Where to go in March

Where the weather is good in March

Destinations ranked by what March is usually like there, from mild to warm and dry down to cold, on NASA POWER's 2001–2020 averages.

February April

Of the atlas's 2,078 main cities, in March:

Mild to warm and dry234
Mild to warm, humid or showery445
Hot240
Cool512
Wet212
Cold435

Where to go in March

Ranked by what March is like

The 48 best-known places on each continent (by how many Wikipedias write about them), ranked by what the month is like there; every city in the atlas has its own month-by-month page.

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

Show places in230 places

#	Place	Mean high	Rain	What it is like
1	JerusalemMild–warm, dry	20°C	37 mm	Mild to warm and dry
2	Los AngelesUnited States · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	42 mm	Mild to warm and dry
3	SantiagoChile · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	10 mm	Mild to warm and dry
4	CairoEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
5	Mexico CityMexico · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	15 mm	Mild to warm and dry
6	ConcepciónChile · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	26 mm	Mild to warm and dry
7	LimaPeru · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
8	DubaiUnited Arab Emirates · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	16 mm	Mild to warm and dry
9	Cape TownSouth Africa · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	17 mm	Mild to warm and dry
10	MelbourneAustralia · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	46 mm	Mild to warm and dry
11	KarachiPakistan · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
12	NicosiaCyprus · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	28 mm	Mild to warm and dry
13	HavanaCuba · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	23 mm	Mild to warm and dry
14	Las VegasUnited States · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	12 mm	Mild to warm and dry
15	KathmanduNepal · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	21 mm	Mild to warm and dry
16	RiyadhSaudi Arabia · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
17	AmmanJordan · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	23 mm	Mild to warm and dry
18	Tel AvivIsrael · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	37 mm	Mild to warm and dry
19	DohaQatar · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
20	Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	13 mm	Mild to warm and dry
21	GuadalajaraMexico · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
22	PhoenixUnited States · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	21 mm	Mild to warm and dry
23	DakarSenegal · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
24	PerthAustralia · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	20 mm	Mild to warm and dry
25	AlexandriaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	9 mm	Mild to warm and dry
26	ManamaBahrain · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
27	Kuwait CityKuwait · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
28	San DiegoUnited States · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	29 mm	Mild to warm and dry
29	AsmaraEritrea · Mild–warm, dry	31°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
30	MadinahSaudi Arabia · Mild–warm, dry	31°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
31	BanjulGambia · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	16 mm	Mild to warm and dry
32	AdelaideAustralia · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	25 mm	Mild to warm and dry
33	MuscatOman · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	21 mm	Mild to warm and dry
34	PraiaCape Verde · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
35	NouakchottMauritania · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	15 mm	Mild to warm and dry
36	Guatemala CityGuatemala · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	12 mm	Mild to warm and dry
37	San JoséCosta Rica · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	29 mm	Mild to warm and dry
38	San SalvadorEl Salvador · Mild–warm, dry	31°C	8 mm	Mild to warm and dry
39	NassauBahamas · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	40 mm	Mild to warm and dry
40	LahorePakistan · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	33 mm	Mild to warm and dry
41	ChittagongBangladesh · Mild–warm, dry	31°C	41 mm	Mild to warm and dry
42	MarrakechMorocco · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	40 mm	Mild to warm and dry
43	ChengduChina · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	33 mm	Mild to warm and dry
44	TucsonUnited States · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	14 mm	Mild to warm and dry
45	MonterreyMexico · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	23 mm	Mild to warm and dry
46	El PasoUnited States · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	10 mm	Mild to warm and dry
47	AntofagastaChile · Mild–warm, dry	22°C	1 mm	Mild to warm and dry
48	ChandigarhIndia · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	36 mm	Mild to warm and dry
49	FresnoUnited States · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	47 mm	Mild to warm and dry
50	TijuanaMexico · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	29 mm	Mild to warm and dry
51	GizaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
52	AmritsarIndia · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	34 mm	Mild to warm and dry
53	LaayouneMild–warm, dry	25°C	14 mm	Mild to warm and dry
54	KunmingChina · Mild–warm, dry	21°C	15 mm	Mild to warm and dry
55	AgadirMorocco · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	34 mm	Mild to warm and dry
56	LuxorEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	29°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
57	EilatIsrael · Mild–warm, dry	23°C	5 mm	Mild to warm and dry
58	AswānEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	31°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
59	Port SaidEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	15 mm	Mild to warm and dry
60	SuezEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	7 mm	Mild to warm and dry
61	HurghadaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	2 mm	Mild to warm and dry
62	Sharm el SheikhEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	4 mm	Mild to warm and dry
63	SfaxTunisia · Mild–warm, dry	18°C	30 mm	Mild to warm and dry
64	JamestownSt Helena · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	6 mm	Mild to warm and dry
65	Dire DawaEthiopia · Mild–warm, dry	30°C	46 mm	Mild to warm and dry
66	AsyutEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	28°C	0 mm	Mild to warm and dry
67	IsmailiaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	9 mm	Mild to warm and dry
68	DamiettaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
69	TantaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	10 mm	Mild to warm and dry
70	Al FayyumEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	3 mm	Mild to warm and dry
71	ZagazigEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	26°C	9 mm	Mild to warm and dry
72	Al MansurahEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	25°C	10 mm	Mild to warm and dry
73	SafiMorocco · Mild–warm, dry	19°C	39 mm	Mild to warm and dry
74	RosettaEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	20°C	11 mm	Mild to warm and dry
75	SerekundaGambia · Mild–warm, dry	27°C	16 mm	Mild to warm and dry
76	DamanhurEgypt · Mild–warm, dry	24°C	9 mm	Mild to warm and dry
77	Hong KongHong Kong · Mild–warm, mixed	23°C	72 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
78	BogotáColombia · Mild–warm, mixed	24°C	132 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
79	Buenos AiresArgentina · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	123 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
80	SydneyAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	24°C	104 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
81	CuritibaBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	148 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
82	São PauloBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	145 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
83	NairobiKenya · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	64 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
84	MacaoMacao · Mild–warm, mixed	21°C	85 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
85	CaracasVenezuela · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	14 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
86	CanberraAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	23°C	68 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
87	AtlantaUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	18°C	120 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
88	ManilaPhilippines · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	119 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
89	MontevideoUruguay · Mild–warm, mixed	24°C	118 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
90	MiamiUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	56 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
91	HanoiVietnam · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	49 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
92	Addis AbabaEthiopia · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	56 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
93	AccraGhana · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	104 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
94	TaipeiMild–warm, mixed	20°C	126 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
95	IslamabadPakistan · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	88 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
96	HoustonUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	22°C	85 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
97	PretoriaSouth Africa · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	66 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
98	HonoluluUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	24°C	94 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
99	LagosNigeria · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	71 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
100	RabatMorocco · Mild–warm, mixed	19°C	55 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
101	JohannesburgSouth Africa · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	73 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
102	WellingtonNew Zealand · Mild–warm, mixed	18°C	58 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
103	LuandaAngola · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	68 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
104	KampalaUganda · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	148 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
105	TunisTunisia · Mild–warm, mixed	18°C	63 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
106	SevilleSpain · Mild–warm, mixed	19°C	58 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
107	DallasUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	20°C	88 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
108	New OrleansUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	21°C	104 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
109	HarareZimbabwe · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	94 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
110	SacramentoUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	18°C	89 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
111	WindhoekNamibia · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	84 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
112	GuangzhouChina · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	96 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
113	AustinUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	23°C	73 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
114	BrisbaneAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	136 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
115	YaoundéCameroon · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	117 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
116	LusakaZambia · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	94 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
117	MaputoMozambique · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	95 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
118	ConakryGuinea · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	1 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
119	ParamariboSuriname · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	111 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
120	AucklandNew Zealand · Mild–warm, mixed	22°C	72 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
121	KingstonJamaica · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	29 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
122	Panama CityPanama · Mild–warm, mixed	31°C	18 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
123	DiliTimor-Leste · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	120 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
124	The MaldivesMaldives · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	50 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
125	ChongqingChina · Mild–warm, mixed	20°C	54 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
126	Santo DomingoDominican Republic · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	22 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
127	Sri LankaSri Lanka · Mild–warm, mixed	31°C	115 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
128	SucreBolivia · Mild–warm, mixed	21°C	70 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
129	San AntonioUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	24°C	61 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
130	Little RockUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	18°C	131 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
131	MontgomeryUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	20°C	132 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
132	BridgetownBarbados · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	19 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
133	GeorgetownGuyana · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	94 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
134	TallahasseeUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	22°C	112 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
135	Da NangVietnam · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	39 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
136	CórdobaSpain · Mild–warm, mixed	18°C	65 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
137	Port of SpainTrinidad and Tobago · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	52 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
138	JacksonvilleUnited States · Mild–warm, mixed	23°C	82 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
139	SalvadorBrazil · Mild–warm, mixed	30°C	100 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
140	ShenzhenChina · Mild–warm, mixed	23°C	72 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
141	HobartAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	19°C	57 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
142	HaifaIsrael · Mild–warm, mixed	18°C	59 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
143	AdanaTürkiye · Mild–warm, mixed	19°C	68 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
144	ChristchurchNew Zealand · Mild–warm, mixed	21°C	61 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
145	MedanIndonesia · Mild–warm, mixed	29°C	142 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
146	PeshawarPakistan · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	90 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
147	Ðà LạtVietnam · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	23 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
148	FuzhouChina · Mild–warm, mixed	18°C	128 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
149	KaohsiungTaiwan · Mild–warm, mixed	26°C	37 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
150	PapeeteFrench Polynesia · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	134 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
151	NewcastleAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	116 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
152	HagåtñaGuam · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	42 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
153	SaipanNorthern Mariana Islands · Mild–warm, mixed	28°C	32 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
154	Logan CityAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	27°C	136 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
155	Central CoastAustralia · Mild–warm, mixed	25°C	110 mm	Mild to warm, humid or showery
156	BangkokThailand · Hot	36°C	47 mm	Hot
157	Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam · Hot	37°C	13 mm	Hot
158	MeccaSaudi Arabia · Hot	33°C	1 mm	Hot
159	MumbaiIndia · Hot	37°C	5 mm	Hot
160	DhakaBangladesh · Hot	34°C	50 mm	Hot
161	New DelhiIndia · Hot	32°C	18 mm	Hot
162	KolkataIndia · Hot	35°C	31 mm	Hot
163	ParisFrance · Cool	12°C	52 mm	Cool
164	LondonUnited Kingdom · Cool	10°C	50 mm	Cool
165	RomeItaly · Cool	15°C	69 mm	Cool
166	Vatican CityVatican City · Cool	15°C	69 mm	Cool
167	MonacoMonaco · Cool	13°C	62 mm	Cool
168	MadridSpain · Cool	14°C	48 mm	Cool
169	AthensGreece · Cool	15°C	53 mm	Cool
170	TiranaAlbania · Cool	11°C	77 mm	Cool
171	LisbonPortugal · Cool	16°C	60 mm	Cool
172	BudapestHungary · Cool	10°C	41 mm	Cool
173	BarcelonaSpain · Cool	16°C	43 mm	Cool
174	BrusselsBelgium · Cool	10°C	55 mm	Cool
175	BucharestRomania · Cool	12°C	39 mm	Cool
176	BelgradeSerbia · Cool	13°C	50 mm	Cool
177	VeniceItaly · Cool	12°C	71 mm	Cool
178	MilanItaly · Cool	14°C	64 mm	Cool
179	KrasnodarRussia · Cool	10°C	66 mm	Cool
180	BratislavaSlovakia · Cool	10°C	41 mm	Cool
181	GibraltarGibraltar · Cool	17°C	80 mm	Cool
182	ZagrebCroatia · Cool	11°C	59 mm	Cool
183	FlorenceItaly · Cool	11°C	63 mm	Cool
184	Frankfurt am MainGermany · Cool	10°C	47 mm	Cool
185	NaplesItaly · Cool	14°C	70 mm	Cool
186	LyonFrance · Cool	11°C	54 mm	Cool
187	SkopjeNorth Macedonia · Cool	10°C	73 mm	Cool
188	StrasbourgFrance · Cool	11°C	51 mm	Cool
189	MarseilleFrance · Cool	14°C	40 mm	Cool
190	CologneGermany · Cool	10°C	59 mm	Cool
191	BordeauxFrance · Cool	14°C	63 mm	Cool
192	VallettaMalta · Cool	15°C	51 mm	Cool
193	TurinItaly · Cool	11°C	54 mm	Cool
194	GenoaItaly · Cool	12°C	71 mm	Cool
195	MelillaSpain · Cool	16°C	51 mm	Cool
196	PalermoItaly · Cool	15°C	74 mm	Cool
197	NiceFrance · Cool	13°C	62 mm	Cool
198	DüsseldorfGermany · Cool	10°C	59 mm	Cool
199	ToulouseFrance · Cool	14°C	65 mm	Cool
200	ValenciaSpain · Cool	17°C	40 mm	Cool
201	BirminghamUnited Kingdom · Cool	10°C	53 mm	Cool
202	AntwerpBelgium · Cool	10°C	55 mm	Cool
203	BolognaItaly · Cool	14°C	54 mm	Cool
204	PristinaKosovo · Cool	10°C	66 mm	Cool
205	ThessaloníkiGreece · Cool	14°C	48 mm	Cool
206	PisaItaly · Cool	14°C	62 mm	Cool
207	ZaragozaSpain · Cool	17°C	35 mm	Cool
208	GrazAustria · Cool	10°C	43 mm	Cool
209	DunedinNew Zealand · Cool	15°C	54 mm	Cool
210	QueenstownNew Zealand · Cool	14°C	95 mm	Cool
211	Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea · Wet	29°C	294 mm	Wet
212	ApiaSamoa · Wet	28°C	165 mm	Wet
213	SuvaFiji · Wet	28°C	342 mm	Wet
214	DarwinAustralia · Wet	30°C	286 mm	Wet
215	Port VilaVanuatu · Wet	28°C	232 mm	Wet
216	HoniaraSolomon Islands · Wet	28°C	277 mm	Wet
217	Nuku‘alofaTonga · Wet	27°C	197 mm	Wet
218	MajuroMarshall Islands · Wet	28°C	162 mm	Wet
219	FunafutiTuvalu · Wet	29°C	237 mm	Wet
220	PalikirMicronesia · Wet	29°C	219 mm	Wet
221	YarenNauru · Wet	28°C	193 mm	Wet
222	NoumeaNew Caledonia · Wet	27°C	161 mm	Wet
223	TarawaKiribati · Wet	28°C	219 mm	Wet
224	Pago PagoAmerican Samoa · Wet	29°C	184 mm	Wet
225	Gold CoastAustralia · Wet	27°C	150 mm	Wet
226	NgerulmudPalau · Wet	29°C	183 mm	Wet
227	CairnsAustralia · Wet	26°C	392 mm	Wet
228	AvaruaCook Islands · Wet	27°C	198 mm	Wet
229	Mata-UtuWallis and Futuna · Wet	29°C	212 mm	Wet
230	Sunshine CoastAustralia · Wet	26°C	171 mm	Wet

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).

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