Caruaru weather in March

In March, Caruaru sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 59 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Caruaru's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caruaru's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 59 mm; 14.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:32 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

← February Caruaru year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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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 Caruaru reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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 about 1°C warmer than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

Caruaru weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 21°	46	12.1	12.4	4.9
Feb	30° / 21°	46	11.3	12.3	4.8
Mar	30° / 21°	59	14.1	12.1	4.7
Apr	29° / 21°	56	13.9	11.8	5.1
May	27° / 20°	57	13.7	11.6	5.9
Jun	26° / 19°	52	12.3	11.5	6.2
Jul	25° / 18°	41	11.9	11.6	6.4
Aug	25° / 18°	26	9.9	11.7	6.6
Sep	27° / 19°	19	7.6	12	6.9
Oct	29° / 19°	15	4.9	12.2	6.4
Nov	30° / 20°	13	4.6	12.4	5.8
Dec	30° / 20°	20	6.9	12.5	5.3

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 32% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	52	53	53	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	49	49	48	48	48	48	49	49
Cloudier (%)	48	47	47	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	51	51	52	52	52	52	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Caruaru gets around 59 mm of rain over 14.1 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	43	44	44	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	43
15	44
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	48
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	49
27	49
28	49
29	49
30	48
31	48

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Muggy (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	86	85	85	84	85	84	83	83	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	78	76	76
Oppressive (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	21	21

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	87	9
2	4	87	9
3	4	87	9
4	4	87	9
5	4	87	9
6	4	87	9
7	4	87	9
8	4	87	9
9	4	87	9
10	4	86	10
11	4	86	10
12	4	86	10
13	4	85	11
14	3	86	11
15	3	85	12
16	3	85	12
17	3	84	13
18	2	85	13
19	2	84	14
20	2	83	15
21	2	83	15
22	2	82	16
23	2	81	17
24	2	81	17
25	2	80	18
26	2	79	19
27	2	79	19
28	2	78	20
29	2	78	20
30	3	76	21
31	3	76	21

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
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29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 5:32 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	5:32	5:42
2	12.2	5:32	5:42
3	12.2	5:32	5:41
4	12.1	5:32	5:41
5	12.1	5:32	5:41
6	12.1	5:32	5:40
7	12.1	5:32	5:40
8	12.1	5:32	5:39
9	12.1	5:32	5:39
10	12.1	5:32	5:38
11	12.1	5:32	5:38
12	12.1	5:32	5:37
13	12.1	5:32	5:37
14	12.1	5:32	5:36
15	12.1	5:32	5:36
16	12.1	5:32	5:35
17	12.0	5:32	5:35
18	12.0	5:32	5:34
19	12.0	5:32	5:34
20	12.0	5:32	5:33
21	12.0	5:32	5:33
22	12.0	5:31	5:32
23	12.0	5:31	5:31
24	12.0	5:31	5:31
25	12.0	5:31	5:30
26	12.0	5:31	5:30
27	12.0	5:31	5:29
28	12.0	5:31	5:29
29	12.0	5:31	5:28
30	11.9	5:31	5:28
31	11.9	5:31	5:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Caruaru?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Caruaru for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Caruaru in March

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

In March, Caruaru sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Caruaru in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caruaru peaks around March 15 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	14	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Caruaru?

Caruaru sits at 8.3°S, 36.0°W, 568 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Caitano, 19 km away.

Topography around Caruaru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caruaru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 554 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 597 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,134 m.

The land around Caruaru is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

133 m

artificial surfaces 72%

16 km

597 m

grassland 59%

80 km

1,134 m

grassland 58%

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← February Caruaru year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: São Caitano 19 km · Agrestina 20 km · Bezerros 20 km · Riacho das Almas 21 km · Altinho 25 km · Camocim de São Félix 25 km · São Joaquim do Monte 25 km · Toritama 32 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

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 Caruaru (-8.2833°, -35.9761°, elevation 568 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	43
15	44
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	48
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	49
27	49
28	49
29	49
30	48
31	48

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	87	9
2	4	87	9
3	4	87	9
4	4	87	9
5	4	87	9
6	4	87	9
7	4	87	9
8	4	87	9
9	4	87	9
10	4	86	10
11	4	86	10
12	4	86	10
13	4	85	11
14	3	86	11
15	3	85	12
16	3	85	12
17	3	84	13
18	2	85	13
19	2	84	14
20	2	83	15
21	2	83	15
22	2	82	16
23	2	81	17
24	2	81	17
25	2	80	18
26	2	79	19
27	2	79	19
28	2	78	20
29	2	78	20
30	3	76	21
31	3	76	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	43
15	44
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	48
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	49
27	49
28	49
29	49
30	48
31	48

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	87	9
2	4	87	9
3	4	87	9
4	4	87	9
5	4	87	9
6	4	87	9
7	4	87	9
8	4	87	9
9	4	87	9
10	4	86	10
11	4	86	10
12	4	86	10
13	4	85	11
14	3	86	11
15	3	85	12
16	3	85	12
17	3	84	13
18	2	85	13
19	2	84	14
20	2	83	15
21	2	83	15
22	2	82	16
23	2	81	17
24	2	81	17
25	2	80	18
26	2	79	19
27	2	79	19
28	2	78	20
29	2	78	20
30	3	76	21
31	3	76	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	21
2	30	21
3	30	21
4	30	21
5	30	21
6	30	21
7	30	21
8	30	21
9	30	21
10	30	21
11	30	21
12	30	21
13	30	21
14	30	21
15	30	21
16	30	21
17	30	21
18	30	21
19	30	21
20	30	21
21	30	21
22	30	21
23	30	21
24	30	21
25	29	21
26	29	21
27	29	21
28	29	21
29	29	21
30	29	21
31	29	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	41
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	43
15	44
16	44
17	45
18	46
19	47
20	47
21	48
22	48
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	49
27	49
28	49
29	49
30	48
31	48

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	4	87	9
2	4	87	9
3	4	87	9
4	4	87	9
5	4	87	9
6	4	87	9
7	4	87	9
8	4	87	9
9	4	87	9
10	4	86	10
11	4	86	10
12	4	86	10
13	4	85	11
14	3	86	11
15	3	85	12
16	3	85	12
17	3	84	13
18	2	85	13
19	2	84	14
20	2	83	15
21	2	83	15
22	2	82	16
23	2	81	17
24	2	81	17
25	2	80	18
26	2	79	19
27	2	79	19
28	2	78	20
29	2	78	20
30	3	76	21
31	3	76	21