Castelo do Piauí weather in March

In March, Castelo do Piauí sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 257 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Castelo do Piauí's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Castelo do Piauí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
257 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:55 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
74%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Castelo do Piauí reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°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)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
123223
133223
143223
153223
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193223
203223
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223123
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263123
273123
283123
293123
303123
313123

How March really feels in Castelo do Piauí

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.

Castelo do Piauí weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°15616.512.32.8
Feb32° / 23°17917.112.22.9
Mar32° / 23°25721.8122.9
Apr32° / 23°18418.311.93.3
May32° / 23°768.811.83.9
Jun33° / 23°11211.74.2
Jul34° / 23°61.111.74.0
Aug35° / 24°10.111.83.3
Sep36° / 24°10.3122.5
Oct37° / 25°140.812.12.0
Nov37° / 25°142.612.22.1
Dec36° / 25°416.712.32.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93169
103070
112971
122971
132872
142872
152872
162773
172773
182674
192575
202575
212575
222476
232476
242476
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262476
272476
282476
292476
302476
312575

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Castelo do Piauí gets around 257 mm of rain over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
260
360
460
561
662
762
863
964
1065
1166
1267
1368
1469
1570
1671
1772
1873
1974
2075
2176
2276
2377
2477
2577
2677
2777
2877
2976
3076
3175

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
142076
242076
332077
432077
531978
631978
731978
821979
921880
1021880
1121781
1211782
1311683
1411584
1511485
1611386
1711287
1811188
1911089
201990
210892
220793
230694
240694
250595
260595
270496
280496
290496
300496
310496

Wind in March

Winds average 7 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
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
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 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:566:03
212.15:566:02
312.15:566:02
412.15:566:02
512.15:566:01
612.15:566:01
712.15:566:01
812.15:566:00
912.15:566:00
1012.15:565:59
1112.15:555:59
1212.15:555:59
1312.15:555:58
1412.05:555:58
1512.05:555:57
1612.05:555:57
1712.05:555:57
1812.05:545:56
1912.05:545:56
2012.05:545:55
2112.05:545:55
2212.05:545:54
2312.05:545:54
2412.05:545:53
2512.05:535:53
2612.05:535:52
2712.05:535:52
2812.05:535:51
2912.05:535:51
3012.05:535:50
3112.05:525:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Castelo do Piauí

In seasonPeak

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

Castelo do Piauí's monsoon runs January–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 Castelo do Piauí?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Castelo do Piauí.

What to pack for Castelo do Piauí in March

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

In March, Castelo do Piauí sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Castelo do Piauí 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 Castelo do Piauí peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Castelo do Piauí?

Castelo do Piauí sits at 5.3°S, 41.6°W, 241 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Miguel do Tapuio, 32 km away.

Topography around Castelo do Piauí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Castelo do Piauí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 249 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 790 m.

The land around Castelo do Piauí is covered by shrubs (67%) within 3 km, shrubs (63%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
790 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: São Miguel do Tapuio 32 km · Campo Maior 88 km · Novo Oriente 89 km · Crateús 99 km · Pedro II 100 km · Altos 105 km · Quiterianópolis 111 km · Piripiri 119 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 Castelo do Piauí (-5.3222°, -41.5525°, elevation 241 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).