Careiro da Várzea weather in March

In March, Careiro da Várzea sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 357 mm of rain across 29.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Careiro da Várzea's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Careiro da Várzea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
357 mm
29.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:08 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Careiro da Várzea reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Careiro da Várzea

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.

Careiro da Várzea weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°27527.512.22.9
Feb30° / 25°28225.512.12.9
Mar30° / 25°35729.3122.7
Apr30° / 25°34528.211.92.7
May30° / 25°28628.211.92.8
Jun30° / 25°15922.311.83.3
Jul31° / 25°9718.311.83.8
Aug32° / 25°8215.311.93.6
Sep32° / 25°10217123.2
Oct32° / 26°13119.112.13.0
Nov32° / 25°16722.212.12.8
Dec30° / 25°26027.212.22.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Careiro da Várzea gets around 357 mm of rain over 29.3 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 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14456
24357
34357
44258
54258
64258
74258
84159
94159
104159
114159
124159
134060
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154060
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213763
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253565
263466
273367
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293268
303169
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:116:15
212.16:106:14
312.16:106:14
412.16:106:14
512.16:106:13
612.16:106:13
712.06:106:13
812.06:106:12
912.06:106:12
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1112.06:096:11
1212.06:096:11
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1412.06:096:10
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1612.06:086:10
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2012.06:076:08
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Careiro da Várzea?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Careiro da Várzea.

What to pack for Careiro da Várzea in March

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

In March, Careiro da Várzea sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Careiro da Várzea 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 Careiro da Várzea peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Nov 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Careiro da Várzea 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 Careiro da Várzea is worst in October — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1129 µg/m³Jun 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Good
Jun12Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Careiro da Várzea?

Careiro da Várzea sits at 3.2°S, 59.8°W, 17 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Manaus, 24 km away.

Topography around Careiro da Várzea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Careiro da Várzea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m.

The land around Careiro da Várzea is covered by grassland (48%) and water (21%) within 3 km, trees (39%), water (31%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
162 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Manaus 24 km · Iranduba 41 km · Rio Preto da Eva 57 km · Manaquiri 75 km · Careiro 88 km · Autazes 88 km · Manacapuru 89 km · Nova Olinda do Norte 112 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 Careiro da Várzea (-3.197°, -59.8267°, elevation 17 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).