Doreen weather in March

In March, Doreen sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 42 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Doreen's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Doreen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:20 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
49%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Doreen is suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Doreen reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Doreen weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°556.514.37.6
Feb25° / 13°495.713.47.7
Mar22° / 11°426.212.37.5
Apr18° / 557.711.16.2
May14° / 589.5104.3
Jun12° / 6711.69.52.8
Jul11° / 6312.59.72.5
Aug12° / 7813.810.62.9
Sep15° / 8113.211.74.1
Oct18° / 7711.3135.5
Nov21° / 759.9146.4
Dec23° / 11°728.414.57.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46139
56139
66139
76040
86139
96040
106040
116040
126040
136040
145941
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175842
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195644
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225446
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255347
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275248
285248
295149
305149
315050

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Doreen gets around 42 mm of rain over 6.2 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
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419
519
619
718
818
918
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1117
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1518
1618
1718
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2020
2120
2221
2321
2422
2522
2623
2723
2823
2923
3024
3124

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
173207
275196
376186
476186
577176
679165
779165
880155
980155
1081154
1182144
1282144
1382144
1483134
1583134
1683134
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1884133
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2185123
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2487112
2587112
2687112
2788102
2889101
2989101
309091
319091

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:058:00
212.97:067:59
312.87:077:57
412.87:087:56
512.77:097:54
612.77:107:53
712.77:117:51
812.67:127:50
912.67:137:49
1012.57:147:47
1112.57:157:46
1212.57:167:44
1312.47:177:43
1412.47:187:41
1512.37:197:40
1612.37:207:38
1712.37:217:37
1812.27:227:35
1912.27:237:33
2012.17:247:32
2112.17:257:30
2212.17:267:29
2312.07:277:27
2412.07:287:26
2511.97:287:24
2611.97:297:23
2711.87:307:21
2811.87:317:19
2911.87:327:18
3011.77:337:16
3111.77:347:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
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244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Doreen

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Doreen?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Doreen for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Doreen in March

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

In March, Doreen sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Doreen in March

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 39 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Doreen in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Doreen peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Doreen in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Doreen is worst in April — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1223 µg/m³Jul 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb6Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May8Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Doreen?

Doreen sits at 37.6°S, 145.2°E, 159 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Mernda, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Doreen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Doreen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m.

The land around Doreen is covered by grassland (62%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
556 m
80 km
1,509 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Mernda 5.0 km · South Morang 7.0 km · Mill Park 10 km · Wollert 10 km · Epping 12 km · Greensborough 12 km · Bundoora 14 km · Lalor 14 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 Doreen (-37.6°, 145.15°, elevation 159 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).