Horsham weather in March

In March, Horsham sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.3 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 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Horsham's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Horsham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:32 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
46%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Horsham is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density
711/km²
people per km²

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 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Horsham reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 32°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)
12713
22713
32713
42713
52713
62713
72713
82713
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112613
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Horsham 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° / 14°323.814.26.5
Feb28° / 14°223.213.47.0
Mar25° / 12°203.312.38.0
Apr21° / 264.311.17.3
May17° / 376.110.15.6
Jun14° / 447.79.54.0
Jul13° / 428.69.73.6
Aug14° / 448.910.64.1
Sep16° / 478.411.85.3
Oct20° / 376.112.96.7
Nov23° / 10°395.8147.5
Dec27° / 12°374.814.57.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36931
46931
56931
66832
76832
86832
96733
106832
116733
126634
136535
146535
156337
166238
176139
186040
195842
205743
215644
225545
235446
245347
255248
265248
275149
285149
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Horsham gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
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510
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710
89
99
109
119
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1511
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1912
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3012
3112

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1841141
2841141
3851131
4851131
5861031
6861031
7861031
889920
989920
1089920
1190820
1290820
1390820
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2190820
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2490820
2592710
2692710
2792710
2892710
2993610
3093610
3194510

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 7:18 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:188:11
212.87:198:09
312.87:208:08
412.87:218:07
512.77:228:05
612.77:238:04
712.67:248:03
812.67:258:01
912.67:268:00
1012.57:277:58
1112.57:287:57
1212.47:287:55
1312.47:297:54
1412.47:307:53
1512.37:317:51
1612.37:327:50
1712.37:337:48
1812.27:347:47
1912.27:357:45
2012.17:367:44
2112.17:377:42
2212.17:387:41
2312.07:387:39
2412.07:397:38
2511.97:407:36
2611.97:417:34
2711.87:427:33
2811.87:437:31
2911.87:447:30
3011.77:457:28
3111.77:457:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Horsham?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Horsham in March

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

In March, Horsham sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Horsham 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 Horsham peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 highModerateModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Horsham?

Horsham sits at 36.7°S, 142.2°E, 133 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Ballarat, 174 km away.

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Topography around Horsham

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Horsham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.

The land around Horsham is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
50 m
80 km
1,076 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ballarat 174 km · Mount Gambier 177 km · Bendigo 185 km · Warrnambool 187 km · Bacchus Marsh 225 km · Echuca 237 km · Lara 244 km · Sunbury 244 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 Horsham (-36.7113°, 142.1998°, elevation 133 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).