Last updated July 26, 2026 · Editorial policy
Spring break promises sun; March doesn’t always cooperate. So we ranked all 94 destinations in our open climate dataset (ERA5, 2019–2023) purely on March warmth and rain, kept the genuinely warm ones, and capped countries at two entries. This is where the sun statistically shows up to the party.
The best spring break destinations, by the March numbers
1. Chile
March: 28°C days / 14°C nights · ~1 rainy day (ERA5 2019–2023). When to visit →
2. Egypt
March: 24°C days / 12°C nights · ~2 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). Warm, dry and pre-summer: the pyramids in t-shirt weather. When to visit →
3. Dubai
March: 30°C days / 18°C nights · ~1 rainy day (ERA5 2019–2023). Late-20s beach weather before the summer furnace arrives. When to visit →
4. Mexico City
March: 27°C days / 10°C nights · ~3 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). The alternative Mexican spring break: perfect dry warmth, world-class food, museum mornings.
5. India
March: 29°C days / 16°C nights · ~4 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). The last comfortable month across Rajasthan before the heat builds. When to visit →
6. Peru
March: 25°C days / 20°C nights · ~5 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). Lima’s summer winds down warm and dry along the coast. When to visit →
7. Guatemala
March: 26°C days / 13°C nights · ~6 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). When to visit →
8. Cape Town
March: 23°C days / 16°C nights · ~6 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). Southern autumn’s start: still beach-warm, harvest season in the winelands.
9. Morocco
March: 24°C days / 10°C nights · ~7 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). When to visit →
10. Costa Rica
March: 26°C days / 16°C nights · ~8 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). Tail end of the dry season — the last great month before green season returns. When to visit →
11. Cuba
March: 29°C days / 21°C nights · ~8 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). Peak dry season: Havana evenings and beach days in one trip.
12. South Africa
March: 24°C days / 13°C nights · ~9 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). When to visit →
13. Cancun
March: 28°C days / 23°C nights · ~9 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). The spring break capital for a reason: hot, dry, and the Caribbean at its clearest.
14. Buenos Aires
March: 25°C days / 19°C nights · ~9 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023).
15. Nepal
March: 22°C days / 10°C nights · ~10 rainy days (ERA5 2019–2023). When to visit →
How this ranking works
March-only comfort scoring: penalties for average highs outside 18–29°C and per rainy day, warm filter at 21°C+, two entries per country. Methodology · datasets (CC BY 4.0).
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John Morrison is the founder and lead travel writer at Packzup. Over the past decade he has explored destinations across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania — always self-funded, never on a press trip.