Carolina weather in March

In March, Carolina sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 255 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
255 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:18 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Carolina 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 Carolina reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
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How March really feels in Carolina

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.

Carolina weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°25627.712.42.8
Feb30° / 23°24825.412.22.7
Mar31° / 23°25527122.8
Apr31° / 23°17220.711.83.2
May32° / 23°7110.411.73.9
Jun33° / 22°61.111.64.2
Jul34° / 21°20.411.64.0
Aug35° / 22°20.411.83.2
Sep35° / 23°183122.9
Oct33° / 23°7411.312.23.3
Nov31° / 23°15818.912.33.3
Dec31° / 23°19823.912.43.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41387
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101486
111486
121486
131387
141387
151387
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201486
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311981

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Carolina gets around 255 mm of rain over 27 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 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
487
587
687
787
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987
1087
1187
1288
1388
1488
1589
1689
1789
1889
1989
2089
2189
2288
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2487
2587
2686
2785
2884
2984
3083
3182

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118910
218910
318910
418811
518811
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818811
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1018811
1118811
1208911
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2709010
2809010
2909010
3009010
3108911

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:196:28
212.16:196:27
312.16:196:27
412.16:196:26
512.16:196:26
612.16:196:26
712.16:196:25
812.16:186:25
912.16:186:24
1012.16:186:24
1112.16:186:23
1212.16:186:23
1312.16:186:22
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1712.06:186:21
1812.06:186:20
1912.06:186:19
2012.06:186:19
2112.06:186:18
2212.06:176:18
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2712.06:176:15
2812.06:176:15
2912.06:176:14
3012.06:176:14
3111.96:166:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.73 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Carolina

In seasonPeak

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

Carolina's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Carolina?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Carolina.

What to pack for Carolina in March

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

In March, Carolina sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Carolina 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 Carolina peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 11UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Carolina 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 Carolina is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateSep 2134 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Carolina?

Carolina sits at 7.3°S, 47.5°W, 175 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Araguaína, 84 km away.

Topography around Carolina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carolina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Carolina is covered by grassland (40%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
461 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Araguaína 84 km · Estreito 87 km · Riachão 93 km · Porto Franco 111 km · Tocantinópolis 112 km · Colinas do Tocantins 138 km · Balsas 159 km · São Geraldo do Araguaia 159 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 Carolina (-7.3356°, -47.4622°, elevation 175 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).