Bastos weather in March

In March, Bastos sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 135 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 33% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bastos's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bastos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:28 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
57%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Bastos 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 Bastos 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 about 1°C warmer than April.

15°20°25°30°35°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
23021
33021
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
93121
103021
113021
123021
133021
143021
153021
163021
173021
183021
193021
203021
213021
223021
233021
243021
253021
263021
273021
283021
293021
303020
313020

How March really feels in Bastos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 21 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
21
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.

Bastos weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°23321.713.23.5
Feb30° / 22°18119.112.83.6
Mar30° / 21°13517.112.24.2
Apr29° / 19°647.911.55.7
May27° / 16°616.3117.3
Jun26° / 15°424.710.77.8
Jul27° / 15°263.610.88.0
Aug29° / 16°313.611.26.9
Sep30° / 18°767.711.95.4
Oct31° / 20°12012.512.54.4
Nov31° / 20°13614.4134.1
Dec31° / 21°18119.413.33.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24951
34951
45050
55050
65149
75248
85248
95248
105347
115248
125248
135248
145050
155050
164951
174951
184951
195050
205050
214951
225050
235050
245248
255248
265347
275347
285545
295545
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bastos gets around 135 mm of rain over 17.1 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 55% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
262
361
461
560
660
759
859
959
1059
1159
1259
1359
1459
1559
1659
1758
1858
1957
2056
2155
2254
2352
2451
2549
2648
2746
2844
2943
3042
3140

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10073459
20083458
30183457
40183556
50193555
60193654
70193753
80193753
901103851
1001103851
1101103950
1201103949
1301104049
1401114048
1502114147
1602114146
1702114245
1802124244
1902124342
2003134441
2103134440
2203144539
2304144537
2404144636
2504154634
2605154733
2705164731
2815164830
2916164829
3016174928
3116174926

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 9 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
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:227:50
212.57:227:50
312.47:237:49
412.47:237:48
512.47:247:47
612.47:247:46
712.37:247:45
812.37:257:45
912.37:257:44
1012.37:267:43
1112.37:267:42
1212.27:267:41
1312.27:277:40
1412.27:277:39
1512.27:287:38
1612.27:287:37
1712.17:287:36
1812.17:297:35
1912.17:297:34
2012.17:297:34
2112.07:307:33
2212.07:307:32
2312.07:307:31
2412.07:317:30
2512.07:317:29
2611.97:317:28
2711.97:327:27
2811.97:327:26
2911.97:327:25
3011.97:337:24
3111.87:337:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bastos

In seasonPeak

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

Bastos's rainy season runs October–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 Bastos?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bastos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bastos in March

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

In March, Bastos 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 Bastos 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 Bastos peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Bastos 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 Bastos is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1718 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bastos?

Bastos sits at 21.9°S, 50.7°W, 460 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Osvaldo Cruz, 20 km away.

Topography around Bastos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bastos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 456 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m.

The land around Bastos is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (29%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
417 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Osvaldo Cruz 20 km · Tupã 23 km · Lucélia 37 km · Rancharia 38 km · Adamantina 44 km · Martinópolis 51 km · Paraguaçu Paulista 57 km · Pompéia 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 Bastos (-21.9219°, -50.7339°, elevation 460 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).