Carmo weather in March

In March, Carmo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 119 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 12.2 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 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Carmo's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carmo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:55 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Carmo is town in Carmo Municipality, Rio de Janeiro, 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 Carmo 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 25°C and 30°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)
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62820
72820
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Carmo 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
Jan28° / 20°20117.213.24.9
Feb29° / 20°10612.912.85.0
Mar28° / 19°11915.112.25.3
Apr27° / 18°589.811.56.6
May24° / 15°396.7117.5
Jun23° / 14°173.810.78.1
Jul23° / 13°204.210.88.1
Aug24° / 14°234.511.28.1
Sep25° / 16°598.911.97.0
Oct26° / 17°10512.912.56.1
Nov26° / 18°18818.7135.0
Dec27° / 19°22120.313.34.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54060
64060
74060
84159
94060
104060
113961
123961
133961
143961
153961
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193862
203862
213862
223961
234060
244060
254258
264258
274258
284456
294456
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Carmo gets around 119 mm of rain over 15.1 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
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551
651
751
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951
1051
1152
1252
1352
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1552
1651
1751
1850
1950
2049
2148
2247
2347
2446
2545
2645
2744
2843
2943
3043
3142

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10147610
20147511
30147511
40147511
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80147412
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100147412
110147511
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160167311
170167311
180177310
191187110
201197010
21120709
22120709
23121708
24122698
25222688
26223687
27223687
28324667
29324676
30325666
31425656

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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65calm
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235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:497:18
212.56:507:17
312.46:507:16
412.46:517:15
512.46:517:15
612.46:527:14
712.36:527:13
812.36:527:12
912.36:537:11
1012.36:537:10
1112.36:547:09
1212.26:547:08
1312.26:547:08
1412.26:557:07
1512.26:557:06
1612.26:557:05
1712.16:567:04
1812.16:567:03
1912.16:567:02
2012.16:577:01
2112.06:577:00
2212.06:576:59
2312.06:586:58
2412.06:586:57
2512.06:586:56
2611.96:596:55
2711.96:596:54
2811.96:596:53
2911.97:006:52
3011.97:006:51
3111.87:006:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
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205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Carmo

In seasonPeak

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

Carmo's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Carmo?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Carmo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carmo in March

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

In March, Carmo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Carmo 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 Carmo peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Carmo 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 Carmo is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1518 µg/m³Jan 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Carmo?

Carmo sits at 21.9°S, 42.6°W, 354 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Além Paraíba, 11 km away.

Topography around Carmo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carmo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 955 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,251 m.

The land around Carmo is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
330 m
16 km
955 m
80 km
2,251 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Além Paraíba 11 km · Sumidouro 15 km · Cantagalo 25 km · Cordeiro 28 km · Bom Jardim 31 km · Sapucaia 32 km · Nova Friburgo 40 km · São José do Vale do Rio Preto 41 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 Carmo (-21.9336°, -42.6086°, elevation 354 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).