Belo Horizonte weather in March

In March, Belo Horizonte sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 147 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Belo Horizonte's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belo Horizonte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:01 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Belo Horizonte is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 30.5 µg/m³ · 2012

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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Belo Horizonte reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)
12818
22818
32818
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
152718
162718
172718
182718
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202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262718
272718
282717
292717
302717
312717

Belo Horizonte weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°21817.913.15.1
Feb28° / 18°11912.912.75.6
Mar27° / 18°14716.912.15.4
Apr26° / 16°559.811.66.7
May25° / 14°315.111.17.9
Jun24° / 12°101.710.88.6
Jul24° / 12°50.810.98.9
Aug25° / 13°112.111.38.5
Sep27° / 15°476.511.97.3
Oct27° / 17°8111.712.56.1
Nov26° / 18°18418.412.95.0
Dec27° / 18°2592213.24.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53961
63961
74060
83961
94060
104060
114060
124060
133961
143961
154060
164060
174060
184060
194060
204060
214159
224159
234357
244357
254456
264456
274555
284654
294654
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Belo Horizonte gets around 147 mm of rain over 16.9 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 54% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
156
257
358
458
559
659
759
859
959
1059
1159
1258
1358
1458
1557
1657
1756
1856
1955
2054
2153
2251
2350
2449
2548
2647
2747
2846
2946
3045
3145

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1055045
2054946
3054847
4054848
5054748
6054748
7054649
8054649
9054649
10054649
11054649
12054649
13054649
14054649
15054649
16054649
17064648
18064747
19064846
20064945
21065143
22075142
23075241
24075439
25085438
26185437
27185536
28195436
29195535
30195634
311105633

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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
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 6:56 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:567:22
212.46:577:21
312.46:577:20
412.46:577:20
512.46:587:19
612.36:587:18
712.36:587:17
812.36:597:16
912.36:597:16
1012.36:597:15
1112.27:007:14
1212.27:007:13
1312.27:007:12
1412.27:017:11
1512.27:017:11
1612.17:017:10
1712.17:017:09
1812.17:027:08
1912.17:027:07
2012.17:027:06
2112.07:037:05
2212.07:037:04
2312.07:037:03
2412.07:037:03
2512.07:047:02
2611.97:047:01
2711.97:047:00
2811.97:046:59
2911.97:056:58
3011.97:056:57
3111.87:056:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Belo Horizonte

In seasonPeak

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

Belo Horizonte'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 Belo Horizonte?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Belo Horizonte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Belo Horizonte in March

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

In March, Belo Horizonte sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Belo Horizonte 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 Belo Horizonte peaks around February 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeFeb 9UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Belo Horizonte 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 Belo Horizonte is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1526 µg/m³Jan 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Belo Horizonte?

Belo Horizonte sits at 19.9°S, 43.9°W, 888 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Lima, 12 km away.

Topography around Belo Horizonte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belo Horizonte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 880 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,504 m.

The land around Belo Horizonte is covered by artificial surfaces (94%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
837 m
80 km
1,504 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Nova Lima 12 km · Contagem 12 km · Sabará 14 km · Raposos 15 km · Ibirité 17 km · Santa Luzia 19 km · Ribeirão das Neves 23 km · São José da Lapa 25 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 Belo Horizonte (-19.9208°, -43.9378°, elevation 888 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).