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Visiting Lanzarote in March

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Visiting Lanzarote in March

# Lanzarote in March: What It’s Actually Like

March in Lanzarote is genuinely unpredictable, and anyone telling you otherwise is selling something. You’ll find people in t-shirts and people in fleeces on the same day, sometimes the same person at different points in the afternoon. Temperatures hover somewhere between 17 and 22 degrees most days, which sounds lovely on paper but factor in the wind — and Lanzarote is *windy* — and it can feel considerably sharper than that. Rain is possible. Not guaranteed, not constant, but a few grey days are entirely realistic. Pack accordingly rather than optimistically.

That said, there’s a lot to like about going in March. The island hasn’t yet tipped into the full tourist surge that arrives from Easter onwards, so you can actually move around without feeling like you’re queuing for your own holiday. Timanfaya National Park is accessible and manageable. The César Manrique sites — the Jameos del Agua, the Cactus Garden, the Jameos — are open and you won’t be shoulder to shoulder. Restaurants in the main resorts are operating normally, though a few smaller, more local places in quieter villages might still be running reduced hours left over from the slower winter months. Worth checking ahead rather than assuming.

The beaches are there but genuinely hit or miss. Famara on the north coast can be spectacular or completely battered by Atlantic wind. Papagayo in the south is your better bet for anything resembling a calm swim, but even then, March is no guarantee of beach weather.

Who should go in March? Anyone who actually wants to *see* the island rather than just lie horizontal next to a pool. Hikers, photographers, people interested in the volcanic landscape and architecture — March is genuinely good for all of that. Families chasing guaranteed sun and warm water should probably wait another couple of months.

**One practical tip:** hire a car for at least a couple of days. The bus network exists but it’ll eat your time and limit you to the obvious spots. Lanzarote’s real character is in the interior and the north, and you won’t reach it any other way.

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