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March Weather in Auckland New Zealand

Daily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 73°F to 69°F, rarely falling below 65°F or exceeding 77°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 61°F to 58°F, rarely falling below 52°F or exceeding 66°F.

For reference, on February 6, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Auckland typically range from 63°F to 74°F, while on July 14, the coldest day of the year, they range from 47°F to 57°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Auckland

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Auckland

Average Hourly Temperature in March in AucklandMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprNowNowcoolcomfortablecomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Areosa, Portugal (12,063 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Auckland (view comparison).

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The month of March in Auckland experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 31% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 29% on March 17.

The clearest day of the month is March 17, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 71% of the time.

For reference, on June 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 44%, while on March 17, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 71%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Auckland

Cloud Cover Categories in March in AucklandMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprJun 256%Jun 256%Mar 168%Mar 168%Mar 3167%Mar 3167%Mar 1170%Mar 1170%Mar 2170%Mar 2170%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Auckland, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 19% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 37% on July 17, and its lowest chance is 17% on January 28.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Auckland

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in Auckland is essentially constant, remaining about 2.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 4.9 inches or falling below 0.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Auckland

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of March in Auckland, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 11 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 22 seconds, and weekly decrease of 16 minutes, 34 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 31, with 11 hours, 43 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 1, with 12 hours, 54 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Auckland

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in AucklandMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 8 minMar 2012 hr, 8 mindaydaydaydaynightMar 112 hr, 54 minMar 112 hr, 54 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Auckland is 7:06 AM on March 1 and the latest sunrise is 27 minutes later at 7:33 AM on March 31.

The latest sunset is 7:59 PM on March 1 and the earliest sunset is 44 minutes earlier at 7:16 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Auckland during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during March, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:58 AM and sets 14 hours, 42 minutes later, at 8:39 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:33 AM and sets 9 hours, 38 minutes later, at 5:11 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in Auckland

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in AucklandMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFebApr7:06 AM7:06 AMMar 17:59 PMMar 17:59 PM7:33 AM7:33 AMMar 317:16 PMMar 317:16 PM7:15 AM7:15 AMMar 117:45 PMMar 117:45 PM7:24 AM7:24 AMMar 217:30 PMMar 217:30 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Auckland

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in AucklandMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr0010102020203030404050500001010202030303040405060NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Auckland

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in AucklandMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 1012:00 PMFeb 1012:00 PMFeb 251:31 AMFeb 251:31 AMMar 1010:01 PMMar 1010:01 PMMar 258:01 PMMar 258:01 PMApr 96:22 AMApr 96:22 AMApr 2411:50 AMApr 2411:50 AM6:24 AM6:24 AM8:52 PM8:52 PM8:12 PM8:12 PM7:13 AM7:13 AM6:29 AM6:29 AM7:49 PM7:49 PM7:24 PM7:24 PM7:59 AM7:59 AM6:47 AM6:47 AM6:12 PM6:12 PM5:13 PM5:13 PM6:49 AM6:49 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
78%-12:03 PMWSW10:31 PMESE5:00 AMN248,599 mi
2
69%-1:06 PMWSW11:02 PMESE5:45 AMN246,204 mi
3
59%-2:11 PMWSW11:42 PMESE6:33 AMN243,221 mi
4
50%-3:16 PMSW-7:26 AMN239,728 mi
5
38%12:30 AMSE4:19 PMSW-8:24 AMN235,882 mi
6
27%1:29 AMSE5:15 PMSW-9:24 AMN231,932 mi
7
17%2:38 AMSE6:03 PMWSW-10:25 AMN228,199 mi
8
9%3:54 AMESE6:44 PMWSW-11:24 AMN225,052 mi
9
3%5:12 AMESE7:19 PMWSW-12:20 PMN222,836 mi
10
0%6:29 AMESE7:49 PMW-1:13 PMN221,814 mi
11
1%7:46 AME8:18 PMW-2:04 PMN222,113 mi
12
4%9:01 AME8:47 PMW-2:55 PMN223,696 mi
13
11%10:15 AMENE9:17 PMWNW-3:46 PMN226,373 mi
14
20%11:29 AMENE9:50 PMWNW-4:40 PMN229,845 mi
15
30%12:42 PMENE10:29 PMWNW-5:35 PMN233,756 mi
16
40%1:52 PMNE11:14 PMNW-6:33 PMN237,754 mi
17
50%2:56 PMNE--7:31 PMN241,538 mi
18
62%-12:06 AMNW3:52 PMNE8:28 PMN244,882 mi
19
71%-1:03 AMNW4:39 PMNE9:22 PMN247,645 mi
20
80%-2:04 AMWNW5:18 PMENE10:12 PMN249,766 mi
21
87%-3:06 AMWNW5:50 PMENE10:58 PMN251,244 mi
22
93%-4:07 AMWNW6:17 PMENE11:41 PMN252,120 mi
23
95%-5:07 AMWNW6:41 PMENE--
24
97%-6:05 AMW7:03 PME12:22 AMN252,453 mi
25
100%-7:02 AMW7:24 PME1:01 AMN252,307 mi
26
100%-7:59 AMW7:45 PME1:39 AMN251,733 mi
27
99%-8:57 AMWSW8:08 PMESE2:18 AMN250,764 mi
28
95%-9:57 AMWSW8:34 PMESE2:59 AMN249,412 mi
29
90%-10:59 AMWSW9:04 PMESE3:43 AMN247,671 mi
30
83%-12:03 PMWSW9:40 PMESE4:29 AMN245,528 mi
31
75%-1:07 PMSW10:24 PMSE5:21 AMN242,982 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Auckland is decreasing during March, falling from 9% to 3% over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 2, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 14% of the time, while on June 26, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Auckland

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in AucklandMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 19%Mar 19%Mar 313%Mar 313%Mar 116%Mar 116%Mar 215%Mar 215%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Auckland is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.3 miles per hour of 12.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on October 2, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.7 miles per hour, while on February 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.3 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in Auckland

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Auckland during March is predominantly out of the west from March 1 to March 5 and from March 18 to March 29 and the south from March 5 to March 18 and from March 29 to March 31.

Wind Direction in March in Auckland

Wind Direction in March in AucklandWESWSWSWMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Auckland is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Auckland is gradually decreasing during March, falling by 2°F, from 69°F to 67°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in March in Auckland

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Auckland are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Auckland

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in AucklandMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr100%Mar 16100%Mar 16NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Auckland are increasing during March, increasing by 443°F, from 2,403°F to 2,846°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in Auckland

Growing Degree Days in March in AucklandMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031312,200°F2,200°F2,300°F2,300°F2,400°F2,400°F2,500°F2,500°F2,600°F2,600°F2,700°F2,700°F2,800°F2,800°F2,900°F2,900°F3,000°F3,000°FFebAprMar 12,403°FMar 12,403°FMar 312,846°FMar 312,846°FMar 112,560°FMar 112,560°FMar 212,709°FMar 212,709°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Auckland is decreasing during March, falling by 1.4 kWh, from 5.9 kWh to 4.5 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Auckland

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in AucklandMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhFebAprMar 15.9 kWhMar 15.9 kWhMar 314.5 kWhMar 314.5 kWhMar 115.5 kWhMar 115.5 kWhMar 215.1 kWhMar 215.1 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Auckland are -36.867 deg latitude, 174.767 deg longitude, and 259 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Auckland contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 607 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 182 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (860 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,989 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Auckland is covered by artificial surfaces (82%), within 10 miles by water (36%) and grassland (26%), and within 50 miles by water (66%) and trees (17%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Auckland, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Auckland International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Auckland.

At a distance of 16 kilometers from Auckland, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Auckland according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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