Alto Paraíso weather in March

In March, Alto Paraíso sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 292 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Alto Paraíso's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alto Paraíso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
292 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:21 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
88%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Alto Paraíso reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
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How March really feels in Alto Paraíso

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.

Alto Paraíso weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°31128.212.52.7
Feb30° / 23°29126.412.32.7
Mar30° / 23°29228.812.12.7
Apr30° / 23°20125.211.83.0
May30° / 22°10517.911.63.9
Jun31° / 21°296.511.44.8
Jul33° / 21°173.211.54.3
Aug34° / 22°426.611.73.3
Sep34° / 23°9815.711.92.8
Oct33° / 23°16822.512.22.6
Nov31° / 23°2352512.42.7
Dec30° / 23°27227.612.62.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10496
11496
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Alto Paraíso gets around 292 mm of rain over 28.8 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1894
1994
2094
2193
2293
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2593
2693
2792
2892
2991
3090
3190

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17723
27723
37624
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57525
67426
77426
87327
97228
107228
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 6:20 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:206:33
212.26:216:32
312.26:216:32
412.26:216:31
512.26:216:31
612.26:216:30
712.16:216:30
812.16:216:29
912.16:216:29
1012.16:216:28
1112.16:216:28
1212.16:216:27
1312.16:216:27
1412.16:216:26
1512.16:216:25
1612.16:216:25
1712.16:216:24
1812.06:216:24
1912.06:216:23
2012.06:216:23
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2812.06:206:18
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Alto Paraíso

In seasonPeak

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

Alto Paraíso's rainy season runs October–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 Alto Paraíso?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alto Paraíso.

What to pack for Alto Paraíso in March

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

In March, Alto Paraíso sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alto Paraíso 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 Alto Paraíso peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeMar 10UV 15Sep 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Alto Paraíso in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alto Paraíso is worst in September — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.3× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 1496 µg/m³May 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun11Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep101Unhealthy
Oct41Poor
Nov21Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Alto Paraíso?

Alto Paraíso sits at 9.7°S, 63.3°W, 137 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ariquemes, 36 km away.

Topography around Alto Paraíso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alto Paraíso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 m.

The land around Alto Paraíso is covered by grassland (65%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
358 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ariquemes 36 km · Buritis 79 km · Candeias do Jamari 110 km · Jaru 122 km · Porto Velho 125 km · Machadinho d'Oeste 149 km · Ouro Preto do Oeste 165 km · Ji Paraná 197 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 Alto Paraíso (-9.7228°, -63.3102°, elevation 137 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).