March travel
Where to go on holiday in March?
Cancun scores 7.6 out of 10 in March: 30C days, a 26C sea you can swim in without flinching, and 45mm of rain that mostly falls in short afternoon bursts. Here is how the rest of the world stacks up this month.
Crowds. Peak season. Book flights and restaurants well ahead.
Prices. Highest rates of the year, so lock in early.
Seaweed. Sargassum seaweed risk is low, so the sand is at its cleanest.
Storms. Outside hurricane season entirely.
What is on in Cancun in March
- Spring equinox at Chichen Itza, when the serpent shadow descends the pyramid on 20 to 21 March
- Spring break energy along the Hotel Zone
- Almost no rain and glass-flat mornings
Book Cancun for March
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March rivals, ranked and compared
- Cancun or Da Nang in March28C, 20mm rain7.6 v 9.6
- Cancun or Goa in March32C, 0mm rain7.6 v 9.2
- Cancun or Hurghada and the Red Sea in March26C, 1mm rain7.6 v 9.1
- Cancun or Varadero and Havana in March28C, 45mm rain7.6 v 8.7
- Cancun or Panama in March31C, 15mm rain7.6 v 8.7
- Cancun or Punta Cana in March29C, 50mm rain7.6 v 8.6
- Cancun or Jamaica in March30C, 20mm rain7.6 v 8.6
- Cancun or Curacao in March30C, 10mm rain7.6 v 8.6
- Cancun or Cape Verde in March25C, 0mm rain7.6 v 8.6
- Cancun or Montego Bay in March30C, 20mm rain7.6 v 8.6
- Cancun or Aruba in March31C, 10mm rain7.6 v 8.5
- Cancun or Cartagena in March32C, 5mm rain7.6 v 8.3
- Cancun or Costa Rica in March31C, 15mm rain7.6 v 8.2
- Cancun or Playa del Carmen in March30C, 45mm rain7.6 v 8.2
- Cancun or Cozumel in March30C, 45mm rain7.6 v 8.2
- Cancun or Puerto Vallarta in March29C, 2mm rain7.6 v 8.2
- Cancun or Puerto Rico in March29C, 55mm rain7.6 v 8.2
- Cancun or Belize in March30C, 45mm rain7.6 v 8.2
- Cancun or Nassau and the Bahamas in March26C, 50mm rain7.6 v 8.1
- Cancun or Barbados in March30C, 35mm rain7.6 v 8.1
- Cancun or Zanzibar in March32C, 140mm rain7.6 v 8.1
- Cancun or Phuket in March34C, 60mm rain7.6 v 7.8
- Cancun or Tulum in March30C, 45mm rain7.6 v 7.7
- Cancun or Los Cabos in March26C, 2mm rain7.6 v 7.7
- Cancun or Miami in March27C, 75mm rain7.6 v 7.7
- Cancun or Tenerife and the Canaries in March22C, 20mm rain7.6 v 7.7
- Cancun or Rio de Janeiro in March29C, 100mm rain7.6 v 7.7
- Cancun or The Florida Keys in March26C, 40mm rain7.6 v 7.7
- Cancun or Hawaii in March27C, 60mm rain7.6 v 7.6
- Cancun or Maldives in March31C, 75mm rain7.6 v 7.6
- Cancun or Mexico City in March26C, 15mm rain7.6 v 7.5
- Cancun or Bali in March31C, 220mm rain7.6 v 7.3
- Cancun or Dubai in March29C, 22mm rain7.6 v 7.2
- Cancun or Mallorca in March18C, 30mm rain7.6 v 7.1
- Cancun or Marrakech in March23C, 35mm rain7.6 v 7
- Cancun or The Algarve in March19C, 45mm rain7.6 v 6.8
- Cancun or Crete in March18C, 50mm rain7.6 v 6.7
- Cancun or Antalya in March18C, 110mm rain7.6 v 6.7
- Cancun or Las Vegas in March22C, 10mm rain7.6 v 6.5
- Cancun or Orlando in March26C, 90mm rain7.6 v 6.1