Campinas weather in March

In March, Campinas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 138 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 29% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Campinas's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campinas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:13 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Campinas is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Good
PM10 24.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Campinas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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)
12919
22919
32919
42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
142819
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172819
182819
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212819
222819
232819
242819
252819
262819
272819
282819
292819
302818
312818

Campinas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°25922.413.24.1
Feb29° / 20°17518.912.84.2
Mar28° / 19°13817.412.25.1
Apr27° / 17°688.711.56.8
May24° / 15°66710.97.5
Jun24° / 13°484.910.68.1
Jul24° / 13°444.310.78.3
Aug25° / 14°364.211.28.1
Sep27° / 16°848.611.96.9
Oct28° / 17°12513.412.55.9
Nov28° / 18°16115.913.15.4
Dec28° / 19°20420.213.44.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34852
44852
54951
64852
74951
84951
94852
104852
114852
124852
134753
144753
154852
164852
174753
184852
194852
204951
215050
225149
235149
245248
255347
265446
275644
285644
295842
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Campinas gets around 138 mm of rain over 17.4 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 56% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
462
562
661
760
860
960
1059
1159
1259
1359
1458
1558
1658
1757
1856
1956
2055
2154
2253
2352
2451
2550
2649
2748
2847
2945
3044
3143

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10220744
20220744
30220744
40221734
50221734
60221734
70222733
80222733
90222733
100223723
110223732
120223732
130324712
140324712
150325702
160326692
170426691
180427681
190428671
200429661
210530641
220530641
230531631
240631621
250632611
260632611
270733591
281733581
291734571
301834561
311835551

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:077:36
212.57:077:36
312.57:077:35
412.47:087:34
512.47:087:33
612.47:097:32
712.47:097:31
812.37:107:30
912.37:107:29
1012.37:117:29
1112.37:117:28
1212.37:117:27
1312.27:127:26
1412.27:127:25
1512.27:137:24
1612.27:137:23
1712.17:137:22
1812.17:147:21
1912.17:147:20
2012.17:147:19
2112.17:157:18
2212.07:157:17
2312.07:167:16
2412.07:167:15
2512.07:167:14
2611.97:177:13
2711.97:177:12
2811.97:177:11
2911.97:187:10
3011.87:187:09
3111.87:187:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Campinas

In seasonPeak

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

Campinas's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Campinas?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Campinas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Campinas in March

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

In March, Campinas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Campinas in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Campinas peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Campinas 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 Campinas is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1838 µg/m³Jan 1018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun35Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep35Poor
Oct25Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Campinas?

Campinas sits at 22.9°S, 47.1°W, 686 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Valinhos, 10 km away.

Topography around Campinas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campinas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 685 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,224 m.

The land around Campinas is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (32%), trees (31%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), grassland (26%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
422 m
80 km
1,224 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Valinhos 10 km · Souzas 10 km · Vinhedo 16 km · Hortolândia 17 km · Paulínia 19 km · Louveira 23 km · Sumaré 23 km · Jaguariúna 24 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 Campinas (-22.9056°, -47.0608°, elevation 686 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).