Best places to visit in Europe in March
In March, Europe's best-scoring destinations are Las Palmas (93), St. Moritz (93) and Tenerife (91): 13 of its 229 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in Alps; Iceland & the Faroes averages 49/100.
Each place is scored at its seasonal best — beaches on beach weather, cities on walking weather, ski towns in snow season. Tap any place for the full March breakdown.
Classics at their best in Europe in March
15The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 13 of Europe's 229 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
- 1Las Palmas 🇪🇸 Spainnice, dry, clean air · best May93
- 2St. Moritz 🇨🇭 Switzerlandfreezing, rainy, clean air · best March93
- 3Tenerife 🇪🇸 Spainwarm, dry, clean air · best June91
- 4Åre 🇸🇪 Swedenfreezing, a little rain, clean air · best March88
- 5Ruka 🇫🇮 Finlandfreezing, a little rain, clean air · best March88
- 6Levi 🇫🇮 Finlandfreezing, dry, clean air · best March87
- 7Valletta 🇲🇹 Maltanice, dry · best May87
- 8Catania 🇮🇹 Italynice, a little rain, clean air · best May86
- 9Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 Spainnice, dry, clean air · best June86
- 10Kalabaka 🇬🇷 Greececool, a little rain, clean air · best April86
- 11Livigno 🇮🇹 Italycold, a little rain, clean air · best January86
- 12Syracuse 🇮🇹 Italycool, a little rain, clean air · best May86
- 13Athens 🇬🇷 Greecenice, a little rain, clean air · best October85
- 14Courchevel 🇫🇷 Francecold, rainy, clean air · best January85
- 15Innsbruck 🇦🇹 Austriacool, a little rain, clean air · best April85
Under the radar in Europe in March
1Less-visited places whose March weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
Every region of Europe in March
22The best-known place in each part of Europe this month, even where the month is only fair.
- St. Moritz 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandAlps · avg 75/100 over 32 · freezing, rainy, clean air93
- Las Palmas 🇪🇸 SpainAtlantic Islands · avg 85/100 over 6 · nice, dry, clean air93
- Ruka 🇫🇮 FinlandLapland & the Arctic · avg 58/100 over 6 · freezing, a little rain, clean air88
- Åre 🇸🇪 SwedenScandinavia · avg 64/100 over 5 · freezing, a little rain, clean air88
- Valletta 🇲🇹 MaltaCentral & Southern Italy · avg 76/100 over 19 · nice, dry87
- Kalabaka 🇬🇷 GreeceGreece & Cyprus · avg 75/100 over 18 · cool, a little rain, clean air86
- Seville 🇪🇸 SpainAndalusia & the Algarve · avg 74/100 over 14 · nice, rainy, clean air85
- Barcelona 🇪🇸 SpainCatalonia, Valencia & the Balearics · avg 76/100 over 11 · cool, a little rain, clean air84
- Lisbon 🇵🇹 PortugalLisbon & Central Portugal · avg 76/100 over 6 · nice, a little rain, clean air83
- Split 🇭🇷 CroatiaAdriatic Coast · avg 66/100 over 7 · cool, a little rain, clean air81
- Marseille 🇫🇷 FranceSouthern France · avg 75/100 over 10 · cool, a little rain81
- Brașov 🇷🇴 RomaniaBalkans · avg 72/100 over 7 · cold, a little rain, clean air79
- Madrid 🇪🇸 SpainCentral Spain · avg 78/100 over 1 · cool, a little rain, clean air78
- Sirmione 🇮🇹 ItalyNorthern Italy · avg 74/100 over 10 · cool, a little rain77
- Bordeaux 🇫🇷 FranceWestern Europe · avg 69/100 over 14 · cool, a little rain, clean air76
- Santander 🇪🇸 SpainGreen Spain & Northern Portugal · avg 72/100 over 5 · cool, rainy, muggy air75
- Budapest 🇭🇺 HungaryCentral Europe · avg 67/100 over 20 · cool, a little rain74
- Killarney 🇮🇪 IrelandBritish Isles · avg 64/100 over 25 · cold, rainy, clean air73
- Geiranger 🇳🇴 NorwayNorwegian Fjords · avg 60/100 over 3 · cold, rainy, clean air71
- Kaliningrad 🇷🇺 RussiaBaltics · avg 58/100 over 4 · cold, a little rain, clean air62
- Tórshavn Faroe IslandsIceland & the Faroes · avg 49/100 over 4 · cold, rainy, clean air60
- Saint Petersburg 🇷🇺 RussiaEastern Europe · avg 51/100 over 2 · freezing, a little rain, clean air51