Caxias weather in March

In March, Caxias sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 345 mm of rain across 27.9 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Caxias's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caxias's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 345 mm; 27.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:02 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 81%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

← February Caxias 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Caxias 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 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
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10	31	23
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22	31	23
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24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How March really feels in Caxias

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Caxias 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	236	24.3	12.3	2.7
Feb	31° / 23°	272	23.4	12.2	2.7
Mar	31° / 23°	345	27.9	12	2.6
Apr	31° / 23°	282	25.3	11.9	2.8
May	32° / 23°	128	14.9	11.8	3.7
Jun	32° / 23°	22	4.4	11.7	4.4
Jul	33° / 23°	10	1.8	11.7	4.2
Aug	35° / 23°	3	0.5	11.8	3.5
Sep	36° / 24°	5	1.1	12	2.6
Oct	36° / 25°	14	2.4	12.1	2.2
Nov	35° / 25°	47	7.1	12.2	2.5
Dec	34° / 24°	104	13	12.3	2.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

	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 (%)	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	18
Cloudier (%)	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	82

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Caxias gets around 345 mm of rain over 27.9 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 90% and peaks near 93% 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 (%)	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	90
14	90
15	91
16	91
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18	92
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20	92
21	92
22	93
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25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	64	63	62	61	59
Miserable (%)	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	41

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	59	41

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

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.

	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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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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 6:04 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:57 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)	12.1	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:04	6:10
2	12.1	6:04	6:09
3	12.1	6:04	6:09
4	12.1	6:03	6:09
5	12.1	6:03	6:08
6	12.1	6:03	6:08
7	12.1	6:03	6:08
8	12.1	6:03	6:07
9	12.1	6:03	6:07
10	12.1	6:03	6:07
11	12.1	6:03	6:06
12	12.1	6:03	6:06
13	12.0	6:03	6:05
14	12.0	6:02	6:05
15	12.0	6:02	6:04
16	12.0	6:02	6:04
17	12.0	6:02	6:04
18	12.0	6:02	6:03
19	12.0	6:02	6:03
20	12.0	6:01	6:02
21	12.0	6:01	6:02
22	12.0	6:01	6:01
23	12.0	6:01	6:01
24	12.0	6:01	6:01
25	12.0	6:01	6:00
26	12.0	6:00	6:00
27	12.0	6:00	5:59
28	12.0	6:00	5:59
29	12.0	6:00	5:58
30	12.0	6:00	5:58
31	12.0	5:59	5:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6
Level	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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Caxias

In seasonPeak

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

Caxias'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 Caxias?

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

2.6

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caxias.

What to pack for Caxias in March

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

In March, Caxias sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Caxias 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 Caxias peaks around March 13 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.

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

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

Air quality in Caxias 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 Caxias is worst in October — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	15	14	13	11	13	27	28	29	33	28	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	14	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Caxias?

Caxias sits at 4.9°S, 43.4°W, 83 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Aldeias Altas, 29 km away.

Topography around Caxias

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caxias has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m.

The land around Caxias is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

73 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

147 m

trees 67%

80 km

259 m

trees 70%

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

March weather nearby: Aldeias Altas 29 km · São João do Soter 58 km · União 62 km · Timon 63 km · Teresina 67 km · Codó 74 km · Matões 75 km · Coelho Neto 77 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 Caxias (-4.8589°, -43.3561°, elevation 83 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).

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	90
14	90
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	59	41

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	90
14	90
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	59	41

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	86
2	86
3	86
4	86
5	87
6	87
7	87
8	88
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	89
13	90
14	90
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	93
26	93
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	69	31
6	69	31
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	66	34
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	61	39
31	59	41