Barra do Corda weather in March

In March, Barra do Corda sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 225 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Barra do Corda's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barra do Corda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:10 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Barra do Corda reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Barra do Corda

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.

Barra do Corda weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°21326.212.32.9
Feb30° / 23°20723.912.22.9
Mar30° / 23°22527.1122.9
Apr30° / 23°16222.911.93.2
May31° / 22°8412.711.84.2
Jun32° / 22°112.611.74.9
Jul33° / 21°70.911.74.6
Aug34° / 22°30.411.83.9
Sep35° / 23°101.9123.2
Oct35° / 24°335.312.13.1
Nov33° / 24°8611.812.33.3
Dec32° / 23°13417.712.33.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31585
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51387
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Barra do Corda gets around 225 mm of rain over 27.1 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:116:18
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512.16:116:16
612.16:116:16
712.16:106:15
812.16:106:15
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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 4.45 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Barra do Corda

In seasonPeak

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

Barra do Corda's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Barra do Corda?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barra do Corda.

What to pack for Barra do Corda in March

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

In March, Barra do Corda sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Barra do Corda 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 do Corda peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Barra do Corda 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 Barra do Corda is worst in October — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1834 µg/m³Jun 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov27Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Barra do Corda?

Barra do Corda sits at 5.5°S, 45.2°W, 148 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jenipapo dos Vieiras, 46 km away.

Topography around Barra do Corda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barra do Corda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m.

The land around Barra do Corda is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
231 m
80 km
431 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Jenipapo dos Vieiras 46 km · Tuntum 71 km · Esperantinópolis 81 km · Presidente Dutra 87 km · Poção de Pedras 90 km · São Domingos do Maranhão 95 km · Dom Pedro 103 km · Grajaú 105 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 do Corda (-5.5056°, -45.2433°, elevation 148 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).