Ceres weather in March

In March, Ceres sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 178 mm of rain across 21.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ceres's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ceres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
21.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:25 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Ceres is settlement in Goiás, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ceres reaches about 29°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 cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12921
22921
32921
42921
52921
63021
73021
83021
93021
102921
112921
122921
132921
142921
152921
162921
172921
182921
192921
202921
212921
222921
232921
242921
253021
263021
273021
283021
293021
303021
313020

How March really feels in Ceres

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 2 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
2
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.

Ceres weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°2372312.83.7
Feb29° / 21°17820.912.53.7
Mar29° / 21°17821.712.13.8
Apr30° / 20°7312.311.74.7
May30° / 19°111.911.35.9
Jun30° / 17°30.511.16.5
Jul30° / 17°00.211.26.5
Aug32° / 18°30.511.55.3
Sep33° / 20°18411.93.9
Oct32° / 21°9713.912.33.4
Nov30° / 21°19522.112.73.5
Dec29° / 21°24223.112.93.7

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 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53466
63466
73466
83466
93565
103565
113466
123466
133466
143466
153367
163367
173367
183268
193169
203268
213268
223268
233268
243367
253466
263565
273664
283664
293961
304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ceres gets around 178 mm of rain over 21.7 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 70% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
173
272
372
472
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1472
1572
1672
1772
1873
1972
2072
2172
2271
2370
2469
2567
2666
2765
2864
2963
3062
3161

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
125939
225939
325939
425840
525840
625741
725741
825642
925642
1025543
1125543
1215544
1315544
1415445
1515445
1615346
1715346
1815346
1915346
2015346
2115346
2215346
2325246
2425345
2535245
2635245
2745145
2845145
2945244
3055144
3155144

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:227:41
212.37:227:41
312.37:227:40
412.37:237:39
512.37:237:39
612.37:237:38
712.27:237:38
812.27:237:37
912.27:247:36
1012.27:247:36
1112.27:247:35
1212.27:247:34
1312.27:247:33
1412.17:257:33
1512.17:257:32
1612.17:257:31
1712.17:257:31
1812.17:257:30
1912.17:257:29
2012.07:257:28
2112.07:267:28
2212.07:267:27
2312.07:267:26
2412.07:267:25
2512.07:267:25
2612.07:267:24
2711.97:267:23
2811.97:267:22
2911.97:277:21
3011.97:277:21
3111.97:277:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ceres

In seasonPeak

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

Ceres'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 Ceres?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ceres.

What to pack for Ceres in March

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

In March, Ceres sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ceres 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 Ceres peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ceres 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 Ceres is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1923 µg/m³Jun 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug11Good
Sep24Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ceres?

Ceres sits at 15.3°S, 49.6°W, 586 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rubiataba, 27 km away.

Topography around Ceres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ceres has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 604 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,171 m.

The land around Ceres is covered by grassland (47%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (45%), cropland (29%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), trees (32%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
529 m
80 km
1,171 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Rubiataba 27 km · Itapaci 40 km · Itapuranga 47 km · Goianésia 52 km · Jaraguá 57 km · Itaberaí 82 km · Goiás 91 km · Pirenópolis 91 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 Ceres (-15.3083°, -49.5983°, elevation 586 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).