Climateby Month

Best beach weather in the US in March

Ranked by the most beach days in March: highs 80-95°F, under 0.05 in of rain and afternoon wind under 15 mph (cities within 10 mi of a coast or Great Lake). First: Key Largo, FL (17 days), of 90 cities.

Best beach weather in the US in March
RankCityBeach daysHighWet days
1Key Largo, FL17 days83°F7
2Cape Coral, FL17 days81°F5
3Naples, FL14 days79°F5
4Spring Hill, FL14 days78°F7
5Key West, FL13 days80°F5
6Miami, FL13 days81°F6
7Honolulu, HI13 days81°F9
8Tampa, FL12 days78°F6
9Fort Lauderdale, FL11 days79°F8
10East Honolulu, HI9 days79°F13
11Haleiwa, HI9 days79°F21
12West Palm Beach, FL8 days79°F8
13Hilo, HI8 days79°F22
14Boca Raton, FL8 days79°F8
15Palm Bay, FL8 days78°F7
16Kihei, HI7 days83°F10
17Port St. Lucie, FL7 days77°F7
18Daytona Beach, FL6 days76°F8
19Solvang, CA6 days71°F7
20Lihue, HI6 days79°F15
21Costa Mesa, CA5 days71°F5
22Irvine, CA5 days71°F5
23Huntington Beach, CA5 days71°F6
24Hilton Head Island, SC4 days70°F9
25League City, TX4 days73°F9

Which states lead

Florida (13 of the top 25), Hawaii (6 of the top 25), California (4 of the top 25), then 2 more states. The top 25 range from 17 days to 4 days; the median across all 90 cities is 1 day.

The other end: fewest beach days in March

Best beach weather through the year

MonthFirst placeBeach days
JanuaryHonolulu, HI15 days
FebruaryKey Largo, FL15 days
MarchKey Largo, FL17 days
AprilCape Coral, FL22 days
MayTampa, FL25 days
JuneEast Honolulu, HI24 days
JulyEast Honolulu, HI25 days
AugustCosta Mesa, CA27 days
SeptemberEast Honolulu, HI24 days
OctoberEast Honolulu, HI24 days
NovemberEast Honolulu, HI19 days
DecemberKey Largo, FL17 days

90 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.