Carangola weather in March

In March, Carangola sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 169 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Carangola's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carangola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:53 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Carangola 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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Carangola reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Carangola weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°18216.113.14.7
Feb29° / 19°12412.512.74.9
Mar28° / 19°16917.312.15.1
Apr26° / 17°8812.211.56.2
May24° / 15°488.1117.3
Jun24° / 14°194.210.88.0
Jul24° / 14°164.110.98.1
Aug24° / 14°234.711.38.0
Sep26° / 16°658.411.97.0
Oct26° / 17°1141212.56.1
Nov26° / 18°21518.2135.1
Dec27° / 19°24920.713.24.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43763
53565
63565
73565
83565
93466
103565
113565
123466
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203664
213664
223664
233862
243862
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263961
274060
284159
294159
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Carangola gets around 169 mm of rain over 17.3 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 55% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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657
758
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1956
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2452
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2750
2850
2950
3049
3149

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1123724
2122734
3122734
4122734
5121744
6121735
7121735
8121735
9121735
10121735
11122725
12022744
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22226702
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26229681
27329671
28330661
29330661
30331651
31331651

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:487:15
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312.46:497:13
412.46:497:12
512.46:507:12
612.36:507:11
712.36:507:10
812.36:517:09
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1012.36:517:07
1112.26:527:07
1212.26:527:06
1312.26:527:05
1412.26:537:04
1512.26:537:03
1612.16:537:02
1712.16:547:01
1812.16:547:00
1912.16:546:59
2012.16:556:59
2112.06:556:58
2212.06:556:57
2312.06:556:56
2412.06:566:55
2512.06:566:54
2611.96:566:53
2711.96:576:52
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2911.96:576:50
3011.96:586:49
3111.86:586:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Carangola

In seasonPeak

In March, Carangola sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Carangola's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Carangola?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Carangola for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carangola in March

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

In March, Carangola sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Carangola in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carangola peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carangola?

Carangola sits at 20.7°S, 42.0°W, 416 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Espera Feliz, 16 km away.

Topography around Carangola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carangola has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 m around an average of 549 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,178 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,807 m.

The land around Carangola is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
666 m
16 km
1,178 m
80 km
2,807 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Espera Feliz 16 km · Divino 18 km · Porciúncula 26 km · Natividade 35 km · Guaçuí 37 km · Manhumirim 42 km · Santa Margarida 45 km · Alegre 52 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 Carangola (-20.7331°, -42.0294°, elevation 416 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).