When to go · Durban
Durban in March
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Jan (peak crowds and prices), Feb–Mar (wettest).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 28°C82°F / 21°C70°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- South Africa overall
- Prices
- Medium
- South Africa overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Durban
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Jan (peak crowds and prices), Feb–Mar (wettest).
Weather in March
- DurbanHighs around 28 °C, lows around 21 °C, rain on about 13 daysHighs around 82 °F, lows around 70 °F, rain on about 13 days
- KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa · Durban, iSimangaliso, Hluhluwefine
Warm sea all year; humid summers; winter is the best time for the parks.
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.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast