Where to go in March
The places at their best in March, ranked by what the weather actually does — not by what a brochure says it does.
1. Phoenix
United States
Desert golf, saguaro trails, and reliable winter warmth.
Highs around 25° (78°) · about 3 wet days a month · 257 airlines fly there
2. Cairo
Egypt
Pyramids at the city edge and a museum of everything.
Highs around 25° (78°) · about a wet day a month · 147 airlines fly there
3. Scottsdale
United States
Desert golf, spas, and old town galleries.
Highs around 25° (77°) · about 4 wet days a month · 257 airlines fly there
4. Dakar
Senegal
Atlantic peninsula capital of music, markets, and Gorée island.
Highs around 25° (76°) · barely a wet day a month · 67 airlines fly there
5. Kuwait City
Kuwait
Gulf towers, seafood, and a very good grand mosque.
Highs around 25° (77°) · about 4 wet days a month · 119 airlines fly there
6. Manama
Bahrain
Bahrain's Gulf capital: souq, pearls, and a Grand Prix.
Highs around 25° (77°) · about 3 wet days a month · 86 airlines fly there
7. Mexico City
Mexico
High-altitude megacity with world-class museums and markets.
Highs around 27° (80°) · about 4 wet days a month · 237 airlines fly there
8. Lima
Peru
Ceviche, the world's best restaurants, and clifftop Pacific fog.
Highs around 25° (78°) · about 5 wet days a month · 113 airlines fly there
9. Doha
Qatar
Museums, a rebuilt souq, and desert an hour out.
Highs around 27° (81°) · about 3 wet days a month · 187 airlines fly there
10. Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Superlatives, desert dunes, and a very long brunch.
Highs around 28° (83°) · about 2 wet days a month · 347 airlines fly there
11. Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Grand mosque, desert dunes, and a Louvre on the water.
Highs around 28° (83°) · about 2 wet days a month · 232 airlines fly there
12. Tampa
United States
Cuban sandwiches in Ybor, and Gulf beaches west.
Highs around 26° (78°) · about 7 wet days a month · 138 airlines fly there