Barretos weather in March

In March, Barretos sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 171 mm of rain across 19.5 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Barretos's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barretos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
171 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:20 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Barretos 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 Barretos 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 33°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 Barretos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 28 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
28
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.

Barretos 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
Jan30° / 22°25923.113.13.4
Feb30° / 22°18819.312.73.6
Mar30° / 21°17119.512.13.9
Apr30° / 20°638.511.55.4
May28° / 17°355.1117.2
Jun27° / 16°212.610.88.0
Jul28° / 16°131.710.97.9
Aug30° / 17°152.311.36.3
Sep32° / 19°556.411.94.8
Oct32° / 21°10512.412.53.9
Nov31° / 21°16017.8133.7
Dec30° / 22°22622.713.23.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34258
44258
54456
64555
74555
84654
94753
104753
114852
124852
134753
144852
154852
164753
174852
184852
194852
204852
214951
225050
235050
245149
255149
265248
275446
285446
295644
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Barretos gets around 171 mm of rain over 19.5 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 62% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
267
366
466
565
664
763
863
962
1062
1162
1262
1363
1463
1564
1664
1764
1864
1964
2064
2164
2263
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2462
2560
2659
2757
2855
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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1054550
2054550
3054451
4054451
5054550
6054549
7054549
8054648
9054748
10054747
11054847
12054946
13044946
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22175339
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262105434
272115433
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302135629
312145628

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:14 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:147:41
212.47:157:40
312.47:157:39
412.47:157:38
512.47:167:38
612.37:167:37
712.37:177:36
812.37:177:35
912.37:177:34
1012.37:187:34
1112.27:187:33
1212.27:187:32
1312.27:197:31
1412.27:197:30
1512.27:197:29
1612.17:207:28
1712.17:207:27
1812.17:207:27
1912.17:207:26
2012.17:217:25
2112.07:217:24
2212.07:217:23
2312.07:227:22
2412.07:227:21
2512.07:227:20
2611.97:237:19
2711.97:237:18
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2911.97:237:16
3011.97:247:15
3111.87:247:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
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135.5Bright
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155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Barretos

In seasonPeak

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

Barretos'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 Barretos?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Barretos.

What to pack for Barretos in March

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

In March, Barretos sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Barretos 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 Barretos peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 23UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Barretos 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 Barretos is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1533 µg/m³Nov 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug21Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Barretos?

Barretos sits at 20.6°S, 48.6°W, 538 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Colina, 18 km away.

Topography around Barretos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barretos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 551 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m.

The land around Barretos is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
431 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Colina 18 km · Guaíra 38 km · Monte Azul Paulista 40 km · Olímpia 41 km · Bebedouro 45 km · Viradouro 45 km · Morro Agudo 56 km · Pitangueiras 62 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 Barretos (-20.5572°, -48.5678°, elevation 538 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).