Masterton climate

Masterton Weather in March

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

Average highs run from 21°C on March 1 to 19°C on March 31, and lows from 12°C to 11°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 68 mm over about 9 wet days.

March day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Masterton, in °C, with the record for each date.051015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

March at a glance

Average high
20°C
Average low
11°C
Precipitation
68 mm
Reanalysis high
28°CMar 14, 1998
Reanalysis low
5°CMar 24, 1992
Daylight
13 h 03 min to 11 h 40 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
11°C
Wind
19.8 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 121°C12°C25°C 20157°C 201924%
Mar 221°C12°C27°C 20036°C 201422%
Mar 321°C12°C25°C 20207°C 199222%
Mar 421°C12°C28°C 20006°C 199224%
Mar 521°C11°C27°C 20006°C 200626%
Mar 620°C11°C26°C 20169°C 201226%
Mar 720°C11°C27°C 20167°C 201426%
Mar 820°C11°C28°C 19987°C 199327%
Mar 920°C11°C26°C 19987°C 201128%
Mar 1020°C11°C26°C 19987°C 200629%
Mar 1120°C11°C25°C 20077°C 200929%
Mar 1220°C11°C24°C 20075°C 200928%
Mar 1320°C11°C25°C 19986°C 201028%
Mar 1420°C11°C28°C 19986°C 201230%
Mar 1520°C11°C24°C 20087°C 200932%
Mar 1620°C11°C25°C 19998°C 199633%
Mar 1720°C11°C24°C 20136°C 199534%
Mar 1820°C11°C25°C 20085°C 201034%
Mar 1920°C11°C24°C 20087°C 199333%
Mar 2020°C11°C26°C 20086°C 199233%
Mar 2120°C11°C25°C 20166°C 201534%
Mar 2220°C11°C25°C 20166°C 199334%
Mar 2319°C11°C24°C 20075°C 199234%
Mar 2419°C11°C25°C 20035°C 199233%
Mar 2519°C11°C25°C 20036°C 200932%
Mar 2619°C11°C25°C 19996°C 199232%
Mar 2719°C11°C24°C 19996°C 199632%
Mar 2819°C11°C25°C 19997°C 199334%
Mar 2919°C11°C26°C 19996°C 201134%
Mar 3019°C11°C26°C 19996°C 199733%
Mar 3119°C11°C24°C 20195°C 200134%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Masterton, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+13).

March 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 7:11 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.