° / 13° | 27 | 3.5 | 11.1 | 8.3 |
| Sep | 24° / 16° | 25 | 4.3 | 11.8 | 8.5 |
| Oct | 25° / 19° | 57 | 6 | 12.6 | 7.8 |
| Nov | 27° / 21° | 51 | 7.6 | 13.2 | 7.1 |
| Dec | 28° / 22° | 97 | 10.3 | 13.5 | 6.2 |
Cloud cover in March
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 58 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 |
| Cloudier (%) | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 | 42 |
| 2 | 58 | 42 |
| 3 | 59 | 41 |
| 4 | 60 | 40 |
| 5 | 61 | 39 |
| 6 | 62 | 38 |
| 7 | 63 | 37 |
| 8 | 64 | 36 |
| 9 | 65 | 35 |
| 10 | 66 | 34 |
| 11 | 67 | 33 |
| 12 | 68 | 32 |
| 13 | 68 | 32 |
| 14 | 69 | 31 |
| 15 | 69 | 31 |
| 16 | 70 | 30 |
| 17 | 71 | 29 |
| 18 | 71 | 29 |
| 19 | 72 | 28 |
| 20 | 72 | 28 |
| 21 | 73 | 27 |
| 22 | 72 | 28 |
| 23 | 72 | 28 |
| 24 | 72 | 28 |
| 25 | 73 | 27 |
| 26 | 73 | 27 |
| 27 | 72 | 28 |
| 28 | 73 | 27 |
| 29 | 73 | 27 |
| 30 | 73 | 27 |
| 31 | 74 | 26 |
Chance of precipitation in March
Bundaberg gets around 98 mm of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 45 |
| 2 | 45 |
| 3 | 45 |
| 4 | 44 |
| 5 | 43 |
| 6 | 42 |
| 7 | 42 |
| 8 | 41 |
| 9 | 40 |
| 10 | 39 |
| 11 | 38 |
| 12 | 37 |
| 13 | 37 |
| 14 | 36 |
| 15 | 36 |
| 16 | 35 |
| 17 | 35 |
| 18 | 34 |
| 19 | 34 |
| 20 | 34 |
| 21 | 34 |
| 22 | 34 |
| 23 | 35 |
| 24 | 35 |
| 25 | 35 |
| 26 | 35 |
| 27 | 36 |
| 28 | 36 |
| 29 | 36 |
| 30 | 35 |
| 31 | 35 |
Humidity in March
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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Comfortable (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Humid (%) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| Muggy (%) | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 |
| Oppressive (%) | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Miserable (%) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 36 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 47 | 35 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 34 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 47 | 33 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 47 | 32 | 2 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 47 | 32 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 47 | 31 | 2 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 30 | 2 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 46 | 29 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 46 | 28 | 1 |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 47 | 28 | 1 |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 47 | 27 | 1 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 47 | 27 | 1 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 48 | 26 | 1 |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 49 | 25 | 1 |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 1 |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 51 | 24 | 0 |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 50 | 23 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 50 | 23 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 51 | 22 | 0 |
| 21 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 51 | 22 | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 52 | 21 | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 50 | 21 | 1 |
| 24 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 50 | 20 | 1 |
| 25 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 51 | 19 | 1 |
| 26 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 50 | 19 | 1 |
| 27 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 50 | 18 | 1 |
| 28 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 49 | 17 | 1 |
| 29 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 48 | 16 | 1 |
| 30 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 47 | 14 | 1 |
| 31 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 45 | 13 | 0 |
Wind in March
Winds average 16 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.
Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | light breeze |
| 2 | 17 | light breeze |
| 3 | 17 | light breeze |
| 4 | 17 | light breeze |
| 5 | 17 | light breeze |
| 6 | 17 | light breeze |
| 7 | 17 | light breeze |
| 8 | 17 | light breeze |
| 9 | 17 | light breeze |
| 10 | 17 | light breeze |
| 11 | 17 | light breeze |
| 12 | 17 | light breeze |
| 13 | 17 | light breeze |
| 14 | 17 | light breeze |
| 15 | 17 | light breeze |
| 16 | 17 | light breeze |
| 17 | 17 | light breeze |
| 18 | 16 | light breeze |
| 19 | 16 | light breeze |
| 20 | 16 | light breeze |
| 21 | 16 | light breeze |
| 22 | 16 | light breeze |
| 23 | 16 | light breeze |
| 24 | 16 | light breeze |
| 25 | 16 | light breeze |
| 26 | 15 | light breeze |
| 27 | 15 | light breeze |
| 28 | 15 | light breeze |
| 29 | 15 | light breeze |
| 30 | 15 | light breeze |
| 31 | 15 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in March
Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:50 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:47 | 5:48 | 5:49 | 5:49 | 5:50 | 5:50 | 5:51 | 5:51 | 5:52 | 5:52 | 5:53 | 5:53 | 5:53 | 5:54 | 5:54 | 5:55 | 5:55 | 5:56 | 5:56 | 5:57 | 5:57 | 5:58 | 5:58 | 5:58 | 5:59 | 5:59 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:01 | 6:01 | 6:01 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:20 | 6:19 | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:17 | 6:16 | 6:15 | 6:14 | 6:13 | 6:12 | 6:11 | 6:10 | 6:09 | 6:08 | 6:07 | 6:06 | 6:05 | 6:04 | 6:03 | 6:02 | 6:00 | 5:59 | 5:58 | 5:57 | 5:56 | 5:55 | 5:54 | 5:53 | 5:52 | 5:51 | 5:50 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.5 | 5:47 | 6:20 |
| 2 | 12.5 | 5:48 | 6:19 |
| 3 | 12.5 | 5:49 | 6:18 |
| 4 | 12.5 | 5:49 | 6:18 |
| 5 | 12.5 | 5:50 | 6:17 |
| 6 | 12.4 | 5:50 | 6:16 |
| 7 | 12.4 | 5:51 | 6:15 |
| 8 | 12.4 | 5:51 | 6:14 |
| 9 | 12.4 | 5:52 | 6:13 |
| 10 | 12.3 | 5:52 | 6:12 |
| 11 | 12.3 | 5:53 | 6:11 |
| 12 | 12.3 | 5:53 | 6:10 |
| 13 | 12.3 | 5:53 | 6:09 |
| 14 | 12.2 | 5:54 | 6:08 |
| 15 | 12.2 | 5:54 | 6:07 |
| 16 | 12.2 | 5:55 | 6:06 |
| 17 | 12.2 | 5:55 | 6:05 |
| 18 | 12.1 | 5:56 | 6:04 |
| 19 | 12.1 | 5:56 | 6:03 |
| 20 | 12.1 | 5:57 | 6:02 |
| 21 | 12.1 | 5:57 | 6:00 |
| 22 | 12.0 | 5:58 | 5:59 |
| 23 | 12.0 | 5:58 | 5:58 |
| 24 | 12.0 | 5:58 | 5:57 |
| 25 | 12.0 | 5:59 | 5:56 |
| 26 | 11.9 | 5:59 | 5:55 |
| 27 | 11.9 | 6:00 | 5:54 |
| 28 | 11.9 | 6:00 | 5:53 |
| 29 | 11.9 | 6:01 | 5:52 |
| 30 | 11.8 | 6:01 | 5:51 |
| 31 | 11.8 | 6:01 | 5:50 |
Solar energy in March
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.29 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.0 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Bundaberg
In March, Bundaberg sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Bundaberg sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Bundaberg's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is March a good time to visit Bundaberg?
Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
March is a reasonable time to visit Bundaberg for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Bundaberg in March
From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In March, Bundaberg sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Bundaberg in March
The nearest coast averages about 27°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 27 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 20°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 27 | Warm |
| Apr | 25 | Warm |
| May | 23 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 20 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 20 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 21 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 23 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 25 | Warm |
| Dec | 26 | Warm |
UV index in Bundaberg in March
Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bundaberg peaks around February 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 5 | Moderate |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Where is Bundaberg?
Bundaberg sits at 24.9°S, 152.3°E, 17 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Hervey Bay, 63 km away.
Topography around Bundaberg
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bundaberg.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bundaberg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.
The land around Bundaberg is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), trees (23%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (38%) within 80 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
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 Bundaberg (-24.8662°, 152.3479°, elevation 17 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).