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Where to go in March
42 places that are at their best — or close to it — in March, grouped by the kind of trip. Every card shows the average high and low, how many days usually see rain, and what a budget day costs there.
In the tropics a “rain day” in these figures is often a short afternoon shower rather than a wet day, so we also lean on each place’s known best season.
Warm and sunny: beach weather
Puerto Vallarta
26°C / 16°C · 0 rain daysBudget day from MX$ 1,400 (about €68). Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Los Arcos, Malecón, Cuale River Island.
Cabo San Lucas
27°C / 17°C · 0 rain daysBudget day from MX$ 1,850 (about €90). El Arco, Medano Beach, Mount Solmar, Marina District, Land's End.
Sharm El Sheikh
26°C / 16°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from EGP 3,050 (about €52). Ras Mohammed, Al-Sahaba Mosque, Mount Sinai, Tiran Island, Soho Square.
Puerto Escondido
31°C / 21°C · 0 rain daysBudget day from MX$ 1,050 (about €51). Playa Zicatela, Manialtepec Lagoon, Playa Carrizalillo, Punta Cometa.
Perth
28°C / 18°C · 6 rain daysBudget day from A$ 140 (about €86). Kings Park, Cottesloe Beach, Elizabeth Quay, Fremantle Prison.
Rio de Janeiro
30°C / 23°C · 6 rain daysBudget day from R$ 360 (about €61). Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana, Sugarloaf Mountain, Tijuca Forest, feijoada.
Playa del Carmen
28°C / 24°C · 10 rain daysBudget day from MX$ 1,400 (about €68). Portal Maya, Cenote Azul, Xcaret, Quinta Avenida, Cozumel ferry.
Maui
26°C / 21°C · 11 rain daysBudget day from US$ 255 (about €227). Haleakalā, Road to Hana, Molokini Crater, Iao Valley, Mama's Fish House.
Miami
27°C / 21°C · 11 rain daysBudget day from US$ 160 (about €142). Art Deco South Beach, Wynwood murals, Cuban food, Everglades wildlife.
Koh Phangan
26°C / 23°C · 12 rain daysBudget day from ฿ 1,200 (about €32). Than Sadet Waterfall, Khao Ra, Thong Sala Night Market, Bottle Beach.
Da Nang
27°C / 22°C · 12 rain daysBudget day from VND 730,000 (about €25). Dragon Bridge, Marble Mountains, Ba Na Hills, My Khe Beach, Linh Ung Pagoda.
Cancun
28°C / 23°C · 12 rain daysBudget day from MXN 1,300 (about €63). Playa Delfines, MUSA, El Meco, Nichupté Lagoon, Isla Mujeres.
Tulum
28°C / 23°C · 14 rain daysBudget day from pesos 1,500 (about €73). El Castillo, Gran Cenote, Sian Ka’an, Hartwood.
El Nido
30°C / 25°C · 14 rain daysBudget day from ₱ 3,000 (about €43). Big Lagoon, Small Lagoon, Nacpan Beach, Shimizu Island, Matinloc Shrine.
Koh Samui
30°C / 25°C · 14 rain daysBudget day from ฿ 1,750 (about €46). Big Buddha, Na Muang Waterfall, Fisherman’s Village, Hin Ta and Hin Yai.
Good for a city break
Cairo
24°C / 12°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from EGP 2,800 (about €48). Giza Pyramids, Khan el-Khalili, The Egyptian Museum, Mosque of Muhammad Ali.
San Miguel de Allende
28°C / 11°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from MX$ 1,150 (about €56). Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, El Charco del Ingenio, Instituto Allende.
Santiago
28°C / 14°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from CLP$ 51,000 (about €46). Cerro San Cristóbal, Palacio de La Moneda, Mercado Central, Plaza de Armas.
Mexico City
27°C / 10°C · 3 rain daysBudget day from MXN 1,110 (about €54). Zócalo, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Chapultepec, Teotihuacán.
Lima
25°C / 20°C · 4 rain daysBudget day from S/ 165 (about €43). Huaca Pucllana, Museo Larco, Puente de los Suspiros, Plaza Mayor.
Las Vegas
21°C / 9°C · 4 rain daysBudget day from US$ 135 (about €120). Bellagio fountains, the Sphere, Red Rock Canyon, world-class chef restaurants.
Marrakech
24°C / 10°C · 5 rain daysBudget day from MAD 540 (about €48). Djemaa el-Fna, Majorelle Garden, Bahia Palace, Atlas Mountains day trips.
Adelaide
24°C / 15°C · 6 rain daysBudget day from A$ 123 (about €76). Adelaide Central Market, Glenelg Beach, North Terrace, Adelaide Hills, Hahndorf.
Essaouira
20°C / 13°C · 5 rain daysBudget day from MAD 370 (about €33). Skala de la Ville, Port de Pêche, Mogador Island, Medina ramparts.
Buenos Aires
25°C / 19°C · 7 rain daysBudget day from US$ 63 (about €56). Recoleta Cemetery, Teatro Colón, Casa Rosada, Obelisco.
Antigua Guatemala
26°C / 13°C · 7 rain daysBudget day from Q 310 (about €36). Santa Catalina Arch, Volcán de Agua, Convento de las Capuchinas, San Francisco Church.
Tunis
19°C / 9°C · 7 rain daysBudget day from TND 125 (about €37). Medina of Tunis, Bardo Museum, Zitouna Mosque, Sidi Bou Said.
Charleston
21°C / 12°C · 8 rain daysBudget day from US$ 160 (about €142). The Battery, Rainbow Row, City Market, Ravenel Bridge, Magnolia Plantation.
Los Angeles
21°C / 9°C · 8 rain daysBudget day from US$ 175 (about €156). Griffith Observatory, Santa Monica Pier, Getty Center, Hollywood Sign.
Casablanca
19°C / 11°C · 8 rain daysBudget day from MAD 510 (about €46). Hassan II Mosque, Quartier Habous, Rick's Café, Corniche, Old Medina.
Nature, mountains and wildlife
Hurghada
24°C / 16°C · 0 rain daysBudget day from E£ 2,450 (about €42). Giftun Islands, El Mina Mosque, Shaab Abu Nuhas, Marina Boulevard.
Dubai
31°C / 18°C · 0 rain daysBudget day from AED 380 (about €92). Burj Khalifa, gold souks, desert safaris, and dancing fountains..
Muscat
31°C / 22°C · 0 rain daysBudget day from OMR 31 (about €72). Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Mutrah Souq, Royal Opera House, Wadi Shab, Qurum Beach.
Wadi Rum
20°C / 7°C · 1 rain dayBudget day from JD 60 (about €75). Burdah Rock Bridge, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Khazali Canyon, Lawrence’s Spring.
San Pedro de Atacama
26°C / 11°C · 3 rain daysBudget day from CLP$ 80,000 (about €72). Valle de la Luna, El Tatio, Laguna Cejar, Pukará de Quitor.
Cape Town
23°C / 16°C · 7 rain daysBudget day from R 1,400 (about €75). Table Mountain, Bo-Kaap, Cape of Good Hope, Stellenbosch vineyards, Boulders Beach penguins.
Orlando
28°C / 16°C · 8 rain daysBudget day from US$ 250 (about €222). Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Discovery Cove, Gatorland, Lake Eola Park.
Petra
15°C / 7°C · 6 rain daysBudget day from JD 70 (about €88). Al-Khazneh, The Monastery, The Siq, Royal Tombs, Colonnaded Street.
Kathmandu
23°C / 11°C · 9 rain daysBudget day from NPR 4,100 (about €24). Boudhanath Stupa, Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple, Swayambhunath.
Common questions
Where is warm in Europe in March?
Europe is mild rather than hot in March. The warmest fairly dry choices are Seville (21°C), Canary Islands (20°C), Cordoba (20°C), Evora (18°C), Lisbon (18°C) — average daytime highs. Expect cool evenings and pack a layer.
What is the cheapest warm place to go in March?
On our budget-day figures (bed, food, sights and local transport), the cheapest warm, mostly dry places in March are Varanasi (about €16 a day), Jaipur (about €18 a day), Delhi (about €20 a day), Luang Prabang (about €24 a day). Flights are not included, so check fares from your home airport.
Where is it dry in March?
Places that averaged two or fewer rain days in March with comfortable highs: Hurghada (0 days, 24°C), Puerto Vallarta (0 days, 26°C), Cabo San Lucas (0 days, 27°C), Abu Dhabi (0 days, 29°C), Luxor (0 days, 29°C). A rain day here means 1 mm or more.
How did you choose these places?
Each destination has three years (2021–2023) of daily weather for one point where visitors stay, from Open-Meteo's ERA5 archive. We combine March's average high, low and rain days with our own best-months rating and the daily budget from our cost tables. Weather varies year to year, so treat these as typical, not guaranteed.
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Plan my March trip →Weather: Open-Meteo ERA5 archive, daily values 2021–2023, one representative point per destination (average daily high / low, rain day = 1 mm or more). Costs: TonyPlan budget-day estimates for 2026 (bed sharing a double, food, sights, local transport), converted to euros at recent rates. Flights not included.