Townsville in March: Weather, Average temperature and Climate

Townsville is typically hot in March.

Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +88°F to +88°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +77°F to +75°F.

Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.

March is one of the warmest months in Townsville, here is the comparison with other months:

March often has better weather than February. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +88°F for average maximum temperature during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 206 mm to 128 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 2 to 4.

April brings much the same weather, it remains good.

The climate in Townsville in March has not changed that much over the last 43 years.

The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+82°F) and the highest in 1996 (+85°F). The driest year was 1993 with only 251 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1731 mm.

For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Townsville, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.

For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.