Climate averages 1991–2020
Newcastle, South Africa weather
in March.
A warm, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Newcastle, South Africa: daytime highs average 24.9°C and nights cool to about 14.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 99 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes March a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 16 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dundee, South Africa (54 km away). In March its highs average 25.1°C, about as warm as Newcastle, South Africa, with 105 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Newcastle, South Africa ranks joint 58th of 95 for the warmest March highs and 88th of 95 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 95 cities is 25.6°C; Newcastle, South Africa is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 99 mm to 45 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Newcastle, South Africa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.1°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 141 | 17.6 | 13.714 h |
| February | 26.1°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 102 | 13.3 | 13.113 h |
| March, selected | 24.9°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 99 | 11.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.6°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 45 | 7.4 | 11.411 h |
| May | 20.7°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 17 | 2.9 | 10.811 h |
| June | 18.4°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 10 | 2.2 | 10.410 h |
| July | 18.4°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 13 | 2.1 | 10.611 h |
| August | 21.3°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 22 | 3.9 | 11.111 h |
| September | 24.7°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 40 | 7.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 25.1°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 94 | 13.7 | 12.713 h |
| November | 25.6°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 120 | 16.5 | 13.513 h |
| December | 26.2°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 155 | 18.9 | 13.914 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Dundee, South Africa in MarchSouth Africa · 54 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.5°C · 105 mm rain
- Vryheid in MarchSouth Africa · 85 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 98 mm rain
- Ladysmith in MarchSouth Africa · 90 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 15.0°C · 117 mm rain
- Standerton in MarchSouth Africa · 114 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 12.9°C · 81 mm rain
- Piet Retief in MarchSouth Africa · 121 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 103 mm rain
- Ermelo in MarchSouth Africa · 136 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.4°C · 90 mm rain
- Phuthaditjhaba in MarchSouth Africa · 139 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.8°C · 100 mm rain
- Bethal in MarchSouth Africa · 152 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 12.6°C · 90 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Newcastle) is explained once on the Newcastle, South Africa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.