USD to ZAR — March 2021

14.7961ZAR

for 1 US Dollar on 31 March 2021 · opened the month at 15.0583

1.74% over March 2021

European Central Bank reference rate
23 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 USD = 16.3045 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

USD to ZAR in March 2021 at a glance

1 USD in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	15.0583 ZAR	1 March 2021
Closed	14.7961 ZAR	31 March 2021
Highest	15.4713 ZAR	8 March 2021
Lowest	14.7213 ZAR	19 March 2021
Average	14.9829 ZAR	23 trading days
Change	-1.74% ZAR	open to close

Day by day

USD to ZAR, March 2021▼ 1.74%

1 USD in ZAR, day by day
Date	Rate	Day change
1 March 2021	15.0583
2 March 2021	15.0776	+0.13%
3 March 2021	14.9463	-0.87%
4 March 2021	15.0346	+0.59%
5 March 2021	15.2973	+1.75%
8 March 2021	15.4713	+1.14%
9 March 2021	15.3967	-0.48%
10 March 2021	15.2825	-0.74%
11 March 2021	14.8782	-2.65%
12 March 2021	14.9589	+0.54%
15 March 2021	14.8755	-0.56%
16 March 2021	14.8471	-0.19%
17 March 2021	14.8803	+0.22%
18 March 2021	14.7920	-0.59%
19 March 2021	14.7213	-0.48%
22 March 2021	14.7289	+0.05%
23 March 2021	14.7958	+0.45%
24 March 2021	14.8201	+0.16%
25 March 2021	14.9849	+1.11%
26 March 2021	15.0098	+0.17%
29 March 2021	15.0139	+0.03%
30 March 2021	14.9388	-0.50%
31 March 2021	14.7961	-0.96%

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Common questions

What was the USD to ZAR rate in March 2021?

Over March 2021 the European Central Bank reference rate moved from 15.0583 ZAR per USD on 1 March 2021 to 14.7961 on 31 March 2021, a change of -1.74%. The average across 23 trading days was 14.9829.

When was USD strongest against ZAR in March 2021?

The highest reading was 15.4713 ZAR on 8 March 2021; the lowest was 14.7213 on 19 March 2021.

Is this the rate I would have got?

No. These are reference rates published by the European Central Bank for information. PayerPay's indicative rate today is 16.3045 ZAR per USD; the exact rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Data and reuse

The series, statistics and tables on this page are PayerPay's compilation (one reading per trading day; days from 28 September 2026 onward from our own record). They may not be copied, scraped or republished in ready form; quoting a figure with attribution and a link is fine. See the terms of use. These are reference rates for information, not an offer — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 USD = 16.3045 ZAR, including our margin; the final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

Source: European Central Bank.

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