Wodonga weather in March

In March, Wodonga sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 45 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-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 55% 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 Wodonga's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wodonga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:14 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Wodonga is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density
1,050/km²
people per km²
Founded
1852

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 Wodonga reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°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 31°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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Wodonga weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°465.314.25.6
Feb29° / 16°464.813.46.1
Mar26° / 14°454.112.37.8
Apr21° / 40511.17.5
May17° / 506.310.15.8
Jun13° / 699.29.63.8
Jul12° / 6810.49.83.3
Aug14° / 739.810.64.0
Sep17° / 738.711.85.6
Oct21° / 667.612.96.9
Nov24° / 11°696.913.97.4
Dec28° / 14°616.214.47.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
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47624
57723
67624
77723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Wodonga gets around 45 mm of rain over 4.1 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 14% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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613
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813
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1112
1212
1312
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1513
1613
1713
1814
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2014
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2215
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2715
2815
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3015
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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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16125122
26224122
36324112
46423112
56423112
66522112
76522112
86821101
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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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 7:00 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:007:52
212.87:017:50
312.87:027:49
412.77:037:48
512.77:047:46
612.77:057:45
712.67:057:43
812.67:067:42
912.67:077:41
1012.57:087:39
1112.57:097:38
1212.47:107:36
1312.47:117:35
1412.47:127:34
1512.37:137:32
1612.37:147:31
1712.27:147:29
1812.27:157:28
1912.27:167:26
2012.17:177:25
2112.17:187:23
2212.07:197:22
2312.07:207:20
2412.07:217:19
2511.97:217:17
2611.97:227:16
2711.97:237:14
2811.87:247:13
2911.87:257:11
3011.77:267:10
3111.77:277:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
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254.9Bright
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294.7Bright
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Wodonga?

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

7.8
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 Wodonga for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Wodonga in March

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

In March, Wodonga sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wodonga 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 Wodonga peaks around December 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Wodonga 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 Wodonga is worst in January — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.3× the cleanest month (July, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJan 1623 µg/m³Jul 153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb5Good
Mar9Good
Apr23Moderate
May10Good
Jun4Good
Jul3Good
Aug4Good
Sep6Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wodonga?

Wodonga sits at 36.1°S, 146.9°E, 167 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Wangaratta, 57 km away.

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Topography around Wodonga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wodonga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,851 m.

The land around Wodonga is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), trees (36%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
1,851 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Wangaratta 57 km · Shepparton 137 km · Echuca 192 km · Bairnsdale 200 km · Tuggeranong 212 km · Griffith 218 km · Canberra 223 km · Wallan 223 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 Wodonga (-36.1218°, 146.8881°, elevation 167 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).