Barreiras weather in March

In March, Barreiras sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 142 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 19% 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 Barreiras's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barreiras's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:07 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Barreiras 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Barreiras reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
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How March really feels in Barreiras

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Barreiras weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°13916.512.64.2
Feb30° / 21°12015.712.44.2
Mar30° / 21°14216.512.14.2
Apr30° / 20°6810.211.74.8
May30° / 20°183.211.45.7
Jun30° / 18°20.311.36.4
Jul30° / 17°0011.46.5
Aug31° / 18°10.111.65.6
Sep33° / 20°81.111.94.2
Oct33° / 22°516.512.33.6
Nov31° / 21°15414.212.63.9
Dec30° / 21°14314.712.74.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33763
43664
53664
63565
73565
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93466
103466
113367
123466
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Barreiras gets around 142 mm of rain over 16.5 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 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
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449
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649
749
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1051
1152
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1556
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1758
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1958
2059
2158
2258
2357
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2753
2851
2950
3049
3148

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 89% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10117118
20127018
30126919
40136720
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60136621
70136522
80136423
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100126424
110116425
120116425
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21186328
22186328
23186427
24196327
251106227
261106326
271116226
281126126
291136026
301136125
311146025

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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315calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:066:21
212.26:066:20
312.26:066:20
412.26:066:19
512.26:066:19
612.26:066:18
712.26:066:18
812.26:066:17
912.26:076:16
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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 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.54 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 Barreiras

In seasonPeak

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

Barreiras's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Barreiras?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Barreiras for sightseeing.

What to pack for Barreiras in March

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

In March, Barreiras sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barreiras 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 Barreiras peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Barreiras 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 Barreiras is worst in September — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.7× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2324 µg/m³Jul 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug6Good
Sep25Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barreiras?

Barreiras sits at 12.2°S, 45.0°W, 472 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Desidério, 23 km away.

Topography around Barreiras

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barreiras has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m around an average of 483 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 m.

The land around Barreiras is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
272 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
397 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: São Desidério 23 km · Riachão das Neves 46 km · Luis Eduardo Magalhães 87 km · Formosa do Rio Preto 125 km · Serra Dourada 132 km · Santa Rita de Cássia 137 km · Santana 138 km · Correntina 138 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 Barreiras (-12.1528°, -44.99°, elevation 472 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).