Tarneit weather in March

In March, Tarneit sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 29 mm of rain across 4.6 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 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Tarneit's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarneit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
10th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:22 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Tarneit 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 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tarneit reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°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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22414
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112413
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Tarneit 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
Jan25° / 14°45614.37.5
Feb25° / 14°425.513.57.5
Mar23° / 13°294.612.37.7
Apr20° / 10°396.411.16.7
May16° / 367.2105.3
Jun14° / 438.89.44.0
Jul13° / 369.19.63.7
Aug14° / 439.710.54.2
Sep16° / 519.911.75.1
Oct19° / 559.4136.1
Nov21° / 10°568.6146.6
Dec23° / 12°537.314.67.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35347
45248
55347
65347
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135149
145149
155149
165149
175149
185050
195050
204951
214852
224753
234753
244654
254654
264555
274555
284456
294456
304456
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tarneit gets around 29 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
414
514
614
713
813
913
1013
1113
1213
1313
1413
1513
1614
1714
1815
1915
2016
2116
2217
2317
2418
2518
2618
2719
2819
2919
3019
3119

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1692191
2692191
3702091
4711991
5721981
6731881
7741880
8751870
9761770
10761770
11771760
12771760
13771760
14781750
15781750
16781750
17791740
18791740
19791740
20791740
21801640
22811630
23811630
24821530
25821530
26841420
27841420
28851320
29861220
30871210
31881110

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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3112light breeze

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 7:07 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:078:02
212.97:088:01
312.87:097:59
412.87:107:58
512.87:117:56
612.77:127:55
712.77:137:54
812.67:147:52
912.67:157:51
1012.67:167:49
1112.57:177:48
1212.57:187:46
1312.47:197:45
1412.47:207:43
1512.37:217:42
1612.37:227:40
1712.37:237:39
1812.27:247:37
1912.27:257:35
2012.17:267:34
2112.17:277:32
2212.17:287:31
2312.07:297:29
2412.07:307:28
2511.97:307:26
2611.97:317:24
2711.87:327:23
2811.87:337:21
2911.87:347:20
3011.77:357:18
3111.77:367:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.86 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
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tarneit

In seasonPeak

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

Tarneit 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 Tarneit?

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
6.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tarneit in March

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

In March, Tarneit sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tarneit 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 19 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 Tarneit 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 Tarneit peaks around December 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 19UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tarneit?

Tarneit sits at 37.8°S, 144.7°E, 50 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Hoppers Crossing, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Tarneit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarneit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,046 m.

The land around Tarneit is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
1,046 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Hoppers Crossing 6.0 km · Wyndham Vale 7.0 km · Werribee 7.0 km · Truganina 8.0 km · Point Cook 12 km · Altona Meadows 12 km · Deer Park 12 km · Caroline Springs 13 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 Tarneit (-37.8363°, 144.6595°, elevation 50 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).