When to go · McCarthy
McCarthy in March
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 4°C (38°F)38°F (4°C) / 33°C (91°F)91°F (33°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 0
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
Is another month better than March?
March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- JulyGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- AugustGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
- SeptemberGreatInside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
Weather in March
- McCarthyHighs around 3.5 °C (38 °F), lows around 32.9 °C (91 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 38 °F (3.5 °C), lows around 91 °F (32.9 °C), rain on about 0 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Mardi Gras (New Orleans) big impact
Feb or Mar (varies) · United States
New Orleans hotels triple in price and sell out.
Spring break big impact
March–April · United States
Students fill Florida, Texas and Mexico beaches; parks busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Spring break fills Florida beaches and parks; the desert parks come into season.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in McCarthy, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Mar: 3.5 °C (38 °F)38 °F (3.5 °C)
Jun: 38.9 °C (102 °F)102 °F (38.9 °C)
Night low
Mar: 32.9 °C (91 °F)91 °F (32.9 °C)
Jun: 69.7 °C (157 °F)157 °F (69.7 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 0 (better)
Jun: 2
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 2
Jun: 0
March: Listed as a month to avoid: Oct–May (road often closed, heavy snow).
June: Inside McCarthy's best window: Jun–Sep (road open, weather mild).
McCarthy: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.