New Zealand in March
March is one of New Zealand's best months (rank 3 of 12): its 18 destinations average 78/100, led by Auckland at 91 — 22°C and 9 rainy days — while Tongariro is cooler at 14°C and scores 85.
#3 of 12 months for New Zealand · 18 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
🇳🇿 New Zealand, month by month
78/100 in MarchWhere in New Zealand in March
Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means March is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.
What's on in New Zealand in March
- Waiheke grape harvest · Auckland · 15 Feb – 10 Apr (usually)
- Pasifika Festival · Auckland · 7–15 Mar (usually)
- Crankworx Rotorua · Rotorua · 5–20 Mar (usually)
- CubaDupa · Wellington · 14 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)
- Sperm whales, all year · Kaikōura · 1 Jan – 31 Dec
- Gannets at Cape Kidnappers · Napier · 15 Sep – 15 Apr (usually)
- Royal albatross chick season · Dunedin · 20 Jan – 15 Sep (usually)
- Ironman New Zealand · Taupo · 25 Feb – 12 Mar (usually)