Uluru weather in March

In March, Uluru sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 23 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Uluru's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uluru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:50 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
30%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Uluru is town in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Density
22/km²
people per km²
Founded
1984

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 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical March day in Uluru reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C cooler than February and about 5°C warmer than April.

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How March really feels in Uluru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 26 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
26
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Uluru weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 25°293.513.41.8
Feb36° / 24°313.712.92.4
Mar33° / 21°232.612.24.2
Apr29° / 16°141.911.47.0
May24° / 11°121.710.88.7
Jun20° / 151.810.58.0
Jul20° / 13210.68.2
Aug23° / 5111.19.2
Sep28° / 13°81.311.87.8
Oct32° / 17°152.512.65.4
Nov34° / 20°253.613.23.8
Dec36° / 23°415.413.52.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Uluru gets around 23 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
311
410
510
610
79
89
99
109
118
128
138
148
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168
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208
218
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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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17311862
27410862
37510861
47510861
57610851
67610851
77610851
87710751
97710751
107810741
117810741
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25849421
26868420
27878410
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30887410
31887410

Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:437:16
212.56:437:15
312.56:447:14
412.56:447:13
512.56:457:12
612.46:457:11
712.46:467:10
812.46:467:09
912.46:477:08
1012.36:477:07
1112.36:487:06
1212.36:487:05
1312.36:497:04
1412.26:497:03
1512.26:507:02
1612.26:507:01
1712.26:517:00
1812.16:516:59
1912.16:526:58
2012.16:526:57
2112.16:526:56
2212.06:536:55
2312.06:536:54
2412.06:546:53
2512.06:546:52
2611.96:556:51
2711.96:556:49
2811.96:566:48
2911.96:566:47
3011.86:566:46
3111.86:576:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 6.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
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246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Uluru?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Uluru for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Uluru in March

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

In March, Uluru sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Uluru in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uluru peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Uluru 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 Uluru is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 2418 µg/m³Jun 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Uluru?

Uluru sits at 25.2°S, 131.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Alice Springs, 339 km away.

Alice SpringsMount IsaWhyallaKalgoorlieBroomeBroken HillGawlerParalowie

Topography around Uluru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uluru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m.

The land around Uluru is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
545 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Alice Springs 339 km · Mount Isa 1,005 km · Whyalla 1,076 km · Kalgoorlie 1,116 km · Broome 1,214 km · Broken Hill 1,265 km · Gawler 1,281 km · Paralowie 1,287 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 Uluru (-25.2406°, 130.9889°, elevation 0 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. 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).