Where to Travel in March: 42 Places at Their Best
Quick answer: in March, 42 of the 173 places in our tool are at their best, and beaches lead. Mazatlán averages 0 rain days and a high of 80°F / 27°C, and the Mexican Caribbean warms up, with Cancún at 83°F / 28°C and 6 rain days. Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire are the driest Caribbean islands. For a city: Cairo, Las Vegas, Dubai, Mexico City or Cape Town; Seville is the one in Europe.
Pick a destination to see its weather month by month and the best time to go, or pick a month to see where the weather is at its best.
Tokyo · a city trip
Good: Mar–May, Oct–DecNo month is ideal for a city trip by our rule, but these come close.
- Warmest
- Aug · 89°F
- Coolest
- Jan · 49°F
- Wettest
- Jul · 16 rain days
- Averages for 2006–2025: any single year can be hotter, colder or wetter.
Weather from NASA POWER daily data, 2006–2025, for the ~50 km area around each place. Right on the coast, afternoons can be a few degrees warmer than shown.
| Month | High / low (°F) | Rain days | Rain (in) | Storms within 100 mi | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49° / 34° | 5 | 2.4 | Off (too cold) | |
| Feb | 51° / 35° | 7 | 3.1 | Off (too cold) | |
| Mar | 57° / 40° | 12 | 5.1 | Good (cool, showery) | |
| Apr | 65° / 48° | 12 | 6 | Good (showery) | |
| May | 73° / 58° | 13 | 6.6 | Good (showery) | |
| Jun | 79° / 65° | 16 | 8.1 | Off (too wet) | |
| Jul | 86° / 73° | 16 | 6.5 | Off (too wet) | |
| Aug | 89° / 75° | 15 | 5.4 | Off (too hot) | |
| Sep | 82° / 70° | 16 | 8.7 | Off (too wet) | |
| Oct | 72° / 59° | 14 | 8.9 | Good (showery) | |
| Nov | 63° / 48° | 11 | 4.4 | Good (showery) | |
| Dec | 54° / 39° | 7 | 3.2 | Good (cool) |
The tool above opens on March: switch the kind of trip, or pick any of the 173 places for its weather all year. Below, every place at its best in March, sorted from the fewest rainy days.
Beach trips at their best in March (30)
| Place | High / low | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| Mazatlán Mexico | 80 / 68°F 27 / 20°C | 0 |
| Puerto Vallarta Mexico | 87 / 61°F 30 / 16°C | 1 |
| Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Mexico | 86 / 72°F 30 / 22°C | 1 |
| Huatulco Mexico | 86 / 61°F 30 / 16°C | 1 |
| Bonaire | 80 / 79°F 27 / 26°C | 3 |
| Curaçao | 81 / 79°F 27 / 26°C | 3 |
| Aruba | 81 / 79°F 27 / 26°C | 3 |
| Varadero Cuba | 86 / 70°F 30 / 21°C | 4 |
| Anguilla | 79 / 77°F 26 / 25°C | 4 |
| St. Barts St. Barthélemy | 79 / 77°F 26 / 25°C | 4 |
| St. Martin / Sint Maarten | 79 / 77°F 26 / 25°C | 4 |
| Grand Cayman Cayman Islands | 80 / 78°F 27 / 26°C | 4 |
| Tortola British Virgin Islands | 79 / 77°F 26 / 25°C | 5 |
| Barbados | 81 / 78°F 27 / 26°C | 5 |
| St. Vincent St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 81 / 78°F 27 / 26°C | 6 |
| Isla Mujeres Mexico | 81 / 75°F 27 / 24°C | 6 |
| Cancún Mexico | 83 / 74°F 28 / 23°C | 6 |
| Tulum Mexico | 85 / 74°F 29 / 23°C | 6 |
| St. Kitts St. Kitts and Nevis | 79 / 77°F 26 / 25°C | 6 |
| Cozumel Mexico | 82 / 76°F 28 / 24°C | 7 |
| Playa del Carmen Mexico | 82 / 76°F 28 / 24°C | 7 |
| Ambergris Caye (San Pedro) Belize | 84 / 76°F 29 / 24°C | 7 |
| St. Croix US Virgin Islands | 80 / 78°F 27 / 25°C | 7 |
| Punta Cana Dominican Republic | 79 / 77°F 26 / 25°C | 8 |
| Costa Maya (Mahahual) Mexico | 81 / 78°F 27 / 25°C | 8 |
| St. John US Virgin Islands | 79 / 78°F 26 / 25°C | 8 |
| St. Thomas US Virgin Islands | 79 / 78°F 26 / 25°C | 8 |
| St. Lucia | 81 / 78°F 27 / 26°C | 8 |
| Grenada | 81 / 79°F 27 / 26°C | 9 |
| Antigua Antigua and Barbuda | 80 / 77°F 27 / 25°C | 10 |
Warm cities at their best in March (2)
| Place | High / low | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| Havana Cuba | 86 / 69°F 30 / 20°C | 4 |
| Santo Domingo Dominican Republic | 87 / 71°F 31 / 22°C | 7 |
City breaks at their best in March (10)
Las Vegas (71°F / 22°C) and New Orleans (70°F / 21°C) are both at their best in March; Orlando, at 80°F / 27°C, runs a little warm for the city rule and rates good.
| Place | High / low | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo Egypt | 77 / 50°F 25 / 10°C | 2 |
| Las Vegas Nevada | 71 / 45°F 22 / 7°C | 3 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 75 / 72°F 24 / 22°C | 3 |
| Mexico City | 76 / 44°F 24 / 7°C | 4 |
| Cape Town South Africa | 69 / 64°F 21 / 18°C | 4 |
| Los Angeles California | 67 / 48°F 19 / 9°C | 6 |
| Marrakech Morocco | 72 / 46°F 22 / 8°C | 7 |
| Seville Spain | 67 / 45°F 20 / 7°C | 9 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 77 / 67°F 25 / 20°C | 9 |
| New Orleans Louisiana | 70 / 58°F 21 / 14°C | 9 |
Mountains and nature at their best in March (0)
The desert Southwest is the first to come into season: the Grand Canyon’s South Rim and Sedona both rate good in March and are at their best in April.
None of the 12 mountain and nature places in the tool is at its best in March by the rule below. Closest: Grand Canyon (South Rim), good but cool, with a high of 57°F; Sedona, good but cool, with a high of 58°F; Queenstown, good but cool and showery, with a high of 58°F.
Popular places in March
Maui rates too wet in March, and Bali and Cusco are still in their rainy season. Paris, Rome and Tokyo rate good, but cool and showery.
| Place | March | High / low | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún Mexico | Best | 83 / 74°F 28 / 23°C | 6 |
| Punta Cana Dominican Republic | Best | 79 / 77°F 26 / 25°C | 8 |
| Montego Bay Jamaica | Good (showery) | 85 / 77°F 29 / 25°C | 12 |
| Nassau Bahamas | Good (cool) | 76 / 73°F 24 / 23°C | 6 |
| Aruba | Best | 81 / 79°F 27 / 26°C | 3 |
| San Juan Puerto Rico | Good (showery) | 83 / 74°F 29 / 24°C | 12 |
| Honolulu (Oʻahu) Hawaii | Good (cool, showery) | 76 / 71°F 25 / 22°C | 15 |
| Maui (Kahului) Hawaii | Off (too wet) | 74 / 71°F 23 / 22°C | 17 |
| Miami Beach Florida | Good (cool) | 76 / 71°F 25 / 22°C | 8 |
| Key West Florida | Good (cool) | 76 / 73°F 24 / 23°C | 5 |
| Orlando Florida | Good (hot) | 80 / 57°F 27 / 14°C | 7 |
| New York City | Off (too cold) | 45 / 35°F 7 / 2°C | 10 |
| Las Vegas Nevada | Best | 71 / 45°F 22 / 7°C | 3 |
| New Orleans Louisiana | Best | 70 / 58°F 21 / 14°C | 9 |
| Cabo San Lucas Mexico | Good (cool) | 78 / 65°F 26 / 19°C | 1 |
| Puerto Vallarta Mexico | Best | 87 / 61°F 30 / 16°C | 1 |
| Paris France | Good (cool, showery) | 54 / 36°F 12 / 2°C | 11 |
| London United Kingdom | Off (too cold) | 51 / 37°F 11 / 3°C | 11 |
| Rome Italy | Good (cool, showery) | 60 / 43°F 16 / 6°C | 11 |
| Barcelona Spain | Good (cool) | 62 / 44°F 17 / 6°C | 8 |
| Lisbon Portugal | Good (cool, showery) | 61 / 53°F 16 / 12°C | 10 |
| Athens Greece | Good (cool) | 60 / 47°F 16 / 9°C | 8 |
| Santorini (Fira) Greece | Off (too cold) | 60 / 57°F 16 / 14°C | 8 |
| Tokyo Japan | Good (cool, showery) | 57 / 40°F 14 / 5°C | 12 |
| Bali (Denpasar) Indonesia | Off (too wet) | 83 / 75°F 28 / 24°C | 26 |
| Bangkok Thailand | Off (too hot) | 99 / 77°F 37 / 25°C | 7 |
| Phuket Thailand | Good (showery) | 86 / 81°F 30 / 27°C | 14 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | Best | 75 / 72°F 24 / 22°C | 3 |
| Cusco (Machu Picchu) Peru | Off (too wet) | 57 / 39°F 14 / 4°C | 19 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | Off (too cold, too wet) | 36 / 30°F 2 / -1°C | 20 |
| Banff Canada | Off (too cold, too wet) | 25 / 7°F -4 / -14°C | 17 |
| Grand Canyon (South Rim) Arizona | Good (cool) | 57 / 31°F 14 / -1°C | 5 |
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FAQ
Where to travel in March?
By the weather, 42 of the 173 places in our tool are at their best in March. Beach trips: Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and Huatulco; warm cities: Havana and Santo Domingo; city breaks: Cairo, Las Vegas, Dubai and Mexico City; mountains and nature: none. The tables above list every one, with its average high, low and rain days.
What are the best places to travel in March?
The driest place at its best for each kind of trip: for beach trips, Mazatlán at 80°F / 27°C with 0 rain days; for warm cities, Havana at 86°F / 30°C with 4 rain days; for city breaks, Cairo at 77°F / 25°C with 2 rain days.
What are warm places to travel in March?
32 beaches and warm cities are at their best in March. The warmest of them: Santo Domingo at 87°F / 31°C; Puerto Vallarta at 87°F / 30°C; Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo at 86°F / 30°C; Huatulco at 86°F / 30°C.
What are the warmest places in the US in March?
By average high: Orlando at 80°F / 27°C; Daytona Beach at 79°F / 26°C; Fort Myers Beach at 78°F / 26°C; Sanibel Island at 78°F / 26°C; West Palm Beach at 78°F / 25°C. Of the US places at least “good” in March, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Fort Myers Beach lead.
Is March hurricane season?
No. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 and the eastern Pacific’s from May 15 to November 30. In March, no storm came within 100 miles of any beach in the tool in the last 50 seasons.
How “at its best” is decided
A place is at its best in a month when its average daily high falls in the range for its kind of trip and it rains (1 mm or more) on 10 days or fewer. At a beach, a month in which a tropical storm or hurricane came within 100 miles in 5 or more of the last 50 seasons cannot be best.
| Kind of trip | Average high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| Beach | 79–88°F (26–31°C) | 10 or fewer |
| Warm city | 79–90°F (26–32°C) | 10 or fewer |
| City | 63–79°F (17–26°C) | 10 or fewer |
| Mountains and nature | 59–77°F (15–25°C) | 10 or fewer |
The weather is NASA POWER’s daily record for 2006–2025, averaged for each place over about 50 km, so a beach right on the water can be a few degrees warmer, day and night, than shown, most where mountains rise behind the coast. Storms: NOAA’s hurricane tracks (HURDAT2), 1976–2025. Every month is an average: any single year can be hotter, colder or wetter.