Wednesday 1 April 2026 - Monthly Climate Summary for Australian Capital Territory - Product code IDCKGC15L0
Australian Capital Territory in March 2026
Rainfall
- Rainfall totals for March were above average at all sites across Australian Capital Territory.
- March rainfall totals ranged from around 140% of average to around 190% of average across the Territory.
- The wettest day was 65.4 mm on the 20th at Nicholls (Gungahlin Lakes), where the wettest overall was also recorded with 195.3mm rainfall.
Temperature
- Mean maximum temperatures for March at all sites across the Territory were below average.
- March mean maximum temperatures for the Territory ranged from 0.2 °C below average at Canberra Airport to 0.4 °C below average at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS.
- The warmest day was 30.8 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 6th.
- The coldest day was 3.6 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 27th.
- Mean minimum temperatures for March at all sites across the Territory were above average.
- March mean minimum temperatures for the Territory ranged from 1.1 °C above average at Mount Ginini AWS and Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS to 1.3 °C above average at Canberra Airport.
- The warmest night was 18.7 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 4th.
- The coldest night was -1.4 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 28th.
- Some sites had their coolest March day (lowest daily maximum temperature) on record.
Canberra Airport
- Total rainfall for Canberra Airport was 87.6 mm, which is 141% of the long-term average at the currentsite of 62.1 mm.
- The mean daily maximum temperature for Canberra Airport was 25.1 °C, which is 0.2 °C below the long-term average at the current site of 25.3 °C.
- The warmest day was 30.4 °C on the 6th, and the coolest day was on the 27th when the temperature reached 15.3 °C.
- The mean daily minimum temperature for Canberra Airport was 12.5 °C, which is 1.3 °C above the long-term average at the current site of 11.2 °C.
- The coldest morning was 4.3 °C on the 29th, and the warmest morning was on the 4th when the minimum temperature was 18.7 °C.
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Extremes in March 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Hottest day |
30.8 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 6th |
| Warmest days on average |
25.1 °C at Canberra Airport |
| Coolest days on average |
16.0 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Coldest day |
3.6 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 27th |
| Coldest night |
-1.4 °C at Mount Ginini AWS on the 28th |
| Coolest nights on average |
8.5 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Warmest nights on average |
12.6 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS |
| Warmest night |
18.7 °C at Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS on the 4th |
| Warmest on average overall |
18.8 °C at Canberra Airport |
| Coolest on average overall |
12.2 °C at Mount Ginini AWS |
| Wettest overall |
195.3 mm at Nicholls (Gungahlin Lakes) |
| Wettest day |
65.4 mm at Nicholls (Gungahlin Lakes) on the 20th |
| Strongest wind gust |
98.0 km/h at Mount Ginini AWS on the 27th |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Record lowest March daily maximum temperature | ||||||
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| New record (°C) |
Old record |
Years of record |
Average for March |
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| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 15.0 | on the 27th | =15.0 | on 21 Mar 2008 | 30 | 25.3 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 3.6 | on the 27th | 4.7 | on 23 Mar 2012 | 22 | 16.3 |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Summary statistics for March 2026 | ||||||||||||
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| Maximum temperatures (°C) |
Minimum temperatures (°C) |
Rainfall (millimetres) |
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| Mean for March 2026 |
Diff from average |
Highest for March 2026 |
Mean for March 2026 |
Diff from average |
Lowest for March 2026 |
Total for March 2026 |
Average for March |
Rank of March 2026 |
Fraction of March average |
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| Canberra Airport | 25.1 | -0.2 | 30.4 | 6th | 12.5 | +1.3 | 4.3 | 29th | 87.6 | 62.1 | average | 141% |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 16.0 | -0.3 | 22.1 | 7th | 8.5 | +1.1 | -1.4 | 28th | 137.2 | 91.8 | high | 150% |
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 24.9 | -0.4 | 30.8 | 6th | 12.6 | +1.1 | 4.1 | 29th | 107.8 | 57.4 | high | 188% |
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
| Daily maximum temperatures for March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Canberra Airport | 23.5 | 20.9 | 23.6 | 29.6 | 30.1 | 30.4 | 29.3 | 22.2 | 23.8 | 29.0 | 30.3 | 24.8 | 22.4 | 23.8 | 29.0 | 26.5 | 22.8 | 25.1 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 28.6 | 20.1 | 15.3 | 18.5 | 22.6 | 24.1 | 24.7 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 12.2 | 14.0 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 20.4 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 12.5 | 15.7 | 21.1 | 19.8 | 17.7 | 15.2 | 17.7 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 15.4 | 18.5 | 14.9 | 17.3 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 11.4 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 16.4 | ||
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 22.9 | 20.5 | 22.4 | 28.6 | 29.8 | 30.8 | 29.4 | 22.0 | 23.9 | 28.7 | 30.0 | 25.7 | 21.6 | 23.8 | 29.2 | 26.9 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 26.3 | 25.3 | 24.8 | 26.2 | 26.5 | 26.7 | 28.7 | 19.7 | 15.0 | 18.9 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 25.1 |
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Values are the maximum temperature, usually in the 24 hours from 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred in the afternoon of that day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily minimum temperatures for March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
| Canberra Airport | 15.3 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 17.4 | 16.1 | 9.7 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 7.9 |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 8.4 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.4 | -0.9 | -1.4 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 6.3 | ||
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | 16.5 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 14.2 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 7.3 |
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Values are the minimum temperature, usually in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated, and typically occurred that morning. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temperatures coloured according to their difference from the long-term average for the period |
-10.0 | -9.0 | -8.0 | -7.0 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +6.0 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +9.0 | +10.0 | °C | Grey outline marks highest and lowest for the period |
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| Daily rainfall for March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| Aranda (Bindaga St) | - | 4.2 | 22.6 | 10.6 | - | - | - | 24.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | 2.8 | 18.2 | - | 3.2 | - | - | - | - | 15.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| Bruce (Australian Institute of Sport) | 5.2 | 22.0 | - | - | - | → | → | 18.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | 1.8 | 27.0 | → | → | 4.0 | - | - | - | 15.8 | → | → | 3.0 | |||
| Canberra Airport | - | 3.2 | 22.4 | 11.6 | - | - | - | 13.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | 0.2 | 10.8 | - | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 20.8 | 4.2 | - | - | - | |
| Mount Ginini AWS | 0.2 | 10.2 | 37.4 | 11.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 17.4 | 2.0 | - | - | 0.4 | 0.8 | 31.2 | 12.2 | - | - | - | |
| Nicholls (Gungahlin Lakes) | 3.4 | 27.6 | 22.6 | - | - | → | 62.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.0 | - | - | 65.4 | → | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 15.0 | ||||||
| Torrens (Darke St) | - | 5.2 | 21.2 | 11.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 15.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 9.8 | ||||||||||||
| Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) AWS | - | 4.0 | 21.2 | 12.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 6.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.6 | 13.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.6 | 7.6 | - | - | - | |
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Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated.
Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day. Values over 100 mm have been rounded to the nearest whole millimetre. Days marked with - have a rainfall report of zero; days left blank have no rainfall report (which often indicates no rain fell). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rainfalls coloured according to the amount |
0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 | millimetres | ||||||||||||||||||
Extremes Records Summaries Daily observations Important notes the top
Notes
The Monthly climate summary, usually published in the first week of the following month, lists the main features of the weather in Australian Capital Territory using the most timely and accurate information available on the date of publication; it will generally not be updated.
This statement has been prepared based on information available on Wednesday 1 April 2026. Some checks have been made on the data, but it is possible that results will change as new information becomes available.
In some situations, some or all of the rainfall is in the form of hail or snow. In these cases, the totals given are for the water equivalent: the depth of liquid water that results from melting any frozen precipitation. There can be significant 'undercatch' of snow in strong winds, meaning the true precipitation can be higher than that reported.
Averages for individual sites are long-term means based on observations from
all available years of record, excluding the current year. The length of record can
vary widely from site to site. Averages are not shown for sites with fewer than
10 years of record, as they cannot then be calculated reliably.
The median
is sometimes more representative than the
mean
of long-term average rain.
The Rank indicates how rainfall this time compares with the climate record for the site,
based on the
decile ranking
(very low rainfall is in decile 1, low in decile 2 or 3,
average in decile 4 to 7, high in decile 8 or 9
and very high is in decile 10).
The Fraction of average shows how much rain has fallen this time as a
percentage of the long-term mean.
Where temperature area averages are mentioned, they are derived from the ACORN-SAT dataset.
Information about Australian Indigenous seasonal calendars is available at the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website.
Unless otherwise noted, all maps, graphs and diagrams in this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
