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Where to go in March

Highlighted on the map: destinations whose March climate normals score at least 72% on a warm-and-dry preference, plus editorial best-month picks where no station data exists.

Best weather

Destination	Avg high	Rain	Comfort	From / day
Antigua Guatemala Guatemala	27°C	7 mm	100%	$33
Cape Town South Africa	25°C	20 mm	100%	$47
Cartagena Colombia	31°C	2 mm	100%	$43
Da Nang Vietnam	28°C	36 mm	100%	$27
Hoi An Vietnam	28°C	36 mm	100%	$28
Kathmandu Nepal	24°C	31 mm	100%	$23
Lima Peru	26°C	5 mm	100%	$38
Mexico City Mexico	26°C	10 mm	100%	$43
Playa del Carmen Mexico	30°C	53 mm	100%	$50
Marrakech Morocco	24°C	35 mm	97%	$37
Buenos Aires Argentina · editorial pick	27°C	140 mm	—	$40
Hanoi Vietnam · editorial pick	24°C	55 mm	—	$25
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam · editorial pick	34°C	18 mm	—	$28
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain · editorial pick	22°C	12 mm	—	$65
Oaxaca Mexico · editorial pick	—	—	—	$38
Tokyo Japan · editorial pick	14°C	116 mm	—	$70

Comfort = 65% temperature fit (24–31°C ideal) + 35% rainfall fit, from WMO monthly normals; editorial picks are shown without a score.

Budget destinations

Kathmandu$23–$143/day
Hanoi$25–$165/day
Da Nang$27–$168/day
Hoi An$28–$175/day
Ho Chi Minh City$28–$180/day
Antigua Guatemala$33–$196/day
Marrakech$37–$211/day
Lima$38–$212/day

Warm-weather destinations

Antigua Guatemala27°C · 7 mm
Cape Town25°C · 20 mm
Cartagena31°C · 2 mm
Da Nang28°C · 36 mm
Hoi An28°C · 36 mm
Kathmandu24°C · 31 mm
Lima26°C · 5 mm
Mexico City26°C · 10 mm

Adventure destinations

Antigua Guatemalamountains, hiking, adventure
Cape Townhiking, adventure, surf
Da Nangsurf
Kathmandumountains, hiking, adventure
Limasurf
Playa del Carmenadventure
Marrakechmountains, adventure
Zanzibar (Stone Town and Paje)surf, adventure

Digital nomad bases

Mexico City100 Mbps · community 5/5
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria250 Mbps · community 5/5
Medellín120 Mbps · community 5/5
Buenos Aires100 Mbps · community 5/5
Chiang Mai150 Mbps · community 5/5
Cape Town100 Mbps · community 4/5
Da Nang100 Mbps · community 4/5
Playa del Carmen60 Mbps · community 4/5

Full nomad ranking for March →

Backpacking routes in season

Two Weeks Around Taiwan

14 days$800–$4,200Best Oct, Nov, Mar, AprAdventure 2/5

A round-island rail loop of night markets, marble gorges, temples and mountain lakes.

Three Weeks in Morocco

21 days$900–$4,600Best Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovAdventure 3/5

Medinas, the High Atlas and a night in the Sahara, Marrakech to Tangier.

Three Weeks in Egypt and Jordan

21 days$1,300–$6,500Best Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, NovAdventure 3/5

Pyramids, the Nile by felucca, the Red Sea and the rose-red city of Petra.

Three Weeks in Cuba

21 days$1,200–$5,000Best Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, AprAdventure 3/5

From Havana to Baracoa by colectivo, with nights in family-run casas.

Three Weeks in Sri Lanka

21 days$900–$4,200Best Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 2/5

Rock fortresses, the hill-country train, leopards and a colonial fort town.

Three Weeks in Kerala and Tamil Nadu

21 days$800–$4,500Best Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 2/5

Tea hills, backwater houseboats, cliff-top beaches and South India's great temples.

Three Weeks in Nepal: Annapurna Base Camp

21 days$900–$4,000Best Oct, Nov, Mar, AprAdventure 4/5

Kathmandu's temples, a teahouse trek into the Annapurna Sanctuary and Chitwan's rhinos.

Three Weeks in the Philippine Islands

21 days$1,100–$5,800Best Jan, Feb, Mar, AprAdventure 3/5

Palawan lagoons, Coron wrecks, Visayan reefs and the surf island of Siargao.

The Petronas Twin Towers at night, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Three Weeks in Singapore and Malaysia

21 days$1,000–$5,500Best Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 1/5

Hawker food, heritage port towns, tea highlands and a duty-free island.

Four Weeks in Colombia

28 days$1,300–$5,800Best Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, AugAdventure 2/5

Andean cities, coffee hills and a Caribbean finish from Bogota to Palomino.

Four Weeks in New Zealand

28 days$2,900–$11,500Best Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 3/5

Geothermal north to the fiords of the south, by campervan or bus.

Four Weeks in Patagonia

28 days$2,400–$9,000Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 4/5

Granite towers, calving glaciers and lake country across Chile and Argentina.

One Month in Japan

30 days$2,400–$9,500Best Mar, Apr, May, Oct, NovAdventure 2/5

Tokyo to Kyushu with a rail pass that is actually worth it.

One Month in Vietnam

30 days$900–$4,200Best Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, NovAdventure 3/5

Hanoi to Saigon the slow way, by train, bus and motorbike.

One Month in North India

30 days$1,000–$5,500Best Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 3/5

Delhi, the Ganges, the Taj Mahal and Rajasthan's fort cities by train.

Six Weeks in Mexico

42 days$2,300–$9,800Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, AprAdventure 2/5

Capital to Caribbean through Oaxaca, Chiapas and the Yucatan.

Six Weeks in Central America

42 days$1,500–$6,500Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, AprAdventure 4/5

Mexico's south to Costa Rica: ruins, volcanoes, reefs and Spanish.

Three Months in South America

90 days$3,200–$14,000Best Sep, Oct, Nov, Mar, AprAdventure 4/5

Colombia to Patagonia down the Andean spine.

Three Months in Southeast Asia

90 days$2,700–$11,500Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 3/5

The banana pancake trail, done with time to stop.

Six-Month Gap Year in Australia and New Zealand

180 days$11,000–$38,000Best Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, MarAdventure 3/5

The east coast, a regional work block, Melbourne and New Zealand's South Island.

The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An, Vietnam

Six-Month Asia Nomad Circuit

180 days$8,000–$32,000Best Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, AprAdventure 1/5

Month-long bases from Seoul to Bali, timed to follow the dry, mild seasons.

Palacio de Bellas Artes at dusk, Mexico City

Six-Month Latin America Nomad Circuit

180 days$8,000–$31,000Best Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, MayAdventure 2/5

A month each in six Latin American cities, from Mexico's highlands to Rio.

Seasonal events and festivals

Cherry blossom (sakura) season · Tokyo
Late March to early April in Tokyo and Kyoto (varies yearly) · Hanami picnics under the trees; peak dates shift with the weather and accommodation sells out. source ↗

Nyepi (Balinese Day of Silence) · Bali
March (Balinese calendar; new moon) · The whole island, including the airport, closes for 24 hours; the ogoh-ogoh parades the night before are spectacular. source ↗

Dates that follow lunar or religious calendars move each year; verify with the source before booking.

Shoulder-season bargains

Athens · 16°C, 41 mm Bangkok · 34°C, 29 mm Budapest · 11°C, 31 mm Funchal (Madeira) · 20°C, 64 mm Istanbul · 11°C, 63 mm Kyoto · 14°C, 103 mm Lisbon · 18°C, 69 mm Medellín · 28°C, 126 mm

Editorial shoulder months: lower prices, acceptable weather, fewer people.

Rainy-season considerations

Kuala Lumpur · 241 mm, 14 rain days Bali (Canggu and Ubud) · 234 mm, 20 rain days

Plan it

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