Weather abroad · March
Where's hot in March?
March is the start of the change. Southern Spain, Cyprus and Morocco begin to feel like spring, while the long-haul favourites are still hot and dry.
Hot within 5 hours
Nowhere within 5 hours averages 21°C this month. These come closest, and afternoons are 4 to 6°C warmer.
- Canary IslandsTenerife18°C4hBest value
- MaltaValletta15°C3hBest value
- SpainMálaga14°C2h 30mBest value
- PortugalFaro14°C2h 30mBest value
Long-haul heat
Average 25°C or more. Shortest flights first.
- OmanMuscat25°C7h 30mBusy and pricier
- BarbadosBridgetown26°C8h 45mBusy and pricier
- Dominican RepublicPunta Cana26°C9hBusy and pricier
- TanzaniaZanzibar29°C9h 30mBest value
- IndiaGoa28°C9h 45mBusy and pricier
- JamaicaMontego Bay26°C9h 45mBusy and pricier
- MexicoCancún25°C10h 15mBusy and pricier
- SeychellesMahé28°C10h 30mBest value
- MaldivesMalé28°C11hBusy and pricier
- Costa RicaSan José25°C11hBusy and pricier
- Sri LankaColombo27°C11h 15mBusy and pricier
- BrazilRio de Janeiro25°C11h 45mBusy and pricier
Pleasant city breaks
12 to 20°C and under 4 hours away: good for walking all day.
- MaltaValletta15°C3hBest value
- SpainMálaga14°C2h 30mBest value
- PortugalFaro14°C2h 30mBest value
- MoroccoMarrakech14°C3h 15mBusy and pricier
- GreeceAthens12°C3h 30mBest value
- CroatiaDubrovnik12°C2h 30mQuiet
Cold-weather breaks
2°C or colder on average and under 5 hours away: Christmas markets, snow and northern lights.
- NorwayOslo-2°C2hBest value
- FinlandHelsinki-2°C2h 45mBest value
- IcelandReykjavík1°C2h 45mBest value
Temperatures are 24-hour monthly averages for one city in each place. Flight times are straight-line estimates from Heathrow. Season labels show our when-to-go rating for March.
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