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Fiordland weather in March

Planning a journey to Fiordland this March and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Fiordland in March?

Fiordland is a region in New Zealand. March in Fiordland generally has moderate temperatures, with heavy precipitation.

You can expect moderate maximum daytime temperatures of around 15°C and nighttime temperatures around 6°C in Te Anau.

March is a very rainy month with an average rainfall of around 164 mm in Te Anau.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Fiordland in March, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Fiordland climate page.

Where to go in Fiordland in March

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Fiordland on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in March for the 2 most popular destinations in Fiordland?

Te Anau

In March Te Anau generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 15°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 6°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Te Anau
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
17°C 
8°C 
167 mm 
11 days 
15°C 
6°C 
164 mm 
12 days 
April   >> April
>>  
13°C 
5°C 
163 mm 
12 days 
poor 
Climate in Te Anau

Manapouri

In March Manapouri generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 15°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 7°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Manapouri
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
17°C 
8°C 
169 mm 
12 days 
15°C 
7°C 
162 mm 
13 days 
April   >> April
>>  
13°C 
5°C 
161 mm 
14 days 
poor 
Climate in Manapouri

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Fiordland, in New Zealand.

Is March the best time to visit Fiordland?

In our view, March is one of the best times to travel to Fiordland, however the weather can often be unpleasant in Te Anau.

On average, the best time to visit Fiordland is in February and March with generally unpleasant weather in Te Anau.

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