Campo Formoso weather in March

In March, Campo Formoso sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 29% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Campo Formoso's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Campo Formoso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:49 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Campo Formoso 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Campo Formoso reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Campo Formoso weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°779.412.55.1
Feb30° / 20°7010.212.34.9
Mar30° / 20°7912.212.14.8
Apr29° / 20°5414.511.85.1
May27° / 19°5815.211.55.7
Jun25° / 18°6317.911.45.5
Jul24° / 17°5517.811.45.7
Aug25° / 17°4715.111.76.0
Sep27° / 17°299.211.96.6
Oct29° / 19°305.512.26.0
Nov30° / 20°597.812.55.4
Dec30° / 20°667.612.65.4

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 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45446
55347
65248
75248
85149
95050
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
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205149
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245446
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275644
285644
295743
305644
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Campo Formoso gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.2 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1433558
2433549
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44335310
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 5:48 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:486:01
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312.25:486:00
412.25:486:00
512.25:485:59
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712.25:485:58
812.25:495:58
912.15:495:57
1012.15:495:57
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1412.15:495:54
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Campo Formoso?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Campo Formoso in March

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

In March, Campo Formoso sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Campo Formoso 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 Campo Formoso peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Campo Formoso?

Campo Formoso sits at 10.5°S, 40.3°W, 580 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Senhor do Bonfim, 15 km away.

Topography around Campo Formoso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Campo Formoso has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m around an average of 619 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 m.

The land around Campo Formoso is covered by trees (56%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (44%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (56%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
359 m
16 km
693 m
80 km
814 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Senhor do Bonfim 15 km · Pindobaçu 26 km · Jaguarari 30 km · Filadélfia 33 km · Ponto Novo 45 km · Itiúba 55 km · Andorinha 56 km · Mirangaba 57 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 Campo Formoso (-10.5075°, -40.3214°, elevation 580 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).