Month by month
iSimangaliso in March
March is the last turtle month at iSimangaliso, with the final hatchlings on the northern beaches, the rain beginning to ease and Easter filling the camps.
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Come early in the month for the last hatchlings and quieter camps, or book well ahead for Easter. Expect 92 mm of rain, days of 27.7°C and the first hint of cooler nights.
March weather: easing off
The Open-Meteo normals give 92 mm of rain over about 9 days, a day high of 27.7°C and a night low of 22.3°C. The verdict shifts to shoulder: still green, still humid, but drying.
Gates stay on summer hours, 05:00 to 19:00 at the main gates, until 31 March.
The last hatchlings
March is the end of the turtle calendar. The hatchlings from the summer's nests are the last to reach the sea, and turtle monitoring, which runs from October, closes at the end of the month.
Easter and the high-season dates
Sugarloaf campsite's 2027 Easter high season runs from 19 March to 5 April. The Authority warns that Easter books out months ahead, particularly the cabins at Cape Vidal and Sodwana.