Kalgoorlie weather in March

In March, Kalgoorlie sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 34 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kalgoorlie's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalgoorlie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:57 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
38%
8th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Kalgoorlie is city in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

Density
282/km²
people per km²
Founded
1893

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 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kalgoorlie reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 36°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)
13118
23118
33118
43118
53118
63018
73018
83018
93018
103018
113018
123018
133017
143017
153017
162917
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202917
212817
222816
232816
242816
252816
262716
272716
282716
292715
302715
312715

How March really feels in Kalgoorlie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kalgoorlie weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°303.113.84.0
Feb32° / 19°403.913.14.7
Mar29° / 17°343.412.26.6
Apr26° / 14°193.311.38.0
May21° / 10°203.210.57.7
Jun18° / 194.1106.6
Jul17° / 194.110.26.5
Aug19° / 203.810.97.4
Sep23° / 112.611.88.4
Oct27° / 12°132.512.88.2
Nov29° / 15°203.413.66.6
Dec32° / 17°182.8145.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37426
47525
57525
67525
77426
87426
97426
107426
117327
127228
137129
147129
157030
167030
176931
186931
196931
206832
216832
226832
236832
246733
256733
266634
276634
286634
296535
306535
316436

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kalgoorlie gets around 34 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
211
311
410
510
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
1310
1410
1511
1611
1712
1812
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2412
2512
2612
2712
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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
164201231
264201231
366201121
467201021
567201021
66820921
76920920
87021810
97021810
107021810
117021810
127021810
137021810
147021810
156921910
166921910
177020910
1869201010
1969201010
2070191010
2169191110
2269191110
2370181110
2471181010
2571181010
2672171010
277317910
287417900
297517800
307517800
317617700

Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1418light breeze
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1618light breeze
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1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
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2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:466:28
212.75:476:27
312.65:486:26
412.65:486:25
512.65:496:24
612.55:506:23
712.55:516:22
812.55:516:20
912.55:526:19
1012.45:536:18
1112.45:536:17
1212.45:546:16
1312.35:556:14
1412.35:556:13
1512.35:566:12
1612.25:576:11
1712.25:576:09
1812.25:586:08
1912.15:596:07
2012.15:596:06
2112.16:006:04
2212.06:016:03
2312.06:016:02
2412.06:026:01
2511.96:035:59
2611.96:035:58
2711.96:045:57
2811.86:055:55
2911.86:055:54
3011.86:065:53
3111.86:075:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kalgoorlie?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kalgoorlie for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kalgoorlie in March

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

In March, Kalgoorlie sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kalgoorlie in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Kalgoorlie peaks around January 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 11UV 14Jun 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7High
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kalgoorlie?

Kalgoorlie sits at 30.7°S, 121.5°E, 387 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Ellenbrook, 535 km away.

EllenbrookGosnellsByfordMorleyThornlieBallajuraLandsdaleCanning Vale

Topography around Kalgoorlie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalgoorlie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m.

The land around Kalgoorlie is covered by artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (42%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
410 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ellenbrook 535 km · Gosnells 540 km · Byford 543 km · Morley 544 km · Thornlie 544 km · Ballajura 544 km · Landsdale 546 km · Canning Vale 547 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 Kalgoorlie (-30.7461°, 121.4742°, elevation 387 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).