Hobart weather in March

In March, Hobart sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 45 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of March to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hobart's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hobart's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 45 mm; 8.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 7:09 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 7th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Hobart is capital city of Tasmania, Australia.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 188/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1803

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hobart reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	20	12
3	19	12
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	19	11
8	19	11
9	19	11
10	19	11
11	19	11
12	19	11
13	19	11
14	19	11
15	19	11
16	19	11
17	19	11
18	19	11
19	19	11
20	18	11
21	18	11
22	18	11
23	18	11
24	18	11
25	18	11
26	18	10
27	18	10
28	18	10
29	18	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

Hobart weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 12°	47	7.8	14.8	6.5
Feb	20° / 12°	44	7.3	13.8	6.4
Mar	19° / 11°	45	8.2	12.4	6.1
Apr	16° / 9°	47	8.8	10.9	5.1
May	14° / 8°	44	9.3	9.6	3.9
Jun	12° / 6°	46	8.9	8.9	3.0
Jul	11° / 5°	47	10.5	9.2	2.7
Aug	12° / 6°	58	11.4	10.2	3.0
Sep	14° / 7°	53	11.2	11.7	3.7
Oct	15° / 8°	55	11.3	13.2	4.3
Nov	17° / 9°	60	11.3	14.5	5.0
Dec	18° / 11°	58	9.7	15.1	5.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	37	37	36	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32
Cloudier (%)	63	63	64	65	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68
31	32	68

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Hobart gets around 45 mm of rain over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	24
9	24
10	24
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	26
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	93	94	94	95
Comfortable (%)	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	14	2
2	85	13	2
3	85	13	2
4	85	13	2
5	86	12	2
6	86	12	2
7	86	12	2
8	87	11	2
9	87	11	2
10	87	11	2
11	87	11	2
12	87	11	2
13	88	10	2
14	88	10	2
15	88	10	2
16	89	10	1
17	89	10	1
18	89	10	1
19	89	10	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	91	8	1
24	91	8	1
25	91	8	1
26	92	7	1
27	92	7	1
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	94	6	0
31	95	5	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of March to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 7:04 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27
Sunset (PM)	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	6:51	7:57
2	13.0	6:52	7:55
3	13.0	6:54	7:54
4	13.0	6:55	7:52
5	12.9	6:56	7:50
6	12.9	6:57	7:49
7	12.8	6:59	7:47
8	12.8	7:00	7:45
9	12.7	7:01	7:43
10	12.7	7:02	7:42
11	12.6	7:03	7:40
12	12.6	7:05	7:38
13	12.5	7:06	7:37
14	12.5	7:07	7:35
15	12.4	7:08	7:33
16	12.4	7:09	7:31
17	12.3	7:11	7:29
18	12.3	7:12	7:28
19	12.2	7:13	7:26
20	12.2	7:14	7:24
21	12.1	7:15	7:22
22	12.1	7:17	7:20
23	12.0	7:18	7:19
24	12.0	7:19	7:17
25	11.9	7:20	7:15
26	11.9	7:21	7:13
27	11.8	7:23	7:11
28	11.8	7:24	7:10
29	11.7	7:25	7:08
30	11.7	7:26	7:06
31	11.6	7:27	7:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 3.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.0	Bright
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.5	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate
31	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hobart?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Hobart for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hobart in March

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

In March, Hobart sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Hobart in March

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 36 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in September near 12°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	14
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	15	Cool
May	14	Bracing
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	12	Bracing
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Hobart in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hobart peaks around December 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	9	7	4	2	1	1	2	4	6	8	12
Level	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Low
Jun	1	Low
Jul	1	Low
Aug	2	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Hobart?

Hobart sits at 42.9°S, 147.3°E, 19 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Launceston, 161 km away.

Topography around Hobart

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hobart has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,264 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,405 m.

The land around Hobart is covered by water (37%), artificial surfaces (32%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (48%), water (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), water (32%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

377 m

water 37%

16 km

1,264 m

trees 48%

80 km

1,405 m

trees 46%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← February Hobart year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Launceston 161 km · Devonport 206 km · Burnie 235 km · Traralgon 525 km · Warragul 538 km · Mount Martha 549 km · Mornington 553 km · Langwarrin 555 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 Hobart (-42.8794°, 147.3294°, elevation 19 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	20	12
3	19	12
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	19	11
8	19	11
9	19	11
10	19	11
11	19	11
12	19	11
13	19	11
14	19	11
15	19	11
16	19	11
17	19	11
18	19	11
19	19	11
20	18	11
21	18	11
22	18	11
23	18	11
24	18	11
25	18	11
26	18	10
27	18	10
28	18	10
29	18	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	24
9	24
10	24
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	26
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	14	2
2	85	13	2
3	85	13	2
4	85	13	2
5	86	12	2
6	86	12	2
7	86	12	2
8	87	11	2
9	87	11	2
10	87	11	2
11	87	11	2
12	87	11	2
13	88	10	2
14	88	10	2
15	88	10	2
16	89	10	1
17	89	10	1
18	89	10	1
19	89	10	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	91	8	1
24	91	8	1
25	91	8	1
26	92	7	1
27	92	7	1
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	94	6	0
31	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	20	12
3	19	12
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	19	11
8	19	11
9	19	11
10	19	11
11	19	11
12	19	11
13	19	11
14	19	11
15	19	11
16	19	11
17	19	11
18	19	11
19	19	11
20	18	11
21	18	11
22	18	11
23	18	11
24	18	11
25	18	11
26	18	10
27	18	10
28	18	10
29	18	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	24
9	24
10	24
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	26
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	14	2
2	85	13	2
3	85	13	2
4	85	13	2
5	86	12	2
6	86	12	2
7	86	12	2
8	87	11	2
9	87	11	2
10	87	11	2
11	87	11	2
12	87	11	2
13	88	10	2
14	88	10	2
15	88	10	2
16	89	10	1
17	89	10	1
18	89	10	1
19	89	10	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	91	8	1
24	91	8	1
25	91	8	1
26	92	7	1
27	92	7	1
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	94	6	0
31	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	12
2	20	12
3	19	12
4	19	11
5	19	11
6	19	11
7	19	11
8	19	11
9	19	11
10	19	11
11	19	11
12	19	11
13	19	11
14	19	11
15	19	11
16	19	11
17	19	11
18	19	11
19	19	11
20	18	11
21	18	11
22	18	11
23	18	11
24	18	11
25	18	11
26	18	10
27	18	10
28	18	10
29	18	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	37	63
2	37	63
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	36	64
6	36	64
7	35	65
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	32	68
19	32	68
20	32	68
21	32	68
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	33	67
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	33	67
30	32	68
31	32	68

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	24
9	24
10	24
11	25
12	25
13	25
14	26
15	26
16	26
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	29
24	29
25	29
26	30
27	30
28	30
29	30
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	14	2
2	85	13	2
3	85	13	2
4	85	13	2
5	86	12	2
6	86	12	2
7	86	12	2
8	87	11	2
9	87	11	2
10	87	11	2
11	87	11	2
12	87	11	2
13	88	10	2
14	88	10	2
15	88	10	2
16	89	10	1
17	89	10	1
18	89	10	1
19	89	10	1
20	90	9	1
21	90	9	1
22	90	9	1
23	91	8	1
24	91	8	1
25	91	8	1
26	92	7	1
27	92	7	1
28	93	7	0
29	94	6	0
30	94	6	0
31	95	5	0