Barra da Estiva weather in March

In March, Barra da Estiva sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 122 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Barra da Estiva's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barra da Estiva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:52 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Barra da Estiva 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Barra da Estiva reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
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272919
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292919
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312819

Barra da Estiva weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°11412.512.75.2
Feb29° / 19°801212.55.0
Mar29° / 19°12214.912.14.9
Apr28° / 19°7514.211.75.5
May26° / 18°4210.811.46.4
Jun25° / 16°3810.711.26.7
Jul24° / 15°3410.711.36.9
Aug25° / 15°268.711.57.1
Sep27° / 16°236.711.97.0
Oct29° / 18°628.812.35.9
Nov28° / 19°14913.412.65.3
Dec29° / 19°13612.912.85.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45347
55347
65248
75248
85149
95149
105050
115050
125050
134951
144852
154753
164951
174951
184852
194951
204951
215050
225050
235149
245248
255248
265347
275446
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Barra da Estiva gets around 122 mm of rain over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
443
544
644
745
846
946
1047
1148
1249
1349
1450
1550
1651
1751
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2351
2450
2550
2649
2749
2848
2948
3048
3147

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1140572
2140563
3140563
4140563
5140563
6140563
7139564
8139564
9138574
10137593
11136603
12135613
13134623
14133633
15133642
16132652
17131662
18131671
19131671
20131671
21131671
22131671
23131671
24131671
25132661
26132661
27133651
28133651
29134641
30134641
31135631

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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:506:07
212.35:506:07
312.35:506:06
412.25:516:05
512.25:516:05
612.25:516:04
712.25:516:04
812.25:516:03
912.25:516:02
1012.25:516:02
1112.25:526:01
1212.15:526:00
1312.15:526:00
1412.15:525:59
1512.15:525:58
1612.15:525:58
1712.15:525:57
1812.15:525:56
1912.15:525:56
2012.05:525:55
2112.05:535:54
2212.05:535:54
2312.05:535:53
2412.05:535:52
2512.05:535:52
2612.05:535:51
2712.05:535:50
2811.95:535:49
2911.95:535:49
3011.95:535:48
3111.95:535:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Barra da Estiva

In seasonPeak

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

Barra da Estiva's rainy season runs November–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 Barra da Estiva?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Barra da Estiva for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barra da Estiva in March

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

In March, Barra da Estiva sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barra da Estiva 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 Barra da Estiva peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Barra da Estiva?

Barra da Estiva sits at 13.6°S, 41.3°W, 1,030 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ituaçu, 21 km away.

Topography around Barra da Estiva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barra da Estiva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 1,030 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,015 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,787 m.

The land around Barra da Estiva is covered by grassland (40%) and shrubs (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%), trees (31%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%), grassland (27%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
1,015 m
80 km
1,787 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ituaçu 21 km · Ibicoara 24 km · Tanhaçu 45 km · Livramento de Nossa Senhora 56 km · Livramento do Brumado 56 km · Piatã 71 km · Brumado 74 km · Maracás 99 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 Barra da Estiva (-13.6261°, -41.3269°, elevation 1,030 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).