Cabo de Santo Agostinho weather in March

In March, Cabo de Santo Agostinho sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 94 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cabo de Santo Agostinho's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cabo de Santo Agostinho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:28 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Cabo de Santo Agostinho 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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Cabo de Santo Agostinho reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Cabo de Santo Agostinho weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°6719.712.45.0
Feb28° / 25°7417.812.34.7
Mar28° / 25°9420.612.14.6
Apr28° / 25°13122.711.84.4
May27° / 24°16624.511.64.5
Jun26° / 23°19425.211.54.4
Jul26° / 23°16925.611.64.6
Aug26° / 22°10322.511.75.1
Sep26° / 23°6518.8125.6
Oct27° / 23°4616.412.25.9
Nov28° / 24°3714.512.45.9
Dec28° / 24°4315.512.55.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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26535
36733
46733
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66733
76634
86634
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126535
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cabo de Santo Agostinho gets around 94 mm of rain over 20.6 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 66% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2270
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3175

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13934
23934
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53943
63943
73943
82953
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Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:285:38
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1812.05:285:30
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2012.05:285:29
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2212.05:285:28
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cabo de Santo Agostinho

In seasonPeak

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

Cabo de Santo Agostinho's rainy season runs March–August, 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 Cabo de Santo Agostinho?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Cabo de Santo Agostinho for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cabo de Santo Agostinho in March

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

In March, Cabo de Santo Agostinho sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Cabo de Santo Agostinho in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Cabo de Santo Agostinho in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cabo de Santo Agostinho?

Cabo de Santo Agostinho sits at 8.3°S, 35.0°W, 35 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Porto de Galinhas, 13 km away.

Topography around Cabo de Santo Agostinho

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cabo de Santo Agostinho.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cabo de Santo Agostinho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 874 m.

The land around Cabo de Santo Agostinho is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
250 m
80 km
874 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Porto de Galinhas 13 km · Jaboatão dos Guararapes 20 km · Moreno 20 km · Escada 23 km · Camaragibe 30 km · Recife 31 km · São Lourenço da Mata 32 km · Vitória de Santo Antão 34 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 Cabo de Santo Agostinho (-8.2877°, -35.0292°, elevation 35 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).