Cansanção weather in March

In March, Cansanção sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 56 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Cansanção's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cansanção's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:45 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Cansanção reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°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)
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How March really feels in Cansanção

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.

Cansanção weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°506.412.63.7
Feb33° / 23°44712.43.6
Mar33° / 23°568.712.13.6
Apr32° / 22°379.111.84.2
May30° / 21°339.311.55.2
Jun28° / 20°269.411.46.1
Jul27° / 19°217.711.46.6
Aug28° / 19°175.811.66.3
Sep31° / 20°113.411.95.5
Oct32° / 21°172.612.24.6
Nov33° / 22°414.912.54.1
Dec33° / 22°405.112.64.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45644
55644
65545
75446
85446
95446
105446
115446
125446
135347
145347
155347
165446
175446
185446
195446
205347
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225446
235446
245446
255446
265446
275545
285545
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cansanção gets around 56 mm of rain over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
424
525
625
726
827
927
1028
1128
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3130

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1206317
2206317
3206218
4206218
5206119
6206119
7206020
8205921
9196021
10195922
11186022
12185923
13175924
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18155926
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20145927
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22145927
23136027
24136027
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26145927
27146026
28146026
29146026
30146026
31146026

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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3111calm

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 5:45 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:455:58
212.25:455:57
312.25:455:57
412.25:455:56
512.25:455:56
612.25:455:55
712.25:455:55
812.25:455:54
912.15:455:54
1012.15:455:53
1112.15:455:53
1212.15:455:52
1312.15:455:52
1412.15:455:51
1512.15:455:50
1612.15:455:50
1712.15:455:49
1812.15:455:49
1912.05:455:48
2012.05:455:47
2112.05:455:47
2212.05:455:46
2312.05:455:46
2412.05:455:45
2512.05:455:44
2612.05:455:44
2712.05:455:43
2812.05:455:42
2911.95:455:42
3011.95:455:41
3111.95:455:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.8Bright
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205.8Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Cansanção?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cansanção. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cansanção in March

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

In March, Cansanção sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cansanção in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cansanção peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 17UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cansanção?

Cansanção sits at 10.7°S, 39.5°W, 397 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nordestina, 19 km away.

Topography around Cansanção

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cansanção has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 390 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 775 m.

The land around Cansanção is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
775 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Nordestina 19 km · Monte Santo 31 km · Quijingue 33 km · Queimadas 37 km · Itiúba 39 km · Andorinha 51 km · Euclides da Cunha 56 km · Santaluz 67 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 Cansanção (-10.6672°, -39.4992°, elevation 397 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).