Werribee weather in March

In March, Werribee sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Werribee's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Werribee's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:22 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Werribee 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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Werribee reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12116
22116
32116
42116
52116
62116
72116
82116
92116
102116
112116
122116
132116
142116
152116
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172116
182116
192016
202016
212015
222015
232015
242015
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311915

Werribee weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 16°456.114.37.3
Feb22° / 17°43613.57.2
Mar20° / 16°356.812.36.9
Apr18° / 14°507.8116.1
May16° / 12°469.3104.9
Jun14° / 10°5310.49.43.8
Jul13° / 43109.63.5
Aug13° / 4710.410.53.7
Sep15° / 10°5410.411.74.3
Oct16° / 11°579.6135.2
Nov18° / 13°599146.0
Dec20° / 15°52814.66.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95446
105446
115446
125446
135545
145446
155446
165446
175446
185347
195347
205248
215248
225149
235050
245050
254951
264852
274852
284753
294753
304753
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Werribee gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
420
520
620
720
820
920
1019
1119
1219
1319
1420
1520
1620
1721
1821
1922
2022
2123
2223
2324
2425
2525
2625
2726
2826
2926
3026
3126

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14336192
24336192
34436192
44436182
54536182
64636171
74635171
84735171
94835161
104934161
115034151
125133151
135233141
145332141
155432131
165531131
175631121
185730121
195830111
205830111
215930101
22612991
23612991
24622981
25632971
26642871
27662860
28672850
29682750
30692740
31712630

Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 19 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
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
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2619light breeze
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2819light breeze
2919light breeze
3019light breeze
3119light 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
512.87:117:57
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
2412.07:297:28
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 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Werribee

In seasonPeak

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

Werribee 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 Werribee?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Werribee for sightseeing.

What to pack for Werribee in March

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

In March, Werribee sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Werribee 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 18 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 Werribee 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 Werribee 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 Werribee?

Werribee sits at 37.9°S, 144.7°E, 27 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Hoppers Crossing, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Werribee

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Werribee has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,046 m.

The land around Werribee is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), trees (25%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
1,046 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Hoppers Crossing 4.0 km · Wyndham Vale 4.0 km · Tarneit 7.0 km · Point Cook 8.0 km · Altona Meadows 10 km · Truganina 12 km · Deer Park 17 km · Sunshine West 18 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 Werribee (-37.9°, 144.6667°, elevation 27 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).