Cantá weather in March

In March, Cantá sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 84 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cantá's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cantá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:13 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.37 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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Cantá reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°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 Cantá

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.

Cantá weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°528.711.94.1
Feb32° / 24°488.211.93.9
Mar32° / 24°8410.4123.6
Apr31° / 24°24619.312.13.3
May30° / 23°42227.812.13.0
Jun29° / 22°38928.412.13.0
Jul29° / 22°32728.812.13.1
Aug30° / 22°22325.412.13.2
Sep32° / 23°13618.5123.3
Oct33° / 24°10315.711.93.3
Nov32° / 24°12116.411.93.2
Dec32° / 24°8413.211.93.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32179
42179
52179
62179
72179
82278
92377
102377
112377
122476
132575
142575
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212674
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312575

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cantá gets around 84 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
430
530
631
731
832
932
1032
1133
1233
1333
1434
1534
1634
1734
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2336
2436
2537
2638
2739
2840
2941
3042
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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1856360
2856360
3856360
4855370
5855370
6854380
7854380
8952390
9952390
10951400
11951400
12950410
13949410
14949421
15948431
16848431
17847441
18847441
19847451
20846451
21746461
22745461
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24744482
25643492
26641512
27640522
28639523
29637543
30636553
31635554

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:176:14
211.96:176:14
312.06:176:14
412.06:166:14
512.06:166:14
612.06:166:13
712.06:166:13
812.06:156:13
912.06:156:13
1012.06:156:13
1112.06:146:13
1212.06:146:12
1312.06:146:12
1412.06:136:12
1512.06:136:12
1612.06:136:12
1712.06:126:11
1812.06:126:11
1912.06:116:11
2012.06:116:11
2112.06:116:10
2212.06:106:10
2312.06:106:10
2412.06:106:10
2512.06:096:09
2612.06:096:09
2712.06:086:09
2812.06:086:09
2912.06:086:08
3012.06:076:08
3112.06:076:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
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225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cantá

In seasonPeak

None of Cantá's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Cantá's monsoon runs April–August, 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 Cantá?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cantá.

What to pack for Cantá in March

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

In March, Cantá sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cantá 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 Cantá peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 16 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Nov 16UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Cantá 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 Cantá is worst in March — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1830 µg/m³Jul 2111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cantá?

Cantá sits at 2.6°N, 60.6°W, 76 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Boa Vista, 25 km away.

Topography around Cantá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cantá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,013 m.

The land around Cantá is covered by trees (73%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
268 m
16 km
417 m
80 km
1,013 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Boa Vista 25 km · Mucajaí 40 km · Alto Alegre 105 km · Caracaraí 106 km · Lethem 123 km · Rorainópolis 186 km · Pacaraima 211 km · Santa Elena de Uairén 229 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 Cantá (2.6103°, -60.5975°, elevation 76 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).