Castanhal weather in March

In March, Castanhal sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 456 mm of rain across 30.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-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 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
456 mm
30.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:21 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Castanhal 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Castanhal reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°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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How March really feels in Castanhal

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.

Castanhal weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°26927.112.12.6
Feb30° / 23°35426.9122.5
Mar30° / 23°45630.5122.5
Apr30° / 23°42729.6122.5
May31° / 23°27827.711.92.7
Jun31° / 23°12021.411.93.1
Jul32° / 22°9118.111.93.5
Aug32° / 23°5113123.6
Sep33° / 23°348.8123.6
Oct34° / 23°348.1123.4
Nov33° / 24°498.812.13.3
Dec33° / 24°11817.412.13.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10694
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Castanhal gets around 456 mm of rain over 30.5 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
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797
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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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
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117228
127228
137228
147228
157129
167129
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286436
296436
306337
316238

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

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
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107calm
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127calm
137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:246:26
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512.06:246:25
612.06:236:25
712.06:236:24
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Castanhal

In seasonPeak

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

Castanhal's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Castanhal?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Castanhal.

What to pack for Castanhal in March

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

In March, Castanhal sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Castanhal in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 53 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in March near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Castanhal 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 Castanhal peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Castanhal 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 Castanhal is worst in November — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1725 µg/m³Jun 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul11Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Castanhal?

Castanhal sits at 1.3°S, 47.9°W, 46 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Isabel do Pará, 26 km away.

Topography around Castanhal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Castanhal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m.

The land around Castanhal is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
96 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Santa Isabel do Pará 26 km · Santo Antônio do Tauá 28 km · Bujaru 28 km · Benevides 36 km · Igarapé-Açu 39 km · Santa Maria do Pará 39 km · Santa Bárbara do Pará 42 km · São Domingos do Capim 46 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 Castanhal (-1.2939°, -47.9264°, elevation 46 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).