When to go · Boulders Beach
Boulders Beach in March
Good month. Outside the best window (All year (penguins present year‑round)). Across South Africa: Settled Cape weather and fewer crowds; Kruger bush still thick.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Medium
- South Africa overall
- Prices
- Medium
- South Africa overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (All year (penguins present year‑round)). Across South Africa: Settled Cape weather and fewer crowds; Kruger bush still thick.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Boulders Beach in this guide.
Weather in March
- Boulders BeachHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 5 days
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 Boulders Beach, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Good
Feb: Good
Daytime high
Mar: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Feb: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Mar: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Feb: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 5 (better)
Feb: 6
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Feb: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Feb: 0
March: Outside the best window (All year (penguins present year‑round)). Across South Africa: Settled Cape weather and fewer crowds; Kruger bush still thick.
February: Outside the best window (All year (penguins present year‑round)). Across South Africa: Warmest sea on the Cape; harvest in the Winelands. Lowveld storms.
Boulders Beach: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.