Bambuí weather in March

In March, Bambuí sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 178 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bambuí's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bambuí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:09 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Bambuí 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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bambuí reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112820
122820
132819
142819
152819
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172819
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262819
272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

Bambuí weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°26321.613.14.1
Feb29° / 20°16916.412.74.4
Mar28° / 19°17819.612.14.5
Apr28° / 18°659.711.66.4
May26° / 15°395.311.17.6
Jun25° / 14°132.110.88.4
Jul25° / 13°71.310.98.6
Aug27° / 14°122.211.38.1
Sep29° / 16°536.811.96.1
Oct29° / 19°10412.212.55.0
Nov28° / 19°21119.912.94.5
Dec28° / 20°27523.813.24.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33961
43961
54159
64159
74258
84258
94357
104258
114258
124357
134357
144258
154258
164159
174060
184060
194060
203961
213961
223961
234060
244159
254159
264357
274357
284456
294555
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bambuí gets around 178 mm of rain over 19.6 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 62% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
365
465
565
665
765
865
965
1065
1165
1265
1365
1466
1566
1666
1766
1866
1965
2065
2164
2263
2362
2461
2559
2657
2756
2854
2953
3052
3150

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1020764
2020764
3020764
4020764
5119764
6119764
7119764
8119773
9119773
10118783
11118783
12118792
13118792
14117802
15117802
16117802
17117802
18118801
19118801
20119791
21119791
22220771
23221752
24222742
25222742
26223732
27224722
28325702
29325702
30326692
31327682

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:047:30
212.47:057:29
312.47:057:29
412.47:057:28
512.47:067:27
612.37:067:26
712.37:067:25
812.37:077:25
912.37:077:24
1012.37:077:23
1112.27:087:22
1212.27:087:21
1312.27:087:20
1412.27:097:20
1512.27:097:19
1612.17:097:18
1712.17:107:17
1812.17:107:16
1912.17:107:15
2012.17:107:14
2112.07:117:13
2212.07:117:12
2312.07:117:12
2412.07:127:11
2512.07:127:10
2611.97:127:09
2711.97:127:08
2811.97:137:07
2911.97:137:06
3011.97:137:05
3111.87:137:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bambuí

In seasonPeak

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

Bambuí'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 Bambuí?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bambuí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bambuí in March

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

In March, Bambuí sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bambuí 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 Bambuí peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Bambuí 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 Bambuí is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1719 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bambuí?

Bambuí sits at 20.0°S, 46.0°W, 700 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Luz, 38 km away.

Topography around Bambuí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bambuí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 702 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 885 m.

The land around Bambuí is covered by grassland (48%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
214 m
80 km
885 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Luz 38 km · Lagoa da Prata 45 km · Piumhi 51 km · Arcos 55 km · Santo Antônio do Monte 72 km · Formiga 77 km · São Gotardo 78 km · Bom Despacho 82 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 Bambuí (-20.0064°, -45.9769°, elevation 700 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).