Is March a good month for crypto?

Across the 8 years in our data, the typical (median) coin among the largest returned +5.3% in March in the average year, and the market closed higher in 5 of them. That makes March the 5th strongest of the 12 months. With only 8 years of data behind it, treat it as a record of what happened, not a forecast.

Is March a good month for Bitcoin?

Bitcoin closed March higher in 6 of 8 years in our data, with an average return of +7.2% and a median of +6.5%. Its best March was 2021 (+30%) and its worst 2020 (−25%).

What was the best March for crypto?

March 2021, when the median coin returned +33% (14 of 16 coins up). The worst was March 2020, when the median coin returned −29%.

Which crypto does best in March?

Of the 18 coins with enough Marchs in our data, NEAR Protocol has the highest median March (+19%) and Uniswap the lowest (−6.9%). A coin's record in one month is a handful of observations, so a ranking this short can reorder in a single year.

Can I time my purchases by the month?

Not reliably. Each calendar month has at most 8 years of data behind it, from a few market cycles, and a pattern that held in those years has often vanished in the next. Prices to October 6, 2026. If you buy on a schedule instead, the DCA calculator shows what that would have returned.

Crypto in March: average return and history by year

March has been a positive month for crypto on average: across the 18 largest coins, the typical coin in the average March since 2019 returned +5.3%, and the market closed March higher in 5 of 8 years. Pick the coins you care about to see the year-by-year record, or hover any bar and cell for the detail.

What stands out

March ranks 5th of the 12 months by average return (+5.3%). That is in the middle of the pack.
One year carries a lot of this: take out March 2021 and the average falls from +5.3% to +1.4%.
Bitcoin alone closed March higher in 6 of 8 years, averaging +7.2%; its best was 2021 (+30%) and its worst 2020 (−25%).
The spread between years is wide: March 2021 was the best year (the median coin returned +33%) and March 2020 the worst (−29%).
NEAR Protocol has done best in March (median +19%, up in 4 of 6 years) and Uniswap worst (median −6.9%, up in 1 of 4).

Counted from 8 years of daily closes (121 coin-months). The coins move together, so each year is one observation, not one per coin: too few to call a pattern.

March year by year

Each bar is one year: the median coin among those chosen below, so one runaway coin cannot set the figure. Change the coins and everything on this page recalculates.

Typical March: +5.3%
Years up: 5 of 8
Best year: +33%
Worst year: −29%

March, year by year (median of 18 coins)

Each bar is the median coin that year; the dashed line averages the years. Hover or tap a bar for every coin behind it.


BTC	+7.6	−25	+30	+5.4	+23	+17	−2.1	+2.0	+7.2%	6/8
ETH	+4.5	−39	+35	+12	+13	+9.1	−19	+7.2	+3.0%	6/8
BNB	+71	−35	+44	+8.4	+5.1	+52	+2.8	+0.0	+19%	7/8
XRP	−1.6	−24	+37	+4.3	+43	+7.2	−2.6	−2.6	+7.6%	4/8
SOL	–	–	+48	+23	−3.3	+61	−16	−1.4	+19%	3/6
TRX	–	–	+104	+20	−5.1	−12	+2.4	+11	+20%	4/6
ZEC	–	–	+42	+50	−10.0	+9.1	+4.7	+13	+18%	5/6
DOGE	–	−19	+12	+3.4	−4.8	+88	−17	−1.8	+8.6%	3/7
LINK	+20	−44	+19	+12	+5.5	−0.5	−8.8	−0.8	+0.2%	4/8
ADA	+63	−35	−9.2	+19	+13	−0.7	+4.6	−14	+5.1%	4/8
XLM	+28	−29	−0.1	+16	+29	+16	−7.8	+5.2	+7.1%	5/8
NEAR	–	–	+57	+36	−11	+88	−18	+1.5	+26%	4/6
BCH	–	–	+18	+13	−6.1	+128	−3.9	+1.9	+25%	4/6
LTC	–	–	+19	+8.9	−4.5	+31	−35	−0.8	+3.1%	3/6
UNI	–	–	–	–	−6.8	+16	−20	−7.0	−4.4%	1/4
AVAX	–	–	+20	+15	+3.6	+32	−16	−2.7	+8.6%	4/6
HBAR	–	−6.7	+214	+2.5	+5.8	+1.0	−24	−13	+26%	4/7
SHIB	–	–	–	+0.2	−9.9	+145	−11	+3.1	+25%	3/5

Median coin	+20	−29	+33	+12	+0.1	+16	−10.0	−0.4	+5.3%	5/8
Coins up	6/7	0/9	14/16	17/17	9/18	15/18	4/18	9/18	61%	–

Percent. In order of market cap; select a column heading to sort by it.

History, not a forecast. March has 8 years of data behind it, from a few big bull and bear runs. Coins move together, so a year is one observation however many coins you select.

How March compares with the other months

All coins, the same method for every month. Select a month for its own page.


January	+11%	4/8	+7.2%	1
February	+4.1%	4/8	+7.7%	6
March	+5.3%	5/8	+7.2%	5
April	+3.3%	5/8	+7.3%	7
May	+0.8%	4/8	+3.9%	8
June	−12%	0/8	−4.1%	12
July	+9.7%	6/8	+8.3%	2
August	−0.4%	4/8	−0.5%	10
September	+0.4%	4/8	−1.0%	9
October	+6.2%	5/7	+17%	4
November	+7.0%	3/7	+4.4%	3
December	−9.3%	1/7	+3.7%	11

In calendar order. Select a column heading to sort by it.

Questions

Is March a good month for crypto?: Across the 8 years in our data, the typical (median) coin among the largest returned +5.3% in March in the average year, and the market closed higher in 5 of them. That makes March the 5th strongest of the 12 months. With only 8 years of data behind it, treat it as a record of what happened, not a forecast.
Is March a good month for Bitcoin?: Bitcoin closed March higher in 6 of 8 years in our data, with an average return of +7.2% and a median of +6.5%. Its best March was 2021 (+30%) and its worst 2020 (−25%).
What was the best March for crypto?: March 2021, when the median coin returned +33% (14 of 16 coins up). The worst was March 2020, when the median coin returned −29%.
Which crypto does best in March?: Of the 18 coins with enough Marchs in our data, NEAR Protocol has the highest median March (+19%) and Uniswap the lowest (−6.9%). A coin's record in one month is a handful of observations, so a ranking this short can reorder in a single year.
Can I time my purchases by the month?: Not reliably. Each calendar month has at most 8 years of data behind it, from a few market cycles, and a pattern that held in those years has often vanished in the next. Prices to October 6, 2026. If you buy on a schedule instead, the DCA calculator shows what that would have returned.

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Disclaimer: This page is educational and does not constitute financial advice. It describes past price moves from daily closes on Binance and leaves out fees, taxes and staking rewards. Past performance does not predict future results. Cryptocurrency prices are volatile; never invest more than you can afford to lose.