Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in March

Still whale-shark season; good walking weather.

No other month rates higher than March for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in this guide.

• Saint Helena coast · Jamestown, Rupert's, Sandy Baybest weather

  Mild and dry in the rocky valleys, 20–28 °C (68–82 °F); cooler and breezier from June to October.Mild and dry in the rocky valleys, 68–82 °F (20–28 °C); cooler and breezier from June to October.

• Saint Helena uplands · Longwood, Diana's Peak, Blue Hill, Levelwoodfine

  Cooler, misty and wetter at 500–800 m; bring a fleece all year.

• Ascension · Georgetown, Green Mountainbest weather

  Hot, dry lava lowlands; cloud forest on Green Mountain.

• Tristan da Cunha · Edinburgh of the Seven Seasfine

  Cool, windy and wet all year; ships cannot land in heavy swell.

• Jamestown28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 3 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 3 rain days
• Tristan da Cunha20 °C (68 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 10 rain days

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 Easter Monday

  Mar–Apr (moves yearly)

  Offices and shops close; church services.

• Whale shark season

  Dec–Apr · Jamestown

  Boat trips fill; book early.

Crowds · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Medium

Prices · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Saint Helena coast

  Best weather of the year (Jamestown, Rupert's, Sandy Bay)

• Ascension

  Best weather of the year (Georgetown, Green Mountain)

• Jamestown

  Warm; whale sharks.

• Tristan da Cunha

  Best months: Oct–Mar