Shepparton weather in March

In March, Shepparton sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 35 mm of rain across 3.9 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 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Shepparton's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shepparton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:19 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Shepparton is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density
749/km²
people per km²
Founded
1860

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 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shepparton reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C cooler than February and about 5°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Shepparton 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
Jan30° / 16°414.214.25.9
Feb29° / 16°36413.46.4
Mar26° / 13°353.912.37.9
Apr21° / 364.711.17.6
May17° / 446.110.15.9
Jun14° / 538.29.64.0
Jul13° / 539.79.83.5
Aug14° / 569.110.64.2
Sep17° / 55811.85.8
Oct21° / 516.612.97.0
Nov25° / 11°526.513.97.5
Dec28° / 13°525.514.47.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
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107525
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Shepparton gets around 35 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1511
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1712
1812
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2013
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2214
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2414
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2614
2714
2814
2915
3014
3114

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1741862
2751762
3761662
4761662
5771562
6771562
7781561
8791461
9791461
10791461
11801451
12811351
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3189920

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
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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 7:33 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:067:58
212.87:077:56
312.87:077:55
412.87:087:54
512.77:097:52
612.77:107:51
712.67:117:50
812.67:127:48
912.67:137:47
1012.57:147:45
1112.57:157:44
1212.47:167:43
1312.47:177:41
1412.47:187:40
1512.37:197:38
1612.37:197:37
1712.27:207:35
1812.27:217:34
1912.27:227:32
2012.17:237:31
2112.17:247:29
2212.07:257:28
2312.07:267:26
2412.07:277:25
2511.97:277:23
2611.97:287:22
2711.97:297:20
2811.87:307:19
2911.87:317:17
3011.77:327:16
3111.77:337:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.5Bright
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254.9Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Shepparton?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shepparton in March

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

In March, Shepparton sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shepparton 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 Shepparton peaks around December 20 at about 13 (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 20UV 13Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Shepparton?

Shepparton sits at 36.4°S, 145.4°E, 115 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Echuca, 64 km away.

Topography around Shepparton

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shepparton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Shepparton is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (40%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
959 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Echuca 64 km · Wangaratta 83 km · Bendigo 108 km · Wallan 121 km · Wodonga 137 km · Doreen 137 km · Wollert 138 km · Mernda 138 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 Shepparton (-36.3805°, 145.3987°, elevation 115 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).