When to go · Arusha
Arusha in March
Mixed month. Long rains start; roads muddy.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 27° / 14°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- Tanzania overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Tanzania overall
Verdict
Long rains start; roads muddy.
Weather in March
- ArushaHighs around 27 °C, lows around 14 °C, rain on about 12 days
- Northern circuit, Tanzania · Arusha, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengetifine
Short rains Nov–Dec are light; long rains Apr–May close some camps. Migration position changes month to month.
Long rains season
Green landscape and lower hotel prices; the quietest months for tourist traffic through town.
Watch: Muddy side streets and harder-going safari roads.
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.
Long rains
March to May · Citywide
Wettest season; some safari roads become harder going and side streets muddy.
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr big impact
Lunar (moves each year) · Tanzania
Zanzibar and the coast slow down by day; big celebrations at Eid.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tanzania overall
- Medium
- Prices · Tanzania overall
- Medium
Tanzania overall: Calving winds down; rains start late in the month.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast