☀ Sunshine Atlas

The sunniest places in Australia in March

The sunniest place in Australia in March is Olympic Dam — Sunshine Score 98/100, around 31°C days and 6 mm of rain across the month, ahead of Carnarvon (97) and Coober Pedy (97). 118 destinations compared from long-term climate normals.

Chasing pure heat instead? Bedourie is Australia's warmest in March at 36°C / 97°F average daytime highs.

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#DestinationScoreDay highRainSea
1Olympic Dam9831° / 88°F6 mm
2Carnarvon9731° / 88°F17 mm27°
3Coober Pedy9732° / 90°F8 mm
4Mount Eba9731° / 88°F7 mm
5Denham9630° / 86°F18 mm27°
6Alice Springs9532° / 90°F28 mm
7Kalbarri9532° / 90°F16 mm23°
8Perth9531° / 88°F20 mm23°
9Moonyoonooka9531° / 88°F15 mm24°
10Broken Hill9430° / 86°F19 mm
11Whyalla9427° / 81°F16 mm24°
12Yulara9332° / 90°F34 mm
13Cosmo Newbery9232° / 90°F32 mm
14Leonora9232° / 90°F34 mm
15Laverton9231° / 88°F34 mm
16Broadwood9230° / 86°F27 mm
17Mildura9229° / 84°F19 mm
18Adelaide9126° / 79°F25 mm23°
19Port Lincoln9123° / 73°F21 mm23°
20Charleville9032° / 90°F51 mm
21Busselton9027° / 81°F20 mm22°
22Griffith8829° / 84°F39 mm
23Narrandera8828° / 82°F39 mm
24Esperance8827° / 81°F34 mm19°
25Roma8731° / 88°F57 mm
26Dubbo8628° / 82°F58 mm
27Forest Hill8628° / 82°F50 mm
28Moree8530° / 86°F65 mm
29Narrabri8529° / 84°F63 mm
30Parkes8527° / 81°F56 mm
31Barcaldine8433° / 91°F33 mm
32Emerald8432° / 90°F71 mm
33Karara8433° / 91°F24 mm
34East Albury8427° / 81°F52 mm
35Melbourne8426° / 79°F45 mm21°
36Mount Gambier8423° / 73°F44 mm
37Exmouth8333° / 91°F45 mm30°
38Canberra8323° / 73°F68 mm
39Launceston (Western Junction)8321° / 70°F60 mm
40Melbourne8326° / 79°F45 mm21°

Top 40 of 118 shown — every destination is on the Australia country page.

Worldwide instead? See where it's sunny in March. For the hottest rather than the sunniest, the Australia heat guide covers every month.