Mernda weather in March

In March, Mernda sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 35 mm of rain across 5.2 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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Mernda's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mernda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:20 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Mernda is suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mernda reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°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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22413
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Mernda 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
Jan26° / 13°516.314.37.5
Feb25° / 13°455.713.47.6
Mar23° / 11°355.212.37.7
Apr19° / 446.711.16.5
May15° / 418104.7
Jun12° / 479.39.53.3
Jul12° / 4210.39.73.0
Aug13° / 5110.510.63.5
Sep15° / 5910.911.74.6
Oct18° / 619.6135.9
Nov21° / 639.3146.5
Dec23° / 11°627.414.57.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45941
55941
65941
75842
85842
95842
105842
115743
125743
135743
145743
155644
165644
175545
185545
195446
205347
215248
225248
235149
245149
254951
264951
274951
284951
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mernda gets around 35 mm of rain over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
218
318
418
517
617
717
816
916
1015
1115
1215
1315
1415
1515
1615
1715
1816
1916
2016
2117
2217
2318
2418
2518
2619
2719
2819
2919
3020
3120

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1712171
2722071
3722071
4751960
5761860
6761860
7771760
8771760
9791650
10791650
11791650
12801550
13801550
14811540
15811540
16811540
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18821440
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21831430
22841330
23841330
24841330
25861220
26861220
27861220
28871120
29881110
30891010
31891010

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2812light breeze
2912calm
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3112calm

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 7:06 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:068:00
212.97:077:59
312.87:087:57
412.87:097:56
512.77:107:55
612.77:117:53
712.77:127:52
812.67:137:50
912.67:147:49
1012.57:157:47
1112.57:157:46
1212.57:167:44
1312.47:177:43
1412.47:187:41
1512.37:197:40
1612.37:207:38
1712.37:217:37
1812.27:227:35
1912.27:237:34
2012.17:247:32
2112.17:257:31
2212.17:267:29
2312.07:277:27
2412.07:287:26
2511.97:297:24
2611.97:307:23
2711.87:317:21
2811.87:317:20
2911.87:327:18
3011.77:337:17
3111.77:347:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mernda

In seasonPeak

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

Mernda 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 Mernda?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Mernda for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Mernda in March

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

In March, Mernda sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mernda in March

The nearest coast averages about 20°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 21°C and coldest in August near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 15 to Mar 11 — about 1.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Cool
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep12Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov17Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Mernda in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mernda peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mernda?

Mernda sits at 37.6°S, 145.1°E, 167 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Doreen, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Mernda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mernda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 550 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m.

The land around Mernda is covered by grassland (47%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
550 m
80 km
1,509 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Doreen 5.0 km · South Morang 5.0 km · Wollert 6.0 km · Epping 8.0 km · Mill Park 8.0 km · Lalor 10 km · Bundoora 11 km · Thomastown 12 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 Mernda (-37.6007°, 145.0956°, elevation 167 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).