Canudos weather in March

In March, Canudos sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 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 Canudos's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canudos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:44 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
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 Canudos reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°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)
13322
23322
33322
43322
53322
63322
73322
83322
93322
103322
113322
123322
133322
143322
153322
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303222
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How March really feels in Canudos

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.

Canudos weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°395.412.53.9
Feb33° / 22°33612.33.9
Mar33° / 22°436.812.14.0
Apr32° / 22°245.711.84.6
May30° / 21°19511.65.7
Jun28° / 20°133.911.46.9
Jul27° / 19°92.711.57.3
Aug28° / 19°72.111.77.0
Sep30° / 19°41.211.96.0
Oct32° / 20°111.512.24.9
Nov33° / 21°203.212.54.2
Dec33° / 22°243.312.64.1

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 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35545
45446
55347
65347
75347
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
165347
175347
185347
195347
205347
215347
225446
235446
245545
255545
265644
275545
285644
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Canudos gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
518
618
719
820
920
1021
1122
1222
1323
1423
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2423
2523
2623
2722
2822
2922
3021
3121

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1130609
21305910
31305910
41305910
51305811
61295911
71286011
80286012
90276112
100266212
110256312
120246412
130236512
140226513
150226513
160216613
170206713
180206713
190196714
200196714
210196714
220196714
230196615
240206515
250206515
260206416
270216316
280216316
290216316
300216316
310226216

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 5:43 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:435:56
212.25:435:55
312.25:435:55
412.25:435:54
512.25:435:54
612.25:445:53
712.25:445:53
812.15:445:52
912.15:445:52
1012.15:445:51
1112.15:445:51
1212.15:445:50
1312.15:445:49
1412.15:445:49
1512.15:445:48
1612.15:445:48
1712.15:445:47
1812.05:445:47
1912.05:445:46
2012.05:445:45
2112.05:445:45
2212.05:445:44
2312.05:445:44
2412.05:445:43
2512.05:435:43
2612.05:435:42
2712.05:435:41
2812.05:435:41
2911.95:435:40
3011.95:435:40
3111.95:435:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Canudos?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Canudos in March

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

In March, Canudos sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Canudos 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 Canudos peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Canudos?

Canudos sits at 9.9°S, 39.0°W, 388 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Uauá, 50 km away.

Topography around Canudos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canudos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 425 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m.

The land around Canudos is covered by shrubs (54%) within 3 km, shrubs (84%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
425 m
80 km
666 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Uauá 50 km · Euclides da Cunha 68 km · Monte Santo 69 km · Jeremoabo 77 km · Quijingue 97 km · Cansanção 100 km · Andorinha 102 km · Paulo Afonso 104 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 Canudos (-9.8967°, -39.0264°, elevation 388 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).