Arapiraca weather in March

In March, Arapiraca sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 49 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Arapiraca's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arapiraca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:34 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Arapiraca is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Arapiraca reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33323
43323
53323
63323
73323
83323
93323
103223
113223
123223
133223
143223
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203223
213223
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283223
293223
303223
313223

How March really feels in Arapiraca

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.

Arapiraca weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°348.612.53.9
Feb32° / 23°37912.33.8
Mar32° / 23°4911.512.13.8
Apr31° / 23°6314.111.84.0
May29° / 22°7416.811.64.6
Jun27° / 21°6719.211.45.1
Jul26° / 20°6319.311.55.3
Aug27° / 20°4216.211.75.6
Sep29° / 21°2911.411.95.7
Oct31° / 22°216.412.25.1
Nov32° / 22°284.312.44.6
Dec33° / 23°184.812.64.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36040
46139
56139
66139
76238
86139
96139
106040
116040
126040
135941
145941
155842
165842
175743
185842
195842
205743
215644
225644
235644
245644
255644
265644
275743
285743
295842
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Arapiraca gets around 49 mm of rain over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
733
833
933
1034
1134
1235
1335
1436
1536
1637
1737
1838
1938
2039
2139
2240
2340
2441
2541
2641
2741
2841
2941
3041
3141

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53862
63862
73763
83664
93565
103466
113466
123367
133268
143169
153070
162971
172872
182872
192773
202674
212674
222575
232575
242575
252575
262476
272476
282476
292476
302476
312575

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
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1911calm
2011calm
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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 5:34 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:345:46
212.25:345:46
312.25:345:45
412.25:345:45
512.25:345:44
612.25:345:44
712.15:345:43
812.15:345:43
912.15:345:42
1012.15:345:42
1112.15:345:41
1212.15:345:41
1312.15:345:40
1412.15:345:39
1512.15:345:39
1612.15:345:38
1712.15:345:38
1812.05:345:37
1912.05:345:37
2012.05:345:36
2112.05:345:35
2212.05:345:35
2312.05:345:34
2412.05:345:34
2512.05:345:33
2612.05:345:32
2712.05:345:32
2812.05:345:31
2911.95:345:31
3011.95:345:30
3111.95:345:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Arapiraca?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arapiraca. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Arapiraca in March

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

In March, Arapiraca sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Arapiraca 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 Arapiraca peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Arapiraca?

Arapiraca sits at 9.8°S, 36.7°W, 275 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa da Canoa, 12 km away.

Topography around Arapiraca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arapiraca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 259 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Arapiraca is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
961 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Lagoa da Canoa 12 km · Feira Grande 17 km · Limoeiro de Anadia 17 km · Craíbas 19 km · Taquarana 22 km · São Sebastião 23 km · Girau do Ponciano 24 km · Igaci 24 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 Arapiraca (-9.7525°, -36.6611°, elevation 275 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).