United States in March

March is United States's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 171 destinations average 73/100, led by Joshua Tree National Park at 96 — 19°C and 1 rainy day — while Gates of the Arctic National Park is cooler at -23°C and scores 42.

#5 of 12 months for United States · 171 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Where in United States in March

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Joshua Tree National Park	National park	19°C	11 mm · 1 day	96 tier S	Yes
2	Palm Springs	City	24°C	16 mm · 2 days	95 tier S	Yes
3	Phoenix	City	23°C	16 mm · 2 days	95 tier S	Yes
4	Big Bend National Park	National park	19°C	8 mm · 1 day	94 tier S	Yes
5	Grand Canyon National Park	National park	17°C	27 mm · 4 days	94 tier S	Yes
6	Las Vegas	City	18°C	14 mm · 2 days	94 tier S	Yes
7	Scottsdale	City	23°C	28 mm · 4 days	94 tier S	Yes
8	Tucson	City	21°C	14 mm · 3 days	94 tier S	Yes
9	Naples, Florida	Beach	29°C	34 mm · 2 days	93 tier S	Yes
10	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	National park	16°C	13 mm · 2 days	92 tier S	Yes
11	Fort Lauderdale	Beach	28°C	50 mm · 4 days	92 tier S	Yes
12	Killington	Ski resort	-6°C	97 mm · 12 days	92 tier S	Yes
13	Kona	Beach	31°C	67 mm · 13 days	92 tier S	Yes
14	Saguaro National Park	National park	15°C	22 mm · 4 days	92 tier S	Yes
15	Sarasota	Beach	27°C	34 mm · 3 days	92 tier S	Yes
16	St. Augustine	City	23°C	51 mm · 5 days	92 tier S	Yes
17	Key West	Beach	29°C	35 mm · 3 days	91 tier S	Yes
18	Miami	Beach	28°C	60 mm · 4 days	91 tier S	Yes
19	Austin	City	24°C	59 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	Yes
20	Honolulu	Beach	29°C	68 mm · 8 days	90 tier S	—
21	Houston	City	24°C	75 mm · 5 days	90 tier S	Yes
22	Lahaina	Beach	28°C	45 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	—
23	San Antonio	City	24°C	50 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	Yes
24	White Sands National Park	National park	18°C	8 mm · 1 day	90 tier S	Yes
25	Clearwater	Beach	27°C	41 mm · 4 days	89 tier A	Yes
26	Death Valley National Park	National park	11°C	14 mm · 3 days	89 tier A	—
27	Tampa	City	27°C	39 mm · 4 days	89 tier A	Yes
28	Kauai	Island	23°C	85 mm · 15 days	88 tier A	—
29	Moab	Trekking hub	13°C	24 mm · 4 days	88 tier A	Yes
30	New Orleans	City	24°C	134 mm · 6 days	88 tier A	Yes
31	Savannah	City	23°C	81 mm · 6 days	88 tier A	Yes
32	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	National park	10°C	12 mm · 2 days	87 tier A	—
33	Los Angeles	City	20°C	78 mm · 6 days	87 tier A	—
34	Orlando	City	28°C	53 mm · 4 days	87 tier A	Yes
35	Telluride	Ski resort	3°C	40 mm · 7 days	87 tier A	Yes
36	Charleston	City	19°C	75 mm · 6 days	86 tier A	Yes
37	Congaree National Park	National park	21°C	86 mm · 10 days	86 tier A	Yes
38	Jacksonville	City	25°C	117 mm · 8 days	86 tier A	Yes
39	Canyonlands National Park	National park	11°C	21 mm · 4 days	85 tier A	—
40	Pinnacles National Park	National park	16°C	75 mm · 10 days	85 tier A	—
41	Sedona	Trekking hub	14°C	45 mm · 6 days	85 tier A	—
42	Albuquerque	City	15°C	12 mm · 3 days	84 tier A	—
43	Breckenridge	Ski resort	1°C	60 mm · 11 days	84 tier A	—
44	Dallas	City	21°C	104 mm · 7 days	84 tier A	Yes
45	Mammoth Lakes	Ski resort	4°C	101 mm · 9 days	84 tier A	Yes
46	Maui	Island	15°C	105 mm · 19 days	84 tier A	—
47	Arches National Park	National park	9°C	28 mm · 6 days	83 tier A	—
48	Big Sky	Ski resort	-1°C	65 mm · 14 days	83 tier A	—
49	Haleakala National Park	National park	12°C	105 mm · 19 days	83 tier A	—
50	Hot Springs National Park	National park	18°C	132 mm · 10 days	83 tier A	Yes
51	Sun Valley	Ski resort	1°C	55 mm · 8 days	83 tier A	—
52	Aspen	Ski resort	3°C	72 mm · 10 days	82 tier A	—
53	Capitol Reef National Park	National park	6°C	21 mm · 3 days	82 tier A	—
54	Petrified Forest National Park	National park	10°C	28 mm · 5 days	82 tier A	—
55	Sacramento	City	18°C	79 mm · 9 days	82 tier A	—
56	Taos	Trekking hub	8°C	30 mm · 6 days	82 tier A	—
57	Vail	Ski resort	2°C	85 mm · 13 days	82 tier A	—
58	Channel Islands National Park	National park	12°C	72 mm · 7 days	81 tier A	—
59	Lake Placid	Ski resort	-1°C	63 mm · 11 days	81 tier A	—
60	Mammoth Cave National Park	National park	16°C	133 mm · 10 days	81 tier A	—
61	Mesa Verde National Park	National park	7°C	35 mm · 5 days	81 tier A	—
62	Steamboat Springs	Ski resort	4°C	71 mm · 14 days	81 tier A	—
63	Everglades National Park	National park	29°C	26 mm · 2 days	80 tier A	Yes
64	Great Sand Dunes National Park	National park	6°C	20 mm · 3 days	80 tier A	—
65	Jackson	Ski resort	0°C	45 mm · 9 days	80 tier A	—
66	Park City	Ski resort	2°C	124 mm · 14 days	80 tier A	—
67	Pensacola	Beach	23°C	102 mm · 7 days	80 tier A	—
68	Atlanta	City	19°C	120 mm · 8 days	79 tier B	—
69	Destin	Beach	22°C	95 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
70	Dry Tortugas National Park	National park	26°C	27 mm · 3 days	79 tier B	Yes
71	Raleigh	City	16°C	88 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
72	Zion National Park	National park	8°C	59 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
73	Biscayne National Park	National park	28°C	46 mm · 5 days	78 tier B	Yes
74	Charlotte	City	17°C	99 mm · 9 days	78 tier B	—
75	San Diego	Beach	19°C	42 mm · 6 days	78 tier B	—
76	Shenandoah National Park	National park	7°C	65 mm · 10 days	78 tier B	—
77	Stowe	Ski resort	1°C	86 mm · 11 days	78 tier B	—
78	Badlands National Park	National park	6°C	31 mm · 5 days	77 tier B	—
79	Bozeman	Trekking hub	5°C	37 mm · 8 days	77 tier B	—
80	Gateway Arch National Park	National park	11°C	116 mm · 10 days	77 tier B	—
81	Laguna Beach	Beach	16°C	47 mm · 7 days	77 tier B	—
82	Napa	City	18°C	111 mm · 11 days	77 tier B	—
83	New River Gorge National Park	National park	10°C	94 mm · 12 days	77 tier B	—
84	Wind Cave National Park	National park	5°C	37 mm · 6 days	77 tier B	—
85	Asheville	City	14°C	87 mm · 8 days	76 tier B	—
86	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	National park	6°C	53 mm · 9 days	76 tier B	—
87	San Francisco	City	15°C	97 mm · 11 days	76 tier B	—
88	Denver	City	11°C	41 mm · 4 days	75 tier B	—
89	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National park	11°C	170 mm · 11 days	75 tier B	—
90	Hilton Head Island	Beach	20°C	86 mm · 7 days	75 tier B	—
91	Reno	City	10°C	38 mm · 6 days	75 tier B	—
92	Richmond	City	14°C	85 mm · 8 days	75 tier B	—
93	Santa Fe	City	9°C	20 mm · 4 days	75 tier B	—
94	Boulder	City	11°C	56 mm · 6 days	74 tier B	—
95	Kansas City	City	11°C	61 mm · 5 days	74 tier B	—
96	Memphis	City	17°C	170 mm · 10 days	74 tier B	—
97	Baltimore	City	11°C	87 mm · 8 days	73 tier B	—
98	Boise	City	9°C	36 mm · 7 days	73 tier B	—
99	Bryce Canyon National Park	National park	2°C	40 mm · 6 days	73 tier B	—
100	Nashville	City	16°C	125 mm · 11 days	73 tier B	—
101	Santa Barbara	Beach	19°C	104 mm · 7 days	73 tier B	—
102	Washington	City	11°C	81 mm · 8 days	73 tier B	—
103	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	National park	6°C	92 mm · 12 days	72 tier B	—
104	Monterey	Beach	15°C	92 mm · 10 days	72 tier B	—
105	Myrtle Beach	Beach	19°C	75 mm · 7 days	72 tier B	—
106	Salt Lake City	City	9°C	64 mm · 9 days	72 tier B	—
107	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	National park	19°C	301 mm · 23 days	71 tier B	—
108	South Lake Tahoe	Trekking hub	4°C	90 mm · 10 days	71 tier B	—
109	Hilo	City	30°C	249 mm · 19 days	70 tier B	—
110	Indiana Dunes National Park	National park	3°C	87 mm · 11 days	70 tier B	—
111	Louisville	City	13°C	118 mm · 10 days	70 tier B	—
112	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	National park	2°C	17 mm · 4 days	70 tier B	—
113	Philadelphia	City	10°C	99 mm · 8 days	69 tier C	—
114	St. Louis	City	11°C	113 mm · 10 days	69 tier C	—
115	Big Sur	Beach	17°C	120 mm · 12 days	68 tier C	—
116	Gatlinburg	City	15°C	132 mm · 11 days	68 tier C	—
117	Seattle	City	9°C	67 mm · 11 days	67 tier C	—
118	Bend	City	4°C	37 mm · 8 days	66 tier C	—
119	Cincinnati	City	10°C	105 mm · 9 days	66 tier C	—
120	Virginia Beach	Beach	14°C	91 mm · 8 days	66 tier C	—
121	Columbus	City	9°C	104 mm · 10 days	65 tier C	—
122	Flagstaff	City	7°C	78 mm · 8 days	65 tier C	—
123	New York	City	8°C	108 mm · 9 days	65 tier C	—
124	Portland	City	11°C	115 mm · 16 days	65 tier C	—
125	Redwood National Park	National park	9°C	247 mm · 16 days	65 tier C	—
126	Chicago	City	6°C	74 mm · 9 days	64 tier C	—
127	Grand Teton National Park	National park	0°C	64 mm · 12 days	64 tier C	—
128	Pittsburgh	City	8°C	90 mm · 11 days	64 tier C	—
129	Santa Cruz, California	Beach	17°C	161 mm · 12 days	64 tier C	—
130	Whitefish	Ski resort	4°C	36 mm · 9 days	64 tier C	—
131	Cleveland	City	6°C	68 mm · 9 days	63 tier C	—
132	Indianapolis	City	8°C	116 mm · 10 days	63 tier C	—
133	Outer Banks	Beach	11°C	108 mm · 8 days	63 tier C	—
134	Detroit	City	4°C	81 mm · 10 days	62 tier C	—
135	Rocky Mountain National Park	National park	-2°C	92 mm · 13 days	62 tier C	—
136	Yellowstone National Park	National park	-2°C	64 mm · 12 days	62 tier C	—
137	Acadia National Park	National park	0°C	109 mm · 11 days	61 tier C	—
138	Great Basin National Park	National park	-1°C	115 mm · 13 days	60 tier C	—
139	Madison	City	3°C	77 mm · 9 days	60 tier C	—
140	Boston	City	5°C	105 mm · 9 days	59 tier D	—
141	Milwaukee	City	3°C	69 mm · 8 days	59 tier D	—
142	Voyageurs National Park	National park	-3°C	36 mm · 6 days	59 tier D	—
143	Glacier National Park	National park	-3°C	136 mm · 19 days	58 tier D	—
144	Lassen Volcanic National Park	National park	-1°C	204 mm · 16 days	56 tier D	—
145	Minneapolis	City	2°C	54 mm · 6 days	56 tier D	—
146	Kings Canyon National Park	National park	-3°C	109 mm · 10 days	55 tier D	—
147	Isle Royale National Park	National park	-6°C	48 mm · 7 days	54 tier D	—
148	Newport	Beach	4°C	81 mm · 6 days	54 tier D	—
149	Olympic National Park	National park	0°C	311 mm · 19 days	54 tier D	—
150	Sequoia National Park	National park	-2°C	141 mm · 11 days	54 tier D	—
151	Traverse City	City	1°C	55 mm · 8 days	54 tier D	—
152	Burlington	City	1°C	66 mm · 10 days	53 tier D	—
153	Katmai National Park	National park	-5°C	100 mm · 15 days	53 tier D	—
154	Yosemite National Park	National park	-2°C	220 mm · 13 days	53 tier D	—
155	Crater Lake National Park	National park	-1°C	220 mm · 18 days	52 tier D	—
156	Anchorage	City	-2°C	27 mm · 3 days	50 tier D	—
157	Denali National Park	National park	-10°C	35 mm · 8 days	50 tier D	—
158	Hyannis	Beach	4°C	111 mm · 9 days	50 tier D	—
159	Juneau	City	1°C	133 mm · 15 days	50 tier D	—
160	Bar Harbor	City	1°C	109 mm · 11 days	49 tier F	—
161	Nantucket	Island	3°C	90 mm · 7 days	49 tier F	—
162	Fairbanks	City	-6°C	12 mm · 3 days	47 tier F	—
163	North Cascades National Park	National park	-7°C	170 mm · 18 days	47 tier F	—
164	Mackinac Island	Island	-3°C	69 mm · 10 days	46 tier F	—
165	Mount Rainier National Park	National park	-8°C	170 mm · 20 days	46 tier F	—
166	Glacier Bay National Park	National park	-5°C	312 mm · 18 days	45 tier F	—
167	Lake Clark National Park	National park	-13°C	94 mm · 13 days	44 tier F	—
168	Gates of the Arctic National Park	National park	-23°C	18 mm · 6 days	42 tier F	—
169	Kobuk Valley National Park	National park	-17°C	48 mm · 10 days	42 tier F	—
170	Wrangell-St Elias National Park	National park	-16°C	66 mm · 12 days	42 tier F	—
171	Kenai Fjords National Park	National park	-10°C	245 mm · 15 days	41 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means March is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United States in March

Desert bloom · Joshua Tree National Park and 1 more place · 15 Feb – 30 Apr (usually)
Spring break and festival weekends · Joshua Tree National Park · 1 Mar – 25 Apr (usually)
Cactus League spring training · Phoenix · 19 Feb – 25 Mar (usually)
Desert wildflowers · Phoenix and 1 more place · 20 Feb – 10 Apr (usually)
March Madness · Las Vegas · 15 Mar – 8 Apr (usually)
Spring break · Fort Lauderdale and 4 more places · 25 Feb – 5 Apr (usually)
Sea turtle nesting · Fort Lauderdale and 1 more place · 1 Mar – 31 Oct
Snowbird season · Sarasota · 5 Jan – 31 Mar (usually)

Seasons in force

Peak crowds at 43 of United States's 106 well-known places this month.

Better months for United States

April · 78/100 May · 78/100 October · 76/100 Weakest: January · 61/100

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