Kingston weather in March

In March, Kingston sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 78 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kingston's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kingston's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:21 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
57%
12th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Kingston is capital of Norfolk Island, Australia.

Founded
1788

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 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kingston reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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132322
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302322
312322

Kingston weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 22°636.313.67.4
Feb23° / 22°657137.3
Mar23° / 22°787.812.27.2
Apr22° / 21°687.111.37.1
May21° / 19°817.810.66.7
Jun19° / 18°929.510.26.3
Jul18° / 17°839.110.36.2
Aug18° / 17°678.5116.4
Sep18° / 17°526.911.86.6
Oct19° / 18°456.212.76.7
Nov20° / 19°495.913.57.0
Dec22° / 21°746.713.87.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45446
55446
65446
75347
85347
95347
105347
115446
125446
135446
145545
155446
165446
175446
185446
195545
205545
215545
225644
235644
245644
255743
265842
275842
285842
295842
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kingston gets around 78 mm of rain over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
626
726
826
925
1025
1125
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1015323715
2016323715
3017323714
4017323714
5018323713
6018323613
7019333612
8119333612
9119333611
10119333611
11120333610
12120343610
1312034369
1412034359
1522035358
1622135358
1722135348
1822136348
1922136338
2022136338
2122136328
2222136328
2332136328
2432137328
2532137328
2632137328
2732137318
2832138318
2932138308
3042138307
3142238297

Wind in March

Winds average 26 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
326breezy
426breezy
526breezy
626breezy
727breezy
827breezy
927breezy
1027breezy
1127breezy
1227breezy
1327breezy
1427breezy
1527breezy
1627breezy
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1826breezy
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2226breezy
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3125breezy

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:126:51
212.66:126:50
312.66:136:49
412.66:146:48
512.56:146:47
612.56:156:46
712.56:166:45
812.56:166:43
912.46:176:42
1012.46:186:41
1112.46:186:40
1212.36:196:39
1312.36:196:38
1412.36:206:37
1512.26:216:35
1612.26:216:34
1712.26:226:33
1812.26:226:32
1912.16:236:31
2012.16:246:30
2112.16:246:28
2212.06:256:27
2312.06:256:26
2412.06:266:25
2511.96:276:23
2611.96:276:22
2711.96:286:21
2811.96:286:20
2911.86:296:19
3011.86:296:17
3111.86:306:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kingston?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Kingston for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kingston in March

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

In March, Kingston sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kingston 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 offshore is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Oct 28 to Jun 28 — about 8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun20Refreshing
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct20Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Kingston in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kingston peaks around December 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 20UV 14Jun 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kingston?

Kingston sits at 29.1°S, 168.0°E, 71 m above sea level, in Norfolk Island. The nearest listed city is Mont-Dore, 768 km away.

Topography around Kingston

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kingston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m.

3 km
149 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
300 m
March weather nearby: Mont-Dore 768 km · Noumea 769 km · Dumbéa 782 km · Bourail 869 km · Ouvéa 945 km · Whangarei 952 km · Massey East 1,064 km · Massey 1,064 km

Norfolk Island travel facts

Religion
Protestant 47%none 27%Roman Catholic 13%other Christian 3%

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 Kingston (-29.0546°, 167.9663°, elevation 71 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. 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).