Where to go
Where to go in March
Every place in the atlas, ranked by its March climate: comfortable temperatures, few wet days and clear skies score highest. Cape Verde has the month's top-scoring destination.
iTop ten
The best of March
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Guadalupe
Zacatecas, Mexico
21°high in Mar9°low1wet day
iiThe full table
March, ranked
| # | Place | Country | High | Low | Rain | Sea | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praia Praia | Cape Verde | 25° | 20° | 0 days | 23° | 100 |
| 2 | Antofagasta Antofagasta | Chile | 22° | 17° | 0 days | 19° | 100 |
| 3 | Iquique Tarapacá | Chile | 24° | 19° | 0 days | 21° | 100 |
| 4 | Valparaíso Valparaiso | Chile | 18° | 15° | 1 day | 17° | 99 |
| 5 | Sanaa Amanat Alasimah | Yemen | 23° | 11° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 6 | Ta'if Mecca Region | Saudi Arabia | 23° | 12° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 7 | Sakakah Al Jawf Region | Saudi Arabia | 24° | 11° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 8 | Khamis Mushait 'Asir Region | Saudi Arabia | 23° | 12° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 9 | Saada Şa‘dah | Yemen | 25° | 12° | 0 days | – | 99 |
| 10 | Guadalupe Zacatecas | Mexico | 21° | 9° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 11 | Pichilemu O'Higgins Region | Chile | 22° | 14° | 1 day | 16° | 99 |
| 12 | Hajjah Ḩajjah | Yemen | 23° | 14° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 13 | Al Bahah Al Bahah Region | Saudi Arabia | 20° | 11° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 14 | Al Bayda' Al Bayda | Yemen | 23° | 12° | 1 day | – | 99 |
| 15 | La Serena Coquimbo Region | Chile | 23° | 16° | 1 day | 17° | 98 |
| 16 | Kuwait City Al Asimah | Kuwait | 23° | 15° | 1 day | 18° | 98 |
| 17 | Arar Northern Borders Region | Saudi Arabia | 24° | 10° | 1 day | – | 98 |
| 18 | Ibb Ibb Governorate | Yemen | 24° | 12° | 1 day | – | 97 |
| 19 | Al Wakrah Al Wakrah | Qatar | 25° | 18° | 1 day | 21° | 97 |
| 20 | Concepción Biobio | Chile | 22° | 12° | 2 days | 14° | 96 |
| 21 | Manama Manama | Bahrain | 21° | 19° | 2 days | 20° | 96 |
| 22 | Dammam Eastern Province | Saudi Arabia | 23° | 17° | 2 days | 20° | 96 |
| 23 | Doha Baladiyat ad Dawhah | Qatar | 25° | 17° | 1 day | 21° | 95 |
| 24 | Alexandria Alexandria | Egypt | 21° | 12° | 2 days | 17° | 94 |
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Beach weather in March
Beach scores add sea temperature and favour hot, settled days.
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1Zihuatanejo
Mexico
28°high
27°sea
100beach score
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2Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
28°high
26°sea
99beach score
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3Aden
Yemen
26°high
26°sea
99beach score
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5Mukalla
Yemen
28°high
27°sea
99beach score
Beaches to swim at in March
At the towns with the best beach weather this month, with the sea temperature and the EU water quality on each beach's page.
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Playa El Borrego
Beach
Playa El Borrego
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Playa Balandra
Beach
Playa Balandra
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Playa Campos
Beach
Playa Campos
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Nagoa Beach
Beach
Nagoa BeachFestivals in March
The best-known festivals held this month, with their town.
- Feria del Sol (Mérida)Carnival · Feb–MarMérida, Venezuela
- Carnival of VeniceCarnival · Feb–MarVenice, Italy
- FallasTraditional festivalValencia, Spain
- Carnival of Santa Cruz de TenerifeCarnival · Feb–MarSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Rio CarnivalCarnival · Feb–MarRio de Janeiro, Brazil
- South by SouthwestFilm festivalAustin, United States
- Carnival of BaselCarnival · Feb–MarBasel, Switzerland
- Cologne CarnivalCarnival · Feb–MarCologne, Germany
- Nice CarnivalCarnival · Feb–MarNice, France
- Holy Week in SevilleReligious festival · Mar–AprSeville, Spain
- Mardi Gras in New OrleansCarnival · Feb–MarNew Orleans, United States
- Rijeka CarnivalCarnival · Feb–MarRijeka, Croatia
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
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