Garden enthusiasts, desert lovers, budget travelers, photographers. Worst for: Skiers (unless heading to late-season resorts like Arapahoe Basin, CO), flood-averse road-trippers in the Midwest.

Overall Verdict Spring in the U.S. is a season of dramatic contrasts—from lingering mountain snow to early desert heat. It offers some of the year’s most pleasant weather (especially in the Southeast and Southwest), but travelers should prepare for high variability, including late-season snowstorms in the North and severe thunderstorms in the Plains.