Afrânio weather in March

In March, Afrânio sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 111 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Afrânio's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afrânio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:52 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Afrânio reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13122
23122
33122
43122
53122
63122
73122
83122
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103122
113122
123122
133122
143122
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303122
313122

How March really feels in Afrânio

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Afrânio weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°11212.912.43.8
Feb31° / 22°10612.612.33.9
Mar31° / 22°11113.612.14.0
Apr31° / 22°567.811.84.6
May31° / 22°15311.65.2
Jun30° / 20°30.611.56.0
Jul30° / 19°20.211.66.2
Aug31° / 19°10.111.75.6
Sep33° / 21°20.2124.5
Oct34° / 22°131.512.23.7
Nov34° / 23°364.512.43.5
Dec33° / 23°597.112.53.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34456
44456
54456
64456
74654
84555
94555
104555
114555
124555
134654
144654
154654
164555
174456
184456
194357
204357
214357
224258
234357
244456
254456
264456
274456
284555
294555
304555
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Afrânio gets around 111 mm of rain over 13.6 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
239
339
438
538
638
738
838
938
1039
1140
1241
1342
1443
1544
1646
1747
1848
1949
2049
2150
2249
2349
2449
2548
2647
2746
2845
2944
3043
3142

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13184534
24184434
34194434
44194333
55194333
65204233
75204233
86204233
96204133
106204133
115204233
125194234
135184235
145184236
154174237
164164238
174154239
184144240
193134241
203134242
213124342
223124342
232124342
242124342
252124342
262134342
272134342
282144341
292144341
302154340
312164240

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:526:03
212.25:526:02
312.25:526:02
412.25:526:01
512.15:526:01
612.15:526:00
712.15:526:00
812.15:525:59
912.15:525:59
1012.15:525:58
1112.15:525:58
1212.15:525:57
1312.15:525:57
1412.15:525:56
1512.15:525:56
1612.15:525:55
1712.15:525:55
1812.05:525:54
1912.05:525:54
2012.05:525:53
2112.05:525:53
2212.05:525:52
2312.05:515:52
2412.05:515:51
2512.05:515:50
2612.05:515:50
2712.05:515:49
2812.05:515:49
2912.05:515:48
3011.95:515:48
3111.95:515:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Afrânio

In seasonPeak

In March, Afrânio sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Afrânio's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Afrânio?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Afrânio for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Afrânio in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Afrânio sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Afrânio in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Afrânio peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Afrânio?

Afrânio sits at 8.5°S, 41.0°W, 524 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Dormentes, 27 km away.

Topography around Afrânio

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Afrânio.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afrânio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 527 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m.

The land around Afrânio is covered by grassland (51%) and shrubs (44%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and grassland (48%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
289 m
80 km
603 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Dormentes 27 km · Paulistana 44 km · Casa Nova 73 km · Lagoa Grande 97 km · Sobradinho 109 km · Petrolina 113 km · Juazeiro 114 km · Trindade 117 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Afrânio (-8.515°, -41.005°, elevation 524 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).