Caririaçu weather in March

In March, Caririaçu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 170 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Caririaçu's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caririaçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
170 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:45 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Caririaçu 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Caririaçu reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
83123
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103123
113123
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How March really feels in Caririaçu

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.

Caririaçu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°12015.612.43.4
Feb31° / 23°12515.512.23.6
Mar31° / 22°17020123.6
Apr31° / 22°10515.211.84.1
May31° / 22°437.111.75.0
Jun30° / 21°152.911.65.7
Jul31° / 20°61.511.65.7
Aug32° / 20°30.411.85.1
Sep34° / 22°20.5124.1
Oct35° / 23°61.412.23.4
Nov35° / 24°142.312.33.2
Dec34° / 24°35612.43.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145149
155149
165149
175050
185050
195050
204852
214753
224753
234753
244753
254753
264753
274753
284753
294852
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Caririaçu gets around 170 mm of rain over 20 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 64% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
456
556
656
757
858
958
1059
1160
1261
1362
1463
1564
1665
1766
1867
1968
2068
2169
2270
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2869
2969
3068
3167

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
164153
264153
374152
474053
574053
674053
773954
863955
963955
1063856
1153758
1253659
1343561
1443462
1543363
1633265
1733166
1823068
1922969
2022870
2122870
2222771
2322771
2412772
2512772
2612772
2712772
2812871
2912871
3012970
3113069

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:465:55
212.15:465:54
312.15:465:54
412.15:465:54
512.15:465:53
612.15:465:53
712.15:465:52
812.15:465:52
912.15:465:51
1012.15:465:51
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1212.15:465:50
1312.15:465:50
1412.15:465:49
1512.15:455:49
1612.05:455:48
1712.05:455:48
1812.05:455:47
1912.05:455:47
2012.05:455:46
2112.05:455:46
2212.05:455:45
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3111.95:445:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.4Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Caririaçu

In seasonPeak

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

Caririaçu's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Caririaçu?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caririaçu.

What to pack for Caririaçu in March

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

In March, Caririaçu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caririaçu 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 Caririaçu peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caririaçu?

Caririaçu sits at 7.0°S, 39.3°W, 712 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Juazeiro do Norte, 19 km away.

Topography around Caririaçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caririaçu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 604 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m.

The land around Caririaçu is covered by shrubs (40%), grassland (33%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (56%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
464 m
80 km
853 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Juazeiro do Norte 19 km · Crato 25 km · Missão Velha 28 km · Várzea Alegre 28 km · Barbalha 30 km · Farias Brito 34 km · Aurora 37 km · Nova Olinda 44 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 Caririaçu (-7.0422°, -39.2836°, elevation 712 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).