United States in March

March is United States's 5th-best month (rank 5 of 12): its 173 destinations average 74/100, 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 · 173 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇺🇸 United States, month by month

74/100 in March

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	Alta	Ski resort	-1°C	117 mm · 17 days	94 tier S	Yes
5	Big Bend National Park	National park	19°C	8 mm · 1 day	94 tier S	Yes
6	Grand Canyon National Park	National park	17°C	27 mm · 4 days	94 tier S	Yes
7	Las Vegas	City	18°C	14 mm · 2 days	94 tier S	Yes
8	Scottsdale	City	23°C	28 mm · 4 days	94 tier S	Yes
9	Tucson	City	21°C	14 mm · 3 days	94 tier S	Yes
10	Naples, Florida	Beach	29°C	34 mm · 2 days	93 tier S	Yes
11	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	National park	16°C	13 mm · 2 days	92 tier S	Yes
12	Fort Lauderdale	Beach	28°C	50 mm · 4 days	92 tier S	Yes
13	Killington	Ski resort	-6°C	97 mm · 12 days	92 tier S	Yes
14	Kona	Beach	31°C	67 mm · 13 days	92 tier S	Yes
15	Saguaro National Park	National park	15°C	22 mm · 4 days	92 tier S	Yes
16	Sarasota	Beach	27°C	34 mm · 3 days	92 tier S	Yes
17	St. Augustine	City	23°C	51 mm · 5 days	92 tier S	Yes
18	Key West	Beach	29°C	35 mm · 3 days	91 tier S	Yes
19	Miami	Beach	28°C	60 mm · 4 days	91 tier S	Yes
20	Austin	City	24°C	59 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	Yes
21	Honolulu	Beach	29°C	68 mm · 8 days	90 tier S	—
22	Houston	City	24°C	75 mm · 5 days	90 tier S	Yes
23	Lahaina	Beach	28°C	45 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	—
24	San Antonio	City	24°C	50 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	Yes
25	White Sands National Park	National park	18°C	8 mm · 1 day	90 tier S	Yes
26	Clearwater	Beach	27°C	41 mm · 4 days	89 tier A	Yes
27	Death Valley National Park	National park	11°C	14 mm · 3 days	89 tier A	—
28	Tampa	City	27°C	39 mm · 4 days	89 tier A	Yes
29	Kauai	Island	23°C	85 mm · 15 days	88 tier A	—
30	Moab	Trekking hub	13°C	24 mm · 4 days	88 tier A	Yes
31	New Orleans	City	24°C	134 mm · 6 days	88 tier A	Yes
32	Savannah	City	23°C	81 mm · 6 days	88 tier A	Yes
33	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	National park	10°C	12 mm · 2 days	87 tier A	—
34	Los Angeles	City	20°C	78 mm · 6 days	87 tier A	—
35	Orlando	City	28°C	53 mm · 4 days	87 tier A	Yes
36	Telluride	Ski resort	3°C	40 mm · 7 days	87 tier A	Yes
37	Charleston	City	19°C	75 mm · 6 days	86 tier A	Yes
38	Congaree National Park	National park	21°C	86 mm · 10 days	86 tier A	Yes
39	Jacksonville	City	25°C	117 mm · 8 days	86 tier A	Yes
40	Canyonlands National Park	National park	11°C	21 mm · 4 days	85 tier A	—
41	Pinnacles National Park	National park	16°C	75 mm · 10 days	85 tier A	—
42	Sedona	Trekking hub	14°C	45 mm · 6 days	85 tier A	—
43	Albuquerque	City	15°C	12 mm · 3 days	84 tier A	—
44	Breckenridge	Ski resort	1°C	60 mm · 11 days	84 tier A	—
45	Dallas	City	21°C	104 mm · 7 days	84 tier A	Yes
46	Mammoth Lakes	Ski resort	4°C	101 mm · 9 days	84 tier A	Yes
47	Maui	Island	15°C	105 mm · 19 days	84 tier A	—
48	Arches National Park	National park	9°C	28 mm · 6 days	83 tier A	—
49	Big Sky	Ski resort	-1°C	65 mm · 14 days	83 tier A	—
50	Haleakala National Park	National park	12°C	105 mm · 19 days	83 tier A	—
51	Hot Springs National Park	National park	18°C	132 mm · 10 days	83 tier A	Yes
52	Sun Valley	Ski resort	1°C	55 mm · 8 days	83 tier A	—
53	Aspen	Ski resort	3°C	72 mm · 10 days	82 tier A	—
54	Capitol Reef National Park	National park	6°C	21 mm · 3 days	82 tier A	—
55	Petrified Forest National Park	National park	10°C	28 mm · 5 days	82 tier A	—
56	Sacramento	City	18°C	79 mm · 9 days	82 tier A	—
57	Taos	Trekking hub	8°C	30 mm · 6 days	82 tier A	—
58	Vail	Ski resort	2°C	85 mm · 13 days	82 tier A	—
59	Channel Islands National Park	National park	12°C	72 mm · 7 days	81 tier A	—
60	Lake Placid	Ski resort	-1°C	63 mm · 11 days	81 tier A	—
61	Mammoth Cave National Park	National park	16°C	133 mm · 10 days	81 tier A	—
62	Mesa Verde National Park	National park	7°C	35 mm · 5 days	81 tier A	—
63	Steamboat Springs	Ski resort	4°C	71 mm · 14 days	81 tier A	—
64	Everglades National Park	National park	29°C	26 mm · 2 days	80 tier A	Yes
65	Great Sand Dunes National Park	National park	6°C	20 mm · 3 days	80 tier A	—
66	Jackson	Ski resort	0°C	45 mm · 9 days	80 tier A	—
67	Park City	Ski resort	2°C	124 mm · 14 days	80 tier A	—
68	Pensacola	Beach	23°C	102 mm · 7 days	80 tier A	—
69	Atlanta	City	19°C	120 mm · 8 days	79 tier B	—
70	Destin	Beach	22°C	95 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
71	Dry Tortugas National Park	National park	26°C	27 mm · 3 days	79 tier B	Yes
72	Raleigh	City	16°C	88 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
73	Zion National Park	National park	8°C	59 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
74	Biscayne National Park	National park	28°C	46 mm · 5 days	78 tier B	Yes
75	Charlotte	City	17°C	99 mm · 9 days	78 tier B	—
76	San Diego	Beach	19°C	42 mm · 6 days	78 tier B	—
77	Shenandoah National Park	National park	7°C	65 mm · 10 days	78 tier B	—
78	Stowe	Ski resort	1°C	86 mm · 11 days	78 tier B	—
79	Badlands National Park	National park	6°C	31 mm · 5 days	77 tier B	—
80	Bozeman	Trekking hub	5°C	37 mm · 8 days	77 tier B	—
81	Gateway Arch National Park	National park	11°C	116 mm · 10 days	77 tier B	—
82	Laguna Beach	Beach	16°C	47 mm · 7 days	77 tier B	—
83	Napa	City	18°C	111 mm · 11 days	77 tier B	—
84	New River Gorge National Park	National park	10°C	94 mm · 12 days	77 tier B	—
85	Wind Cave National Park	National park	5°C	37 mm · 6 days	77 tier B	—
86	Asheville	City	14°C	87 mm · 8 days	76 tier B	—
87	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	National park	6°C	53 mm · 9 days	76 tier B	—
88	San Francisco	City	15°C	97 mm · 11 days	76 tier B	—
89	Denver	City	11°C	41 mm · 4 days	75 tier B	—
90	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National park	11°C	170 mm · 11 days	75 tier B	—
91	Hilton Head Island	Beach	20°C	86 mm · 7 days	75 tier B	—
92	Reno	City	10°C	38 mm · 6 days	75 tier B	—
93	Richmond	City	14°C	85 mm · 8 days	75 tier B	—
94	Santa Fe	City	9°C	20 mm · 4 days	75 tier B	—
95	Boulder	City	11°C	56 mm · 6 days	74 tier B	—
96	Kansas City	City	11°C	61 mm · 5 days	74 tier B	—
97	Memphis	City	17°C	170 mm · 10 days	74 tier B	—
98	Baltimore	City	11°C	87 mm · 8 days	73 tier B	—
99	Boise	City	9°C	36 mm · 7 days	73 tier B	—
100	Bryce Canyon National Park	National park	2°C	40 mm · 6 days	73 tier B	—
101	Nashville	City	16°C	125 mm · 11 days	73 tier B	—
102	Santa Barbara	Beach	19°C	104 mm · 7 days	73 tier B	—
103	Washington	City	11°C	81 mm · 8 days	73 tier B	—
104	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	National park	6°C	92 mm · 12 days	72 tier B	—
105	Monterey	Beach	15°C	92 mm · 10 days	72 tier B	—
106	Myrtle Beach	Beach	19°C	75 mm · 7 days	72 tier B	—
107	Salt Lake City	City	9°C	64 mm · 9 days	72 tier B	—
108	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	National park	19°C	301 mm · 23 days	71 tier B	—
109	South Lake Tahoe	Trekking hub	4°C	90 mm · 10 days	71 tier B	—
110	Hilo	City	30°C	249 mm · 19 days	70 tier B	—
111	Indiana Dunes National Park	National park	3°C	87 mm · 11 days	70 tier B	—
112	Louisville	City	13°C	118 mm · 10 days	70 tier B	—
113	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	National park	2°C	17 mm · 4 days	70 tier B	—
114	Philadelphia	City	10°C	99 mm · 8 days	69 tier C	—
115	St. Louis	City	11°C	113 mm · 10 days	69 tier C	—
116	Big Sur	Beach	17°C	120 mm · 12 days	68 tier C	—
117	Gatlinburg	City	15°C	132 mm · 11 days	68 tier C	—
118	Seattle	City	9°C	67 mm · 11 days	67 tier C	—
119	Bend	City	4°C	37 mm · 8 days	66 tier C	—
120	Cincinnati	City	10°C	105 mm · 9 days	66 tier C	—
121	Virginia Beach	Beach	14°C	91 mm · 8 days	66 tier C	—
122	Columbus	City	9°C	104 mm · 10 days	65 tier C	—
123	Flagstaff	City	7°C	78 mm · 8 days	65 tier C	—
124	Half Moon Bay	Beach	14°C	118 mm · 12 days	65 tier C	—
125	New York	City	8°C	108 mm · 9 days	65 tier C	—
126	Portland	City	11°C	115 mm · 16 days	65 tier C	—
127	Redwood National Park	National park	9°C	247 mm · 16 days	65 tier C	—
128	Chicago	City	6°C	74 mm · 9 days	64 tier C	—
129	Grand Teton National Park	National park	0°C	64 mm · 12 days	64 tier C	—
130	Pittsburgh	City	8°C	90 mm · 11 days	64 tier C	—
131	Santa Cruz, California	Beach	17°C	161 mm · 12 days	64 tier C	—
132	Whitefish	Ski resort	4°C	36 mm · 9 days	64 tier C	—
133	Cleveland	City	6°C	68 mm · 9 days	63 tier C	—
134	Indianapolis	City	8°C	116 mm · 10 days	63 tier C	—
135	Outer Banks	Beach	11°C	108 mm · 8 days	63 tier C	—
136	Detroit	City	4°C	81 mm · 10 days	62 tier C	—
137	Rocky Mountain National Park	National park	-2°C	92 mm · 13 days	62 tier C	—
138	Yellowstone National Park	National park	-2°C	64 mm · 12 days	62 tier C	—
139	Acadia National Park	National park	0°C	109 mm · 11 days	61 tier C	—
140	Great Basin National Park	National park	-1°C	115 mm · 13 days	60 tier C	—
141	Madison	City	3°C	77 mm · 9 days	60 tier C	—
142	Boston	City	5°C	105 mm · 9 days	59 tier D	—
143	Milwaukee	City	3°C	69 mm · 8 days	59 tier D	—
144	Voyageurs National Park	National park	-3°C	36 mm · 6 days	59 tier D	—
145	Glacier National Park	National park	-3°C	136 mm · 19 days	58 tier D	—
146	Lassen Volcanic National Park	National park	-1°C	204 mm · 16 days	56 tier D	—
147	Minneapolis	City	2°C	54 mm · 6 days	56 tier D	—
148	Kings Canyon National Park	National park	-3°C	109 mm · 10 days	55 tier D	—
149	Isle Royale National Park	National park	-6°C	48 mm · 7 days	54 tier D	—
150	Newport	Beach	4°C	81 mm · 6 days	54 tier D	—
151	Olympic National Park	National park	0°C	311 mm · 19 days	54 tier D	—
152	Sequoia National Park	National park	-2°C	141 mm · 11 days	54 tier D	—
153	Traverse City	City	1°C	55 mm · 8 days	54 tier D	—
154	Burlington	City	1°C	66 mm · 10 days	53 tier D	—
155	Katmai National Park	National park	-5°C	100 mm · 15 days	53 tier D	—
156	Yosemite National Park	National park	-2°C	220 mm · 13 days	53 tier D	—
157	Crater Lake National Park	National park	-1°C	220 mm · 18 days	52 tier D	—
158	Anchorage	City	-2°C	27 mm · 3 days	50 tier D	—
159	Denali National Park	National park	-10°C	35 mm · 8 days	50 tier D	—
160	Hyannis	Beach	4°C	111 mm · 9 days	50 tier D	—
161	Juneau	City	1°C	133 mm · 15 days	50 tier D	—
162	Bar Harbor	City	1°C	109 mm · 11 days	49 tier F	—
163	Nantucket	Island	3°C	90 mm · 7 days	49 tier F	—
164	Fairbanks	City	-6°C	12 mm · 3 days	47 tier F	—
165	North Cascades National Park	National park	-7°C	170 mm · 18 days	47 tier F	—
166	Mackinac Island	Island	-3°C	69 mm · 10 days	46 tier F	—
167	Mount Rainier National Park	National park	-8°C	170 mm · 20 days	46 tier F	—
168	Glacier Bay National Park	National park	-5°C	312 mm · 18 days	45 tier F	—
169	Lake Clark National Park	National park	-13°C	94 mm · 13 days	44 tier F	—
170	Gates of the Arctic National Park	National park	-23°C	18 mm · 6 days	42 tier F	—
171	Kobuk Valley National Park	National park	-17°C	48 mm · 10 days	42 tier F	—
172	Wrangell-St Elias National Park	National park	-16°C	66 mm · 12 days	42 tier F	—
173	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 56 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 · 62/100

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