Where to Paraglide in March: The Places That Fly Most

In March, the paragliding places in Europe that flew most often over the last three years were Fully, Valais, Switzerland (99% of days), Kadaň, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia (99% of days) and Leipzig, Saxony, Germany (99% of days). Further away, each continent's leader was Jiguaní in Cuba, Iquique in Chile, Taitung in Taiwan, Oudtshoorn in South Africa and York in Australia. Each figure is the share of March days, from 2023-09 to 2026-08, when at least one launch of the place had a two-hour window a typical EN-B pilot would fly: wind 5–25 km/h from a direction the launch faces (or a calm day with good thermals), gusts under 39 km/h, no rain or storm, and cloud off the launch.

Where to paraglide in Europe in March

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Fully	🇨🇭 Valais	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	8	Hike & fly
2	Kadaň	🇨🇿 Ústí nad Labem Region	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	5	Thermals, Soaring, Winch launch, Flatland
3	Leipzig	🇩🇪 Saxony	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	4	Thermals, Winch launch, Flatland
4	Doetinchem	🇳🇱 Gelderland	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Winch launch, Flatland
5	Tubbergen	🇳🇱 Overijssel	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Winch launch, Flatland

What March is like at the top two:

• Fully: afternoons around 3 °C, rain on 16% of days, storms on 1%, typical wind 6 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,000 m, 8.7 h of sun.
• Kadaň: afternoons around 9 °C, rain on 12% of days, typical wind 10 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,000 m, 8.1 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in North America in March

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Jiguaní	🇨🇺 Granma Province	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	8	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
2	Rainbow Valley - South Bullard	🇺🇸 Arizona	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Winch launch, Flatland
3	Valle de Bravo	🇲🇽 México	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly
4	Guisa	🇨🇺 Granma Province	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	7	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
5	Jacó	🇨🇷 Puntarenas Province	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring

What March is like at the top two:

• Jiguaní: afternoons around 30 °C, rain on 8% of days, storms on 6%, typical wind 11 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,900 m, 11.1 h of sun.
• Rainbow Valley - South Bullard: afternoons around 25 °C, rain on 0% of days, typical wind 9 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,150 m, 10.1 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in South America in March

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Iquique	🇨🇱 Tarapacá	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring
2	La Paz	🇧🇴 La Paz Department	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring, Hike & fly, Winch launch
3	Puerto La Cruz	🇻🇪 Anzoátegui	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	3	Soaring, Cross-country
4	Araranguá	🇧🇷 Santa Catarina	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	Soaring, Winch launch, Flatland
5	Upata	🇻🇪 Bolívar	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Winch launch, Flatland

What March is like at the top two:

• Iquique: afternoons around 23 °C, rain on 0% of days, typical wind 10 km/h, thermals topping out near 450 m, 11.8 h of sun.
• La Paz: afternoons around 15 °C, rain on 5% of days, typical wind 9 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,550 m, 10.2 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in Asia in March

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Taitung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	6	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
2	Virār	🇮🇳 Maharashtra	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	6	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Winch launch, Flatland
3	Khadkale	🇮🇳 Maharashtra	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	5	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
4	Mui Ne	🇻🇳 Lam Dong	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	3	Soaring, Hike & fly
5	Trimbak	🇮🇳 Maharashtra	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland

What March is like at the top two:

• Taitung: afternoons around 23 °C, rain on 12% of days, typical wind 10 km/h, thermals topping out near 900 m, 9.1 h of sun.
• Virār: afternoons around 35 °C, rain on 0% of days, typical wind 14 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,350 m, 11.2 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in Africa in March

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	Oudtshoorn	🇿🇦 Western Cape	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	not recorded
2	Vryburg	🇿🇦 North West	100% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	not recorded
3	Mokopane	🇿🇦 Limpopo	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	5	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Winch launch, Flatland
4	Kuruman	🇿🇦 Northern Cape	99% (about 31 of 31 days)	2	not recorded
5	Deneysville	🇿🇦 Free State	98% (about 30 of 31 days)	4	not recorded

What March is like at the top two:

• Oudtshoorn: afternoons around 30 °C, rain on 0% of days, storms on 2%, typical wind 11 km/h, thermals topping out near 2,050 m, 11.1 h of sun.
• Vryburg: afternoons around 28 °C, rain on 9% of days, storms on 2%, typical wind 11 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,750 m, 10.8 h of sun.

Where to paraglide in Oceania in March

#	Place	Where	Flyable days	Launches	Good for
1	York	🇦🇺 Western Australia	96% (about 30 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Flatland
2	Yea	🇦🇺 Victoria	95% (about 29 of 31 days)	2	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
3	Manilla	🇦🇺 New South Wales	89% (about 28 of 31 days)	3	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly, Flatland
4	Kuendu Beach	🇳🇨 South Province	88% (about 27 of 31 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring
5	Queenstown	🇳🇿 Otago	88% (about 27 of 31 days)	4	Thermals, Soaring, Cross-country, Hike & fly

What March is like at the top two:

• York: afternoons around 28 °C, rain on 3% of days, typical wind 16 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,850 m, 10.4 h of sun.
• Yea: afternoons around 22 °C, rain on 5% of days, storms on 3%, typical wind 13 km/h, thermals topping out near 1,500 m, 10.6 h of sun.

How this is measured

Every launch in the OutDare map is judged hour by hour against the weather model's history at that spot: wind at the ground and at launch height, gusts, rain and thunderstorms, low cloud and the thermal ceiling. Places group the launches you would choose between on a trip, and a place flies on a day when any of its launches does. Only places with at least 2 launches are listed, and tow-only flatland fields are left out. Your own limits change the answer: the trip planner re-ranks every place for your wind range, and each place opens on the OutDare map for your exact dates.

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