Gawler weather in March

In March, Gawler sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.8 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 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Gawler's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gawler's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:17 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
40%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Gawler is city in South Australia.

Founded
1836

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 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gawler reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°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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42815
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Gawler 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
Jan29° / 16°213.114.16.5
Feb29° / 16°162.313.36.9
Mar26° / 14°152.812.38.1
Apr22° / 11°294.511.27.7
May18° / 35710.26.3
Jun15° / 448.29.74.8
Jul14° / 459.59.94.3
Aug15° / 489.410.74.8
Sep18° / 498.211.86.2
Oct21° / 335.612.97.3
Nov25° / 12°28513.87.8
Dec27° / 14°274.414.37.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57624
67525
77525
87426
97426
107327
117228
127129
137129
146931
156832
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275842
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315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gawler gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
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47
57
67
77
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97
107
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128
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148
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179
1810
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2010
2111
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2611
2711
2811
2911
3011
3111

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1831151
2841141
3841141
4841141
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10861121
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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2012light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:047:53
212.87:057:51
312.77:067:50
412.77:067:49
512.77:077:48
612.67:087:46
712.67:097:45
812.67:107:44
912.57:117:42
1012.57:127:41
1112.57:127:40
1212.47:137:38
1312.47:147:37
1412.37:157:36
1512.37:167:34
1612.37:177:33
1712.27:177:31
1812.27:187:30
1912.27:197:29
2012.17:207:27
2112.17:217:26
2212.07:217:24
2312.07:227:23
2412.07:237:21
2511.97:247:20
2611.97:257:19
2711.97:257:17
2811.87:267:16
2911.87:277:14
3011.77:287:13
3111.77:297:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gawler

In seasonPeak

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

Gawler 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 Gawler?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gawler in March

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

In March, Gawler sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Gawler in March

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 34 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 17 to Apr 4 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May17Cool
Jun15Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct16Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Gawler in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gawler peaks around January 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 10UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Gawler?

Gawler sits at 34.6°S, 138.7°E, 57 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Paralowie, 21 km away.

Topography around Gawler

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gawler has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Gawler is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), grassland (30%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
374 m
80 km
700 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Paralowie 21 km · Parafield Gardens 24 km · Adelaide Hills 35 km · Adelaide city centre 39 km · Adelaide 39 km · Mount Barker 53 km · Morphett Vale 63 km · Whyalla 206 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 Gawler (-34.6025°, 138.749°, elevation 57 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).