Melbourne · Australia
March
Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix and perfect late-summer weather — Melbourne at its most exciting
Best match
#1 of 12 months
March is one of the best times to visit Melbourne.
Climate
High
24°C
Low
13°C
Rain
50mm
Sun
8.5hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How March scores in Melbourne
Weather
Excellent
Value
Above average
Crowds
Very good
Events
Outstanding
Atmosphere
Excellent
What you gain in March
- ↑Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park (late March) — one of the sport's most popular events
- ↑Moomba Festival (Labour Day weekend): Australia's largest free community festival
- ↑Perfect 20–24°C late-summer weather without January's extreme heat risk
What you sacrifice
- ↓Grand Prix week pushes accommodation to maximum capacity and prices
- ↓City very crowded in Grand Prix week; book 6–12 months ahead for that specific weekend
March in other destinations
Lisbon (16.6°C)Barcelona (15.8°C)Tokyo (13.8°C)Bali (30.8°C)Santorini (14.6°C)Paris (11.5°C)New York (9.7°C)Marrakech (22.3°C)Amsterdam (9.2°C)Maldives (30.8°C)Rome (15°C)Bangkok (34.3°C)Istanbul (11.6°C)Vienna (10.3°C)Seoul (9.6°C)Dubrovnik (13.9°C)Rio de Janeiro (29.7°C)Kyoto (14.3°C)Phuket (33°C)Cape Town (25.4°C)Prague (10°C)Amalfi Coast (15°C)Mexico City (26°C)Medellín (28°C)Fiji (30°C)London (12°C)Sydney (25°C)Iceland (4°C)Tulum (30°C)Dubai (29°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (28°C)Chiang Mai (34.5°C)Miami (26.7°C)Florence (14.8°C)Queenstown (19.5°C)Madrid (15°C)Porto (17°C)Edinburgh (9°C)Copenhagen (7°C)Budapest (11°C)Kraków (9°C)Tbilisi (13°C)Palawan (31°C)Hanoi (22°C)Osaka (14°C)Goa (34°C)Cusco (19°C)Buenos Aires (27°C)Mykonos (15°C)Zanzibar (32°C)Sri Lanka (32°C)Costa Rica (27°C)Cancun (30°C)Krabi (34°C)Athens (16°C)Seville (21°C)Cartagena (32°C)Siem Reap (33°C)Havana (28°C)Split (14°C)Taipei (22°C)Kuala Lumpur (33°C)Valletta (17°C)Ho Chi Minh City (35°C)Hawaii (27°C)Cappadocia (11°C)Dominican Republic (29°C)Jamaica (30°C)Tanzania (27°C)Seychelles (30°C)Nepal (24°C)Jordan (17°C)Azores (18°C)Bora Bora (30°C)Los Angeles (21.5°C)Cairo (25.1°C)Kenya (28.5°C)Jaipur (30.8°C)Las Vegas (22.5°C)San Francisco (15.1°C)Madeira (20.5°C)Vancouver (10.5°C)Muscat (31.5°C)Lima (26.4°C)Cinque Terre (14°C)Kotor (14°C)Tel Aviv (21°C)Santiago (27°C)Bogotá (18°C)Bruges (10.1°C)Penang (33.1°C)Lombok (31.4°C)Cape Verde (26.5°C)Fez (19.5°C)Kerala (33°C)Kigali (26°C)Hong Kong (21°C)Oslo (5°C)Auckland (22°C)Beijing (12°C)Delhi (30°C)Mumbai (33°C)Victoria Falls (29°C)Stockholm (5°C)Oaxaca (31°C)Bhutan (19°C)Da Nang (27°C)Nashville (15°C)Nice (15°C)Mallorca (17°C)Tuscany (15°C)Namibia (30°C)Crete (18°C)Komodo (32°C)Montréal (2°C)Cairns (31°C)Venice (12°C)Dublin (10°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Melbourne, not across destinations. Methodology →