Month by month
Pilanesberg in March
March is when the rains start to ease in Pilanesberg: still green and grassy, but with fewer storms and the first cooler nights.
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About 77 mm of rain on 11 days, highs of 27.4°C and lows of 16.6°C. Gate hours shorten to 06:00 to 18:30 from this month, and Easter weekends, when they fall in March, are busy.
March weather in Pilanesberg
The 1991 to 2020 average is 77 mm over about 11 rain days; the Rustenburg station records 95 mm. Highs hold at about 27.4°C while nights drop to around 16.6°C. Afternoon storms still happen, but less often than in January.
Gate hours change on 1 March
The gates open at 06:00 and close at 18:30 in March and April, half an hour shorter at each end than in summer. Last entry is about 17:30. If you are coming from Johannesburg for the day, leaving by 03:30 gets you to Manyane or Bakubung for opening.
What March is like for game
The grass is still tall and the bush thick, so game viewing is closer to summer than winter. Busy Easter weekends bring day-trippers from Gauteng to the gates, so pick a weekday if Easter falls in March. The verdict for March is shoulder: fewer animals at the dams than in winter, but green hills and calmer roads midweek.