When to go · Blue Bay
Blue Bay in March
Great month. Inside Blue Bay's best window: Oct–Apr.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Low
- Mauritius overall
- Prices
- Low
- Mauritius overall
Verdict
Inside Blue Bay's best window: Oct–Apr.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Blue Bay in this guide.
Weather in March
- Blue BayHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 9 days
- East and south-east coasts, Mauritius · Belle Mare, Trou d'Eau Douce, Blue Bay, Mahébourgstorm or typhoon risk
Windy June–September (kite season at Le Morne and Bel Ombre too); best October–December.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Maha Shivaratri big impact
Feb–Mar (lunar — check) · Mauritius
Hundreds of thousands walk to Grand Bassin; roads close.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Mauritius overall
- Low
- Prices · Mauritius overall
- Low
Mauritius overall: Still hot and cyclone-prone; Independence Day 12 March.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Blue Bay, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
Mar: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 9 (better)
Jan: 12
Crowds
Mar: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Mar: Low
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jan: 0
March: Inside Blue Bay's best window: Oct–Apr.
January: Inside Blue Bay's best window: Oct–Apr.
Blue Bay: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries