Mackay climate

Mackay Weather in March

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Mackay, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 29°C on March 1 to 28°C on March 31, and lows from 22°C to 21°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 133 mm over about 12 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Mackay, in °C, with the record for each date.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

March at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
21°C
Precipitation
133 mm
Reanalysis high
38°CMar 9, 1995
Reanalysis low
15°CMar 15, 1994
Daylight
12 h 31 min to 11 h 55 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
20°C
Wind
10.1 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Mar 129°C22°C35°C 199319°C 200961%
Mar 229°C22°C33°C 201519°C 200960%
Mar 329°C22°C34°C 200618°C 200057%
Mar 429°C22°C32°C 200619°C 200055%
Mar 529°C22°C34°C 201519°C 200854%
Mar 629°C22°C34°C 199519°C 200152%
Mar 729°C22°C35°C 200419°C 200850%
Mar 829°C22°C36°C 199518°C 200848%
Mar 929°C22°C38°C 199518°C 200846%
Mar 1028°C21°C33°C 199519°C 200344%
Mar 1128°C21°C32°C 199319°C 200342%
Mar 1228°C21°C32°C 200719°C 201840%
Mar 1328°C21°C32°C 200116°C 199440%
Mar 1428°C21°C33°C 201716°C 199440%
Mar 1528°C21°C33°C 199215°C 199440%
Mar 1628°C21°C36°C 199216°C 199440%
Mar 1728°C21°C37°C 199216°C 199439%
Mar 1828°C21°C35°C 199317°C 199739%
Mar 1928°C21°C32°C 201518°C 199737%
Mar 2028°C21°C34°C 201518°C 199136%
Mar 2128°C21°C33°C 200117°C 199236%
Mar 2228°C21°C33°C 200518°C 199236%
Mar 2328°C21°C34°C 200518°C 199136%
Mar 2428°C21°C36°C 200519°C 199437%
Mar 2528°C21°C36°C 200518°C 200937%
Mar 2628°C21°C36°C 200518°C 200938%
Mar 2728°C21°C33°C 199817°C 200938%
Mar 2828°C21°C33°C 199819°C 201237%
Mar 2928°C21°C33°C 199817°C 201237%
Mar 3028°C21°C32°C 200217°C 200237%
Mar 3128°C21°C32°C 200617°C 201737%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Mackay, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+10).

March 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 6:05 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.