Mauritius in March

Still hot and cyclone-prone; Independence Day 12 March.

• West and north coasts · Grand Baie, Trou aux Biches, Flic en Flac, Le Mornestorm or typhoon risk

  Sheltered from the trade winds; the driest and sunniest coasts, calm in the southern winter.

• East and south-east coasts · Belle Mare, Trou d'Eau Douce, Blue Bay, Mahébourgstorm or typhoon risk

  Windy June–September (kite season at Le Morne and Bel Ombre too); best October–December.

• Central plateau · Curepipe, Black River Gorges, Grand Bassinstorm or typhoon risk

  Cooler and much wetter; mist and drizzle any month, good hiking October–November.

• Rodrigues · Rodrigues islandstorm or typhoon risk

  Drier and windier than Mauritius; cyclones January–March.

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.

• Maha Shivaratri big impact

  Feb–Mar (lunar — check)

  Hundreds of thousands walk to Grand Bassin; roads close.

• Independence and Republic Day

  12 Mar

  Public holiday.

• Ougadi / Ugadi

  Mar–Apr (lunar — check)

  Public holiday.

• Eid al-Fitr

  Varies (Islamic calendar — check)

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Mauritius

Low

Prices · Mauritius

Low

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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• West and north coasts

  Sheltered from the trade winds; the driest and sunniest coasts, calm in the southern winter.

• East and south-east coasts

  Windy June–September (kite season at Le Morne and Bel Ombre too); best October–December.

• Central plateau

  Cooler and much wetter; mist and drizzle any month, good hiking October–November.

• Rodrigues

  Drier and windier than Mauritius; cyclones January–March.