Christchurch
New Zealand · Oceania
Year-round range: 37°F to 72°F
March
Excellent conditions this month
Your monthly fit score
Comfort fit by month.
Climate details▼
Temperature
Average highs and lows.
March has comfortable temperatures — not too hot, not too cold.
Shaded band = typical daily swing (P10 of night lows to P90 of afternoon peaks) — spans wider than avg high/low lines because it captures day-to-day variation.
| = MarRainfall
Monthly rain and rain days.
March has moderate rainfall — occasional showers but mostly manageable.
Sunshine
Average hours of bright sun per day.
March has decent sunshine — a mix of sun and cloud.
Clear sky
Clear-sky share is the inverse of average cloud cover (100% minus cloud cover). Band labels follow standard meteorological categories; distribution within each band varies by day.
Air comfort by month
Humidity and heat feel by month.
March is mostly comfortable — low heat and humidity pressure.
Time-of-day patterns
Typical hourly rhythm for March.
Temperature by hour
Temperature by hour and month
Typical temperature through the day across the year (1996-2025 normals, local time). Shaded cells are nighttime.
In March, afternoons reach about 68° and nights settle near 54°.
▶Full month-by-month data
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Rain days | Rain (in) | Sun h/day | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72°F | 55°F | 8 | 1.7in | 6.1h | 67.42857142857142% |
| Feb | 71°F | 55°F | 7 | 1.6in | 5.9h | 69.28571428571428% |
| Mar | 68°F | 52°F | 8 | 1.8in | 5.4h | 71.28571428571428% |
| Apr | 63°F | 48°F | 10 | 2.3in | 4.8h | 76% |
| May | 57°F | 43°F | 10 | 2.4in | 4.2h | 80% |
| Jun | 52°F | 39°F | 10 | 2.4in | 3.6h | 82.14285714285714% |
| Jul | 51°F | 37°F | 9 | 2.7in | 3.9h | 82.85714285714285% |
| Aug | 53°F | 39°F | 9 | 2.2in | 4.4h | 79.57142857142857% |
| Sep | 58°F | 42°F | 7 | 1.7in | 5.3h | 74.28571428571428% |
| Oct | 62°F | 45°F | 10 | 2.0in | 5.7h | 71.57142857142857% |
| Nov | 66°F | 49°F | 9 | 1.8in | 6.1h | 69% |
| Dec | 69°F | 53°F | 10 | 2.0in | 5.8h | 68.14285714285714% |