Catanduva weather in March

In March, Catanduva sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 173 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 30% 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 Catanduva's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Catanduva's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
173 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:21 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Catanduva is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 31 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Catanduva 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 33°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 Catanduva

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 17 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
17
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.

Catanduva weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°26723.313.13.4
Feb30° / 22°19920.212.73.5
Mar30° / 21°17319.412.14.0
Apr29° / 19°699.111.55.6
May27° / 17°465.5117.4
Jun27° / 16°273.510.77.9
Jul27° / 16°192.410.88.1
Aug29° / 17°222.911.36.8
Sep31° / 19°627.211.95.2
Oct31° / 20°11312.412.54.2
Nov30° / 21°16817.6133.9
Dec30° / 21°22522.613.33.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34555
44555
54654
64852
74951
84951
95050
105050
114951
124951
134951
144951
154852
164951
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184852
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204852
214753
224951
234951
244951
255050
265149
275149
285347
295446
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Catanduva gets around 173 mm of rain over 19.4 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 62% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
170
270
369
469
568
667
766
865
965
1064
1164
1264
1364
1464
1564
1664
1764
1863
1963
2063
2162
2261
2360
2459
2558
2656
2755
2853
2952
3050
3149

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1054748
2054748
3054748
4064747
5064747
6064746
7064846
8064845
9074944
10074943
11075043
12075142
13075241
14175141
15175240
16185239
17185338
18185437
19195436
20195535
212105335
222105434
232115433
242115532
253125431
263125530
273135529
283145528
294145527
304155526
314155625

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:15 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:157:43
212.47:167:42
312.47:167:41
412.47:177:40
512.47:177:40
612.47:177:39
712.37:187:38
812.37:187:37
912.37:197:36
1012.37:197:35
1112.37:197:35
1212.27:207:34
1312.27:207:33
1412.27:207:32
1512.27:217:31
1612.27:217:30
1712.17:217:29
1812.17:227:28
1912.17:227:27
2012.17:227:26
2112.07:237:25
2212.07:237:25
2312.07:237:24
2412.07:247:23
2512.07:247:22
2611.97:247:21
2711.97:247:20
2811.97:257:19
2911.97:257:18
3011.97:257:17
3111.87:267:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Catanduva

In seasonPeak

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

Catanduva's monsoon runs November–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 Catanduva?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Catanduva for sightseeing.

What to pack for Catanduva in March

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

In March, Catanduva sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Catanduva 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 Catanduva peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 22UV 15Jun 21UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Catanduva 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 Catanduva is worst in September — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1134 µg/m³Nov 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Catanduva?

Catanduva sits at 21.1°S, 49.0°W, 517 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itajobi, 22 km away.

Topography around Catanduva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Catanduva has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 525 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m.

The land around Catanduva is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
376 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Itajobi 22 km · Monte Azul Paulista 43 km · Potirendaba 43 km · Novo Horizonte 45 km · Olímpia 45 km · Guapiaçu 46 km · Monte Alto 51 km · Itápolis 54 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 Catanduva (-21.1378°, -48.9728°, elevation 517 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).