Bocaiúva weather in March

In March, Bocaiúva sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 130 mm of rain across 13.2 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Bocaiúva's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bocaiúva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
130 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:01 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Bocaiúva 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bocaiúva reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
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222919
232919
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262919
272919
282919
292919
302919
312919

Bocaiúva 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
Jan29° / 19°15814.712.94.8
Feb29° / 19°11611.512.64.9
Mar29° / 19°13013.212.15.1
Apr28° / 18°456.711.66.4
May27° / 16°122.411.27.7
Jun26° / 14°30.8118.3
Jul26° / 14°10.311.18.5
Aug28° / 14°30.811.48.0
Sep30° / 17°152.911.96.2
Oct30° / 19°828.312.45.1
Nov28° / 19°20416.312.84.8
Dec28° / 19°23718.1134.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43763
53862
63862
73862
83862
93961
103862
113961
124060
134159
144159
154258
164357
174357
184456
194555
204555
214654
224654
234852
244951
254852
264951
274951
284951
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bocaiúva gets around 130 mm of rain over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
247
347
447
548
648
747
847
947
1047
1146
1246
1346
1446
1545
1645
1745
1844
1944
2043
2142
2240
2339
2438
2537
2636
2735
2834
2933
3033
3132

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1441532
2440542
3440542
4440542
5440533
6440533
7440533
8441523
9441532
10441532
11441532
12441532
13341542
14341542
15341542
16341542
17341542
18241561
19241561
20241561
21242551
22243541
23244531
24245521
25246511
26247501
27248501
28249490
29249480
30251470
31351460

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 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 6:58 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:587:19
212.36:587:19
312.36:587:18
412.36:587:17
512.36:597:17
612.36:597:16
712.36:597:15
812.37:007:15
912.27:007:14
1012.27:007:13
1112.27:007:12
1212.27:007:12
1312.27:017:11
1412.27:017:10
1512.17:017:09
1612.17:017:09
1712.17:027:08
1812.17:027:07
1912.17:027:06
2012.17:027:05
2112.07:027:05
2212.07:027:04
2312.07:037:03
2412.07:037:02
2512.07:037:01
2612.07:037:00
2711.97:037:00
2811.97:046:59
2911.97:046:58
3011.97:046:57
3111.97:046:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bocaiúva

In seasonPeak

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

Bocaiúva'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 Bocaiúva?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bocaiúva in March

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

In March, Bocaiúva sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bocaiúva in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bocaiúva peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bocaiúva?

Bocaiúva sits at 17.1°S, 43.8°W, 683 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Montes Claros, 42 km away.

Topography around Bocaiúva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bocaiúva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 694 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,035 m.

The land around Bocaiúva is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (21%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), trees (29%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
393 m
80 km
1,035 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Montes Claros 42 km · Coração de Jesus 75 km · Francisco Sá 78 km · Várzea da Palma 112 km · Turmalina 117 km · Brasília de Minas 120 km · Pirapora 123 km · Buritizeiro 125 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 Bocaiúva (-17.1078°, -43.815°, elevation 683 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).