Belo Oriente weather in March

In March, Belo Oriente sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 122 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Belo Oriente's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belo Oriente's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:56 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
62%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Belo Oriente 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Belo Oriente reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13222
23222
33122
43122
53122
63122
73122
83122
93122
103122
113122
123122
133122
143122
153121
163121
173121
183121
193121
203121
213121
223121
233121
243121
253021
263021
273021
283021
293021
303021
313021

How March really feels in Belo Oriente

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.

Belo Oriente weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°17713.5134.0
Feb32° / 22°989.112.74.0
Mar31° / 21°1221312.14.2
Apr30° / 20°628.511.65.4
May28° / 18°254.211.17.1
Jun27° / 16°8210.97.8
Jul27° / 16°61.5118.0
Aug28° / 16°81.911.37.5
Sep29° / 18°305.111.95.9
Oct30° / 20°878.512.44.9
Nov30° / 21°18415.412.94.3
Dec30° / 21°23817.613.13.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44456
54357
64357
74555
84555
94555
104654
114753
124654
134753
144654
154654
164753
174654
184654
194753
204753
214753
224753
234852
244951
254951
264951
274951
284951
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Belo Oriente gets around 122 mm of rain over 13 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
242
343
443
544
644
744
844
944
1044
1143
1243
1343
1442
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2041
2141
2240
2340
2439
2539
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1655381
2654391
3654391
4753391
5752401
6752401
7752401
8751411
9751411
10652411
11652411
12652411
13651421
14651421
15552421
16553420
17454420
18454420
19454420
20355420
21356410
22357400
23358390
24359380
25360370
26360370
27361360
28461350
29461350
30462340
31562330

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:517:15
212.46:517:15
312.46:527:14
412.46:527:13
512.36:527:13
612.36:537:12
712.36:537:11
812.36:537:10
912.36:547:09
1012.26:547:09
1112.26:547:08
1212.26:547:07
1312.26:557:06
1412.26:557:05
1512.26:557:05
1612.16:567:04
1712.16:567:03
1812.16:567:02
1912.16:567:01
2012.16:577:00
2112.06:576:59
2212.06:576:58
2312.06:576:58
2412.06:586:57
2512.06:586:56
2611.96:586:55
2711.96:586:54
2811.96:596:53
2911.96:596:52
3011.96:596:51
3111.96:596:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Belo Oriente

In seasonPeak

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

Belo Oriente's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Oriente?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Belo Oriente for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Belo Oriente in March

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

In March, Belo Oriente sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Belo Oriente 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 Oriente peaks around February 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 11UV 14Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Belo Oriente?

Belo Oriente sits at 19.2°S, 42.5°W, 261 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santana do Paraíso, 18 km away.

Topography around Belo Oriente

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belo Oriente has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m around an average of 299 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 849 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m.

The land around Belo Oriente is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
355 m
16 km
849 m
80 km
1,141 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Santana do Paraíso 18 km · Ipaba 23 km · Ipatinga 28 km · Coronel Fabriciano 37 km · Timóteo 44 km · Inhapim 53 km · Guanhães 68 km · Governador Valadares 70 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 Oriente (-19.22°, -42.4836°, elevation 261 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).