Canguçu weather in March

In March, Canguçu sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 107 mm of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. 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 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Canguçu's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canguçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:33 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Canguçu 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Canguçu reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Canguçu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°12913.713.85.8
Feb27° / 18°12012.713.15.9
Mar26° / 17°10711.612.26.5
Apr23° / 14°1179.811.36.8
May20° / 11°101910.46.3
Jun17° / 1069.1105.6
Jul17° / 1149.610.25.3
Aug18° / 1189.610.96.1
Sep19° / 11°14611.111.85.9
Oct22° / 13°14311.612.86.3
Nov24° / 15°1069.813.66.9
Dec27° / 17°11211.5146.4

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 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24951
34951
44951
54951
65050
75050
85050
95149
105149
115149
125149
135149
145149
155149
165248
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275248
285248
295149
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Canguçu gets around 107 mm of rain over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
242
341
441
540
640
739
839
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1437
1537
1637
1737
1837
1936
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2635
2735
2835
2935
3035
3134

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1713263916
2713263816
3713263816
4714263816
5714263716
6714263715
7715273715
8715273715
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16918293410
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20112031326
21112032326
22112032325
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25132132313
26132132313
27142131313
28152131312
29162130312
30162130302
31172129302

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
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912light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:43 AM, and sunset from 8:06 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.77:228:06
212.77:238:04
312.77:248:03
412.67:258:02
512.67:258:01
612.67:268:00
712.57:277:59
812.57:287:57
912.57:287:56
1012.47:297:55
1112.47:307:54
1212.47:307:53
1312.37:317:51
1412.37:327:50
1512.37:337:49
1612.27:337:47
1712.27:347:46
1812.27:357:45
1912.17:357:44
2012.17:367:42
2112.17:377:41
2212.07:377:40
2312.07:387:38
2412.07:397:37
2511.97:397:36
2611.97:407:35
2711.97:417:33
2811.87:417:32
2911.87:427:31
3011.87:437:29
3111.77:437:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
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114.9Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
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184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Canguçu?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Canguçu in March

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

In March, Canguçu sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Canguçu in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Canguçu peaks around January 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 12UV 13Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Canguçu?

Canguçu sits at 31.4°S, 52.7°W, 406 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Piratini, 41 km away.

Topography around Canguçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canguçu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m.

The land around Canguçu is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (55%), cropland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
407 m
80 km
507 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Piratini 41 km · Capão do Leão 45 km · Pelotas 52 km · São Lourenço do Sul 66 km · Rio Grande 90 km · São José do Norte 91 km · Encruzilhada do Sul 96 km · Arroio Grande 101 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 Canguçu (-31.395°, -52.6756°, elevation 406 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).