When to go · Knysna
Knysna in March
Great month. Inside Knysna's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, dry-ish); Feb–Apr and Oct–Nov for fewer crowds.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- South Africa overall
- Prices
- Medium
- South Africa overall
Verdict
Inside Knysna's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, dry-ish); Feb–Apr and Oct–Nov for fewer crowds.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Knysna in this guide.
Weather in March
- KnysnaHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Garden Route, South Africa · Mossel Bay, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Tsitsikammabest weather
Rain in every month, mild temperatures; December school holidays fill every bed.
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.
Good Friday and Family Day (Easter Monday) big impact
Mar–Apr (moves yearly — check) · South Africa
Parks and the coast fill; Easter school holidays.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · South Africa overall
- Medium
- Prices · South Africa overall
- Medium
South Africa overall: Settled Cape weather and fewer crowds; Kruger bush still thick.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Knysna, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
Mar: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 8
Jan: 8
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Jan: 0
March: Inside Knysna's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, dry-ish); Feb–Apr and Oct–Nov for fewer crowds.
January: Inside Knysna's best window: Oct–Apr (warm, dry-ish); Feb–Apr and Oct–Nov for fewer crowds.
Knysna: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.