Launceston weather in March

In March, Launceston sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 49 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of March to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Launceston's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Launceston's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 49 mm; 7.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 7:11 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

Launceston is city in the north of Tasmania, Australia.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 7.6 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 956/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1806

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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Launceston reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°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 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 4°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

How March really feels in Launceston

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Launceston weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 11°	54	6.5	14.7	7.3
Feb	22° / 11°	46	6.6	13.7	7.0
Mar	20° / 9°	49	7.1	12.3	6.7
Apr	16° / 7°	53	7.2	10.9	5.4
May	13° / 5°	60	8.3	9.7	4.0
Jun	11° / 3°	61	8.8	9.1	2.8
Jul	11° / 3°	74	10.1	9.3	2.5
Aug	11° / 3°	81	11.3	10.3	2.8
Sep	13° / 4°	76	11.3	11.7	3.6
Oct	15° / 5°	63	9.8	13.1	4.7
Nov	18° / 7°	61	9.7	14.3	5.7
Dec	20° / 9°	57	8.1	14.9	6.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	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 (%)	48	49	49	49	50	50	50	49	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	48	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48
Cloudier (%)	52	51	51	51	50	50	50	51	51	51	51	52	53	53	53	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Launceston gets around 49 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 27% 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 (%)	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	24	24

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

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.

	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 (%)	82	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	90	90	91	92	92
Comfortable (%)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	8	8
Humid (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	14	4
2	83	13	4
3	83	13	4
4	83	13	4
5	83	13	4
6	83	13	4
7	84	13	3
8	84	13	3
9	84	13	3
10	84	13	3
11	84	13	3
12	85	13	2
13	85	13	2
14	85	13	2
15	85	13	2
16	85	13	2
17	85	13	2
18	86	13	1
19	86	13	1
20	86	13	1
21	86	13	1
22	86	13	1
23	87	12	1
24	87	12	1
25	88	11	1
26	88	11	1
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	91	9	0
30	92	8	0
31	92	8	0

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 7:05 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)	13.0	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	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27
Sunset (PM)	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:51	7:50	7:48	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:07	7:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	6:53	7:56
2	13.0	6:55	7:54
3	13.0	6:56	7:53
4	12.9	6:57	7:51
5	12.9	6:58	7:50
6	12.8	6:59	7:48
7	12.8	7:00	7:46
8	12.7	7:02	7:45
9	12.7	7:03	7:43
10	12.6	7:04	7:42
11	12.6	7:05	7:40
12	12.5	7:06	7:38
13	12.5	7:07	7:37
14	12.4	7:09	7:35
15	12.4	7:10	7:33
16	12.3	7:11	7:31
17	12.3	7:12	7:30
18	12.2	7:13	7:28
19	12.2	7:14	7:26
20	12.2	7:15	7:25
21	12.1	7:16	7:23
22	12.1	7:18	7:21
23	12.0	7:19	7:19
24	12.0	7:20	7:18
25	11.9	7:21	7:16
26	11.9	7:22	7:14
27	11.8	7:23	7:12
28	11.8	7:24	7:11
29	11.7	7:25	7:09
30	11.7	7:26	7:07
31	11.6	7:27	7:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.61 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)	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Launceston?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Launceston for sightseeing.

What to pack for Launceston in March

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

In March, Launceston sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Launceston in March

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 55 km away) is warmest in February at about 18°C and coldest in August 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)	17	18	18	17	15	14	13	12	12	13	14	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	15	Cool
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	12	Bracing
Sep	12	Bracing
Oct	13	Bracing
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Launceston in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Launceston peaks around December 22 at about 12 (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	10	8	4	2	1	2	3	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	10	Very high
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Low
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Launceston?

Launceston sits at 41.4°S, 147.1°E, 11 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Devonport, 72 km away.

Topography around Launceston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Launceston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 743 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,597 m.

The land around Launceston is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

226 m

artificial surfaces 40%

16 km

743 m

trees 50%

80 km

1,597 m

trees 48%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

March weather nearby: Devonport 72 km · Burnie 111 km · Hobart 161 km · Traralgon 364 km · Warragul 379 km · Mount Martha 396 km · Mornington 400 km · Pakenham 401 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 Launceston (-41.4388°, 147.1347°, elevation 11 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	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	21	10
5	21	10
6	21	10
7	21	10
8	21	10
9	21	10
10	21	10
11	21	10
12	21	10
13	20	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	9
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	19	9
22	19	9
23	19	9
24	19	9
25	19	9
26	19	8
27	19	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8
31	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	14	4
2	83	13	4
3	83	13	4
4	83	13	4
5	83	13	4
6	83	13	4
7	84	13	3
8	84	13	3
9	84	13	3
10	84	13	3
11	84	13	3
12	85	13	2
13	85	13	2
14	85	13	2
15	85	13	2
16	85	13	2
17	85	13	2
18	86	13	1
19	86	13	1
20	86	13	1
21	86	13	1
22	86	13	1
23	87	12	1
24	87	12	1
25	88	11	1
26	88	11	1
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	91	9	0
30	92	8	0
31	92	8	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	14	4
2	83	13	4
3	83	13	4
4	83	13	4
5	83	13	4
6	83	13	4
7	84	13	3
8	84	13	3
9	84	13	3
10	84	13	3
11	84	13	3
12	85	13	2
13	85	13	2
14	85	13	2
15	85	13	2
16	85	13	2
17	85	13	2
18	86	13	1
19	86	13	1
20	86	13	1
21	86	13	1
22	86	13	1
23	87	12	1
24	87	12	1
25	88	11	1
26	88	11	1
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	91	9	0
30	92	8	0
31	92	8	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	50	50
8	49	51
9	49	51
10	49	51
11	49	51
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	48	52

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	82	14	4
2	83	13	4
3	83	13	4
4	83	13	4
5	83	13	4
6	83	13	4
7	84	13	3
8	84	13	3
9	84	13	3
10	84	13	3
11	84	13	3
12	85	13	2
13	85	13	2
14	85	13	2
15	85	13	2
16	85	13	2
17	85	13	2
18	86	13	1
19	86	13	1
20	86	13	1
21	86	13	1
22	86	13	1
23	87	12	1
24	87	12	1
25	88	11	1
26	88	11	1
27	90	10	0
28	90	10	0
29	91	9	0
30	92	8	0
31	92	8	0