Araucária weather in March

In March, Araucária sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 126 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Araucária's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Araucária's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:22 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Araucária is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM10 18 µg/m³ · 2015

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 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Araucária reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12618
22618
32618
42617
52617
62617
72617
82617
92617
102617
112617
122617
132517
142517
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292416
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312416

Araucária weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°21922.313.44.7
Feb26° / 18°18819.512.94.8
Mar25° / 17°12616.612.25.7
Apr23° / 15°769.511.46.7
May20° / 12°898.510.86.4
Jun19° / 10°988.810.46.3
Jul19° / 10°887.610.66.5
Aug21° / 11°767.611.16.9
Sep22° / 12°13110.911.86.3
Oct23° / 14°14114.412.65.8
Nov24° / 15°13014.713.25.9
Dec26° / 17°17519.113.65.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163268
173268
183268
193268
203268
213367
223367
233367
243367
253466
263466
273466
283466
293565
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Araucária gets around 126 mm of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
265
364
464
563
662
762
861
960
1060
1159
1258
1357
1456
1555
1654
1753
1852
1951
2050
2149
2248
2347
2446
2545
2644
2743
2842
2941
3040
3139

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10113554
20123553
30123652
40123751
50133750
60133849
70133948
80134047
90144046
100144145
110144144
120154243
130154242
141164341
151164439
161174538
171184536
181194634
192194633
202204632
212214730
222224729
232224728
243234827
253234826
263244825
273244824
284244823
294254823
305254822
315254822

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
610calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:147:48
212.57:157:47
312.57:157:46
412.57:167:45
512.57:167:44
612.47:177:43
712.47:177:42
812.47:187:41
912.47:187:40
1012.37:197:39
1112.37:197:38
1212.37:207:37
1312.37:207:36
1412.27:217:35
1512.27:217:34
1612.27:227:33
1712.27:227:32
1812.17:237:31
1912.17:237:30
2012.17:247:29
2112.17:247:28
2212.07:257:26
2312.07:257:25
2412.07:257:24
2512.07:267:23
2611.97:267:22
2711.97:277:21
2811.97:277:20
2911.97:287:19
3011.87:287:18
3111.87:297:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Araucária?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Araucária for sightseeing.

What to pack for Araucária in March

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

In March, Araucária sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Araucária in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Araucária peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Araucária 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 Araucária is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1118 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Araucária?

Araucária sits at 25.6°S, 49.4°W, 886 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Fazenda Rio Grande, 13 km away.

Topography around Araucária

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Araucária has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 886 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,807 m.

The land around Araucária is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
1,807 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Fazenda Rio Grande 13 km · Contenda 16 km · Campo Largo 19 km · São José dos Pinhais 21 km · Mandirituba 22 km · Curitiba 23 km · Campo Magro 25 km · Pinhais 27 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 Araucária (-25.5931°, -49.4103°, elevation 886 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).