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Plettenberg Bay in March

Great month. Inside Plettenberg Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–Nov for whales.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Temperature
24°C (75°F) / 16°C (61°F)
average high / low
Rain days
8
Crowds
Medium
South Africa overall
Prices
Medium
South Africa overall

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Plettenberg Bay

Inside Plettenberg Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–Nov for whales.

Is another month better than March?

No other month rates higher than March for Plettenberg Bay in this guide.

Weather in March

Long-term averages
  • Plettenberg BayHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), 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 Plettenberg Bay, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Mar: Great

    Jan: Great

  • Daytime high

    Mar: 24 °C (75 °F)

    Jan: 25 °C (77 °F)

  • Night low

    Mar: 16 °C (61 °F)

    Jan: 17 °C (63 °F)

  • Rain days

    Mar: 8

    Jan: 8

  • Crowds

    Mar: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Prices

    Mar: Medium

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Mar: 1

    Jan: 0

March: Inside Plettenberg Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–Nov for whales.

January: Inside Plettenberg Bay's best window: Oct–Apr for beach weather; Jun–Nov for whales.

Plettenberg Bay: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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