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Best beach destinations in March
Countries our desk rates good or better for March, and marks as beach months: warm enough water, and a coast that is open rather than shut for the season.
64 countries rated good or better
Chapter 01
Best beach destinations in March
Bahamas92
about €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70
Guam92
about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60
Northern Mariana Islands92
about €140 / $151 a day
Palau92
about €190 / $205 a day
Anguilla90
about €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.70
Antigua and Barbuda90
about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20
90ArubaDry and windy.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090BarbadosSettled and clear; Holetown Festival early in the month.about €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaWindiest month - Lac Bay windsurfing at its best.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2090British Virgin IslandsDry and breezy; the regatta season starts.about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.1090Cayman IslandsFlat water and excellent diving.about €175 / $189 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1090CubaDry, warming; crowds thin after high season.about €70 / $76 a day90CuraçaoWindy and dry - the kitesurfing months.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090Dominican RepublicWhales to late month; dry, warm, superb sea state.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8090Gambiaabout €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1090GrenadaSettled and clear; interior trails at their driest.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090GuadeloupeDriest month - the volcano is at its clearest.about €100 / $108 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Guinea-Bissauabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1090MaldivesDry, hot and excellent for diving throughout the atolls.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €8.80 / $9.6090MartiniqueThe driest month of the year.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Norfolk Islandabout €130 / $140 a day90OmanWarm and clear, with turtle nesting continuing.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090PhilippinesExcellent visibility for diving; whale sharks arrive at Donsol.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Puerto RicoDry and warm; spring-break crowds on the north coast.about €95 / $103 a day90Saint BarthélemyBucket Regatta week fills the harbour.about €260 / $281 a day · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.1090Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunhaabout €130 / $140 a day90Saint MartinThe driest month.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8090Senegalabout €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8090Sierra Leoneabout €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €7.50 / $8.1090Sint MaartenRegatta week fills the lagoon.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6090Turks and Caicos IslandsDry, warm and busy.about €190 / $205 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6088BelizeDry and warming; Semana Santa books out.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.6088Costa RicaHot; quetzal season starts in the cloud forests.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2088EgyptWarming, with khamsin dust winds possible from late in the month.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3088Eritreaabout €90 / $97 a day88PanamaDry, hot; Semana Santa fills the beaches some years.about €80 / $86 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6088QatarWarm and clear with heat building late.about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4088United Arab EmiratesWarm and clear, with heat building late in the month.about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9088United States Virgin IslandsDry, with spring-break crowds on Saint Thomas.about €170 / $184 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4087JamaicaDry and warm; spring-break crowds in the west.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6087Saint Luciaabout €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6087Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesabout €125 / $135 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6086Saint Kitts and Nevisabout €145 / $157 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6086Western Saharaabout €70 / $76 a day85ColombiaEnd of the dry window; quiet outside Semana Santa.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4085HondurasWhale sharks off Utila; dry everywhere.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4085MalaysiaEast-coast islands reopen and the whole country is broadly workable.about €48 / $52 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9085Sri LankaStill dry in the south; peak blue-whale season off Mirissa.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4085Trinidad and TobagoDry and suddenly quiet; leatherback nesting begins.about €100 / $108 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6084El SalvadorHot; south swell arrives - surf season proper begins.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3082MexicoWarming; spring break lands on the Caribbean coast.about €75 / $81 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9082NicaraguaHot and dusty late-dry; Corn Islands at their best.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €10.10 / $11.0082Seychellesabout €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6080South AfricaCape harvest season; lowveld rains easing.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9078Côte d'Ivoireabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.6078Ghanaabout €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4078UruguayWarm seas, thinning crowds - the value sweet spot.about €100 / $108 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7076Cocos (Keeling) Islandsabout €145 / $157 a day72Christmas Islandabout €150 / $162 a day70BrazilPost-Carnival calm; sea warm, storms easing.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070TanzaniaHot, with the long rains starting late in the month.about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4070ThailandHot, and the northern agricultural burning season makes Chiang Mai's air genuinely unhealthy.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9068EcuadorWettest in the sierra, warmest in the sea - pick your Ecuador.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8060United StatesDesert spring; Florida spring break; variable everywhere else.about €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Chapter 02
Why these and not others
The tag is editorial: our desk writes it on a month it has written up, never derived from the score. A country scored from climate normals alone carries no tags, so it is not here - and nothing rated below good is, however well it would fit otherwise. A country under an active travel advisory is left out of the recommendation; the advisory itself is on its guide.
Chapter 03