Tonga in March

Still humid and stormy; cheap if flexible.

• Tongatapu and 'Eua · Nuku'alofa, the south coast, 'Euastorm or typhoon risk

  Southernmost group: Jun–Aug nights can drop to about 16 °C, and the trade winds make it pleasant. Dec–Mar is humid with heavy showers and cyclone risk.

• Ha'apai · Lifuka, Foa, Uolevastorm or typhoon risk

  Low coral islands with little shade; the whole group is exposed to storms and to tsunamis.

• Vava'u · Neiafu and the island mazestorm or typhoon risk

  A few degrees warmer and wetter than Tongatapu. The sheltered harbour makes it the sailing base; yachts arrive from May and leave before November.

• The Niuas · Niuatoputapu, Niuafo'oustorm or typhoon risk

  Remote northern islands closer to Samoa; hot, wet and rarely visited, with infrequent flights.

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.

• Easter

  Mar–Apr (Good Friday, Easter Monday)

  Two public holidays next to a Sunday: four quiet days, church-going and few services.

Crowds · Tonga

Low

Prices · Tonga

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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• Tongatapu and 'Eua

  Southernmost group: Jun–Aug nights can drop to about 16 °C, and the trade winds make it pleasant. Dec–Mar is humid with heavy showers and cyclone risk.

• Ha'apai

  Low coral islands with little shade; the whole group is exposed to storms and to tsunamis.

• Vava'u

  A few degrees warmer and wetter than Tongatapu. The sheltered harbour makes it the sailing base; yachts arrive from May and leave before November.

• The Niuas

  Remote northern islands closer to Samoa; hot, wet and rarely visited, with infrequent flights.