Weather in Wellington in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Wellington in March
The expected average maximum temperature in March is +66°F with a maximum of +72°F and a minimum of +45°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +64°F.
Is Wellington warm or cold in March?
Wellington is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +66°F to +64°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +61°F to +59°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Wellington:
Climate in Wellington in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +66°F | +64°F | +61°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +46°F | +45°F | +41°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +77°F | +72°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 65 mm | 73 mm | 74 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 6 m/s | 6 m/s | 6 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 82% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting colder in March. From +66°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +64°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 65 mm to 73 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 82%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 6 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 6 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 7 m/s getting up to 17 m/s which is quite strong. The wind will cause branches to move and ground debris to fly around.
The average wind speed in Wellington is gradually increasing during March, going from 8 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Wellington?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Wellington in March has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+57°F) and the highest in 2022 (+63°F). The driest year was 2007 with only 644 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 2261 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Wellington, 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.