Taree weather in March

In March, Taree sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 121 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Taree's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taree's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:53 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Taree is town in New South Wales, Australia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Taree reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Taree weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°8911.513.96.4
Feb27° / 20°10711.413.26.3
Mar25° / 18°1211312.26.5
Apr23° / 15°7811.211.26.8
May20° / 12°739.510.46.6
Jun18° / 10°8210.2106.1
Jul18° / 537.610.16.4
Aug19° / 40610.87.2
Sep21° / 12°446.811.87.4
Oct23° / 14°598.612.87.3
Nov24° / 16°9010.913.66.8
Dec26° / 18°8911.6146.5

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 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45743
55644
65743
75842
85941
95941
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126139
136139
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316337

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Taree gets around 121 mm of rain over 13 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2642
2742
2842
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3041
3141

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
131339405
231440395
331441384
431541374
531642364
631642353
731742353
831842343
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29112938212
30123038191
31123237181

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:417:25
212.76:427:24
312.76:437:23
412.66:447:22
512.66:447:21
612.66:457:20
712.56:467:18
812.56:477:17
912.56:477:16
1012.46:487:15
1112.46:497:13
1212.46:507:12
1312.36:507:11
1412.36:517:10
1512.36:527:08
1612.26:537:07
1712.26:537:06
1812.26:547:05
1912.16:557:03
2012.16:557:02
2112.16:567:01
2212.06:576:59
2312.06:576:58
2412.06:586:57
2511.96:596:55
2611.97:006:54
2711.97:006:53
2811.87:016:51
2911.87:026:50
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Taree

In seasonPeak

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

Taree 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 Taree?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Taree for sightseeing.

What to pack for Taree in March

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

In March, Taree sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Taree in March

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 17 km away) is warmest in March at about 24°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 23 to Jun 29 — about 8.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr23Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun21Refreshing
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct20Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Taree 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 Taree peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Taree in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Taree is worst in November — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateNov 1732 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov35Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Taree?

Taree sits at 31.9°S, 152.5°E, 30 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Port Macquarie, 69 km away.

Topography around Taree

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taree has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,221 m.

The land around Taree is covered by grassland (47%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
379 m
80 km
1,221 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Port Macquarie 69 km · Maitland 124 km · Newcastle 130 km · Cessnock 145 km · Muswellbrook 152 km · Tamworth 171 km · Armidale 174 km · Coffs Harbour 190 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 Taree (-31.911°, 152.4539°, elevation 30 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).