Araraquara weather in March

In March, Araraquara sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 163 mm of rain across 17.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 31% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Araraquara's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araraquara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:18 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Araraquara is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM10 25 µg/m³ · 2019

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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Araraquara reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Araraquara weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°26522.413.23.7
Feb30° / 21°18518.212.73.9
Mar30° / 20°16317.812.24.3
Apr29° / 19°648.211.56.0
May26° / 16°566.1117.4
Jun26° / 15°353.410.78.1
Jul26° / 15°253.210.88.1
Aug28° / 16°263.311.37.3
Sep30° / 18°677.511.95.6
Oct30° / 19°11512.812.54.6
Nov30° / 20°17016.2134.3
Dec30° / 21°2142113.33.9

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 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34753
44753
54852
64951
74951
85050
95050
105050
115050
125149
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Araraquara gets around 163 mm of rain over 17.8 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 57% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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1260
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2158
2258
2357
2455
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3046
3144

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101106326
201106425
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2604206214
2704206313
2805216113
2905226013
3015235912
3116235812

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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128calm
138calm
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288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:127:40
212.57:127:39
312.47:137:38
412.47:137:38
512.47:147:37
612.47:147:36
712.37:147:35
812.37:157:34
912.37:157:33
1012.37:157:32
1112.37:167:32
1212.27:167:31
1312.27:177:30
1412.27:177:29
1512.27:177:28
1612.27:187:27
1712.17:187:26
1812.17:187:25
1912.17:197:24
2012.17:197:23
2112.07:197:22
2212.07:207:21
2312.07:207:20
2412.07:207:19
2512.07:217:18
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2711.97:217:17
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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 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.27 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 Araraquara

In seasonPeak

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

Araraquara's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Araraquara?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Araraquara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Araraquara in March

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

In March, Araraquara sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Araraquara in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Araraquara peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Araraquara 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 Araraquara is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1037 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug35Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Araraquara?

Araraquara sits at 21.8°S, 48.2°W, 677 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Américo Brasiliense, 11 km away.

Topography around Araraquara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araraquara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 658 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 680 m.

The land around Araraquara is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
292 m
80 km
680 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Américo Brasiliense 11 km · Ibaté 26 km · Matão 29 km · São Carlos 38 km · Guariba 49 km · Pradópolis 50 km · Brotas 55 km · Taquaritinga 55 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 Araraquara (-21.7944°, -48.1756°, elevation 677 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).