Carinhanha weather in March

In March, Carinhanha sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 97 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 34% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Carinhanha's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carinhanha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Carinhanha is 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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Carinhanha reaches about 32°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 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
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43223
53223
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93223
103223
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293223
303223
313223

How March really feels in Carinhanha

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.

Carinhanha weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°1071112.83.8
Feb32° / 23°719.212.53.8
Mar32° / 23°9711.112.13.8
Apr32° / 22°396.111.74.4
May32° / 21°71.611.35.1
Jun31° / 19°20.411.25.9
Jul31° / 18°0011.26.2
Aug32° / 19°00.111.55.4
Sep34° / 21°61.111.93.9
Oct35° / 23°465.612.33.1
Nov32° / 23°13713.212.73.4
Dec32° / 22°13613.312.83.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35248
45149
55149
65149
75149
85050
95050
105050
114951
124951
135050
145050
155050
165050
175050
185050
195149
205248
215248
225347
235446
245545
255644
265644
275743
285842
295941
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Carinhanha gets around 97 mm of rain over 11.1 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1337
1437
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2038
2137
2236
2336
2435
2534
2633
2732
2831
2930
3029
3129

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12214731
22214632
32214532
42224432
52224333
62224233
72224233
82224234
92224234
102224234
112214334
122204434
132194435
141194535
151184635
161174735
171174835
181164834
191164934
201165033
211155133
221155232
231155331
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251155529
261155628
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281165627
291175527
301185526
311195426

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:596:17
212.35:596:17
312.36:006:16
412.36:006:16
512.26:006:15
612.26:006:14
712.26:006:14
812.26:016:13
912.26:016:12
1012.26:016:12
1112.26:016:11
1212.26:016:10
1312.16:016:10
1412.16:016:09
1512.16:026:08
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1812.16:026:06
1912.16:026:06
2012.06:026:05
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2412.06:036:02
2512.06:036:01
2612.06:036:01
2711.96:036:00
2811.96:035:59
2911.96:035:58
3011.96:035:58
3111.96:035:57

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 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
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205.8Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Carinhanha

In seasonPeak

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

Carinhanha's rainy season runs November–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 Carinhanha?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carinhanha in March

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

In March, Carinhanha sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Carinhanha 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 Carinhanha peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (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 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Carinhanha?

Carinhanha sits at 14.3°S, 43.8°W, 451 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Malhada, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Carinhanha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carinhanha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 442 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Carinhanha is covered by cropland (30%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
256 m
80 km
710 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Malhada 4.0 km · Manga 53 km · Palmas de Monte Alto 65 km · Cocos 84 km · Serra do Ramalho 87 km · Itacarambi 95 km · Guanambi 106 km · São Félix do Coribe 111 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 Carinhanha (-14.3047°, -43.765°, elevation 451 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).