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Visiting Positano in March

BySunMed Guide

Visiting Positano in March

Weather in March: Average high 14°C, 128.3mm rainfall.

# Positano in March: Pretty, Puddle-Strewn and Surprisingly Good

Look, nobody’s going to pretend March is Positano’s finest hour. The famous stacked houses still tumble down to the sea in that absurdly photogenic way, but there’s a decent chance you’ll be photographing them through drizzle. With around 128mm of rain across the month and temperatures sitting at roughly 14°C, pack accordingly. That’s not miserable by any stretch, but it’s firmly coat-and-scarf territory, not aperitivo-on-the-terrace weather.

What it actually feels like is a town mid-exhale. The summer circus hasn’t arrived yet. The narrow streets, which in August become a slow-moving crush of sunburned tourists and selfie sticks, are genuinely walkable. You can stroll down to Spiaggia Grande and have it almost entirely to yourself, which is a strange and lovely experience when you’ve only ever seen it in crowded Instagram posts. The lemon trees are doing their thing, the bougainvillea is starting to wake up, and the light on good days is soft and genuinely beautiful.

The honest catch is that a significant chunk of the town is still hibernating. Plenty of restaurants, boutiques, and smaller hotels don’t bother opening until Easter or later. You won’t be spoiled for choice at dinner. Check before you travel that wherever you want to stay or eat is actually operating.

**Is it worth going?** For photographers, couples wanting somewhere quiet, and anyone who’d rather see the Amalfi Coast as a real place than a theme park, genuinely yes. For people dreaming of swimming, clifftop dining every night, and that full-fat summer Riviera experience, honestly wait until May or June.

**One practical tip:** Download the SITA bus app before you arrive. Driving the Amalfi Coast road in March when it’s wet and you’re unfamiliar with it is unnecessarily stressful. The buses are cheap, run reasonably well in shoulder season, and mean you can actually look at the scenery instead of gripping the wheel on blind corners above a cliff.

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