Cacoal weather in March

In March, Cacoal sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 270 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-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 1% 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 Cacoal's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cacoal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
270 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:13 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Cacoal reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
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How March really feels in Cacoal

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.

Cacoal weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°30829.312.62.8
Feb29° / 22°29726.412.42.8
Mar30° / 22°27028.212.12.9
Apr30° / 22°15122.311.83.4
May30° / 21°7713.411.54.7
Jun31° / 20°173.511.35.5
Jul32° / 20°112.111.45.1
Aug33° / 21°264.811.64.0
Sep33° / 22°9014.211.93.1
Oct32° / 23°15721.812.32.8
Nov31° / 23°2392512.52.8
Dec30° / 23°28427.912.72.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3892
4892
5892
6892
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14892
15892
16892
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27892
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cacoal gets around 270 mm of rain over 28.2 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 91% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
392
492
592
692
792
892
991
1091
1191
1291
1391
1491
1591
1691
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
2391
2491
2591
2691
2790
2890
2990
3089
3189

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
109010
209010
309010
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509010
609010
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Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:12 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:126:26
212.26:126:26
312.26:126:25
412.26:126:25
512.26:126:24
612.26:126:24
712.26:136:23
812.26:136:23
912.26:136:22
1012.16:136:21
1112.16:136:21
1212.16:136:20
1312.16:136:20
1412.16:136:19
1512.16:136:18
1612.16:136:18
1712.16:136:17
1812.16:136:17
1912.06:136:16
2012.06:136:15
2112.06:136:15
2212.06:136:14
2312.06:136:13
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2612.06:136:11
2712.06:136:11
2811.96:136:10
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3111.96:136:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.78 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 Cacoal

In seasonPeak

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

Cacoal's monsoon runs October–April, 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 Cacoal?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cacoal.

What to pack for Cacoal in March

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

In March, Cacoal sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cacoal 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 Cacoal peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 22UV 15Sep 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep3Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cacoal 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 Cacoal is worst in September — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.8× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1550 µg/m³Jul 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug31Moderate
Sep53Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cacoal?

Cacoal sits at 11.4°S, 61.4°W, 197 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pimenta Bueno, 38 km away.

Topography around Cacoal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cacoal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m.

The land around Cacoal is covered by artificial surfaces (45%), trees (27%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
434 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Pimenta Bueno 38 km · Espigão dOeste 48 km · Rolim de Moura 56 km · Presidente Médici 58 km · Alta Floresta d'Oeste 81 km · Ji Paraná 83 km · Ouro Preto do Oeste 114 km · São Miguel do Guaporé 141 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 Cacoal (-11.4386°, -61.4472°, elevation 197 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).