Cocos weather in March

In March, Cocos sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 127 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 32% 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 Cocos's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cocos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 127 mm; 12.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:05 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

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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 Cocos reaches about 31°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 28°C and 34°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
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27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

How March really feels in Cocos

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.

Cocos weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 21°	130	13.1	12.7	4.3
Feb	31° / 21°	98	11.4	12.5	4.3
Mar	31° / 21°	127	12.7	12.1	4.4
Apr	31° / 21°	53	6.8	11.7	5.1
May	30° / 20°	8	1.7	11.4	5.9
Jun	29° / 18°	2	0.3	11.2	6.8
Jul	29° / 18°	0	0.1	11.2	7.0
Aug	31° / 18°	1	0.2	11.5	6.1
Sep	33° / 20°	7	1.2	11.9	4.6
Oct	33° / 22°	61	6.6	12.3	3.7
Nov	31° / 22°	165	15.2	12.7	3.8
Dec	30° / 21°	152	15.5	12.8	4.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 53%.

	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 (%)	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	43	43	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	48	48	49	51	50	51	52	52	53	53
Cloudier (%)	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	57	57	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	52	52	51	49	50	49	48	48	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cocos gets around 127 mm of rain over 12.7 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 41% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease 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 (%)	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	43	43	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
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10	42
11	43
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30	33
31	33

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 78% 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
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	20	21	22	23
Muggy (%)	54	52	51	51	50	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	52	53	54	54	55	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	57	56
Oppressive (%)	21	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	20

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	23	54	21
2	2	24	52	22
3	2	24	51	23
4	2	24	51	23
5	3	24	50	24
6	3	24	49	24
7	3	24	49	25
8	3	23	49	25
9	3	23	49	26
10	3	22	49	26
11	3	21	50	26
12	3	20	50	27
13	3	19	51	27
14	2	19	52	27
15	2	18	53	27
16	2	17	54	27
17	2	17	54	27
18	2	17	55	26
19	1	16	57	26
20	1	16	58	25
21	1	16	58	25
22	1	16	59	24
23	1	17	59	23
24	1	17	59	23
25	1	18	59	22
26	1	18	59	22
27	1	19	59	21
28	1	20	58	21
29	1	21	58	20
30	1	22	57	20
31	1	23	56	20

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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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 6:02 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:00 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)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:02	6:20
2	12.3	6:03	6:20
3	12.3	6:03	6:19
4	12.3	6:03	6:19
5	12.2	6:03	6:18
6	12.2	6:03	6:17
7	12.2	6:04	6:17
8	12.2	6:04	6:16
9	12.2	6:04	6:15
10	12.2	6:04	6:15
11	12.2	6:04	6:14
12	12.2	6:04	6:13
13	12.1	6:04	6:13
14	12.1	6:05	6:12
15	12.1	6:05	6:11
16	12.1	6:05	6:11
17	12.1	6:05	6:10
18	12.1	6:05	6:09
19	12.1	6:05	6:09
20	12.0	6:05	6:08
21	12.0	6:05	6:07
22	12.0	6:05	6:06
23	12.0	6:06	6:06
24	12.0	6:06	6:05
25	12.0	6:06	6:04
26	12.0	6:06	6:04
27	11.9	6:06	6:03
28	11.9	6:06	6:02
29	11.9	6:06	6:01
30	11.9	6:06	6:01
31	11.9	6:06	6:00

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cocos

In seasonPeak

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

Cocos's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Cocos?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Cocos for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cocos in March

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

In March, Cocos sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cocos 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 Cocos peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (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)	14	16	15	12	10	8	8	10	12	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Cocos?

Cocos sits at 14.2°S, 44.5°W, 553 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Malhada, 84 km away.

Topography around Cocos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cocos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 581 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 255 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m.

The land around Cocos is covered by shrubs (39%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

110 m

shrubs 39%

16 km

255 m

shrubs 60%

80 km

392 m

shrubs 66%

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

March weather nearby: Malhada 84 km · Carinhanha 84 km · Manga 91 km · Correntina 94 km · São Félix do Coribe 95 km · Santa Maria da Vitória 96 km · Itacarambi 113 km · Serra do Ramalho 125 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 Cocos (-14.1839°, -44.5344°, elevation 553 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
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27	31	21
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30	31	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	42
10	42
11	43
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	43
16	44
17	44
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	42
22	41
23	40
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27	36
28	35
29	34
30	33
31	33

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	23	54	21
2	2	24	52	22
3	2	24	51	23
4	2	24	51	23
5	3	24	50	24
6	3	24	49	24
7	3	24	49	25
8	3	23	49	25
9	3	23	49	26
10	3	22	49	26
11	3	21	50	26
12	3	20	50	27
13	3	19	51	27
14	2	19	52	27
15	2	18	53	27
16	2	17	54	27
17	2	17	54	27
18	2	17	55	26
19	1	16	57	26
20	1	16	58	25
21	1	16	58	25
22	1	16	59	24
23	1	17	59	23
24	1	17	59	23
25	1	18	59	22
26	1	18	59	22
27	1	19	59	21
28	1	20	58	21
29	1	21	58	20
30	1	22	57	20
31	1	23	56	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	21
2	31	21
3	31	21
4	31	21
5	31	21
6	31	21
7	31	22
8	31	22
9	31	22
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24	31	21
25	31	21
26	31	21
27	31	21
28	31	21
29	31	21
30	31	21
31	31	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	42
10	42
11	43
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	43
16	44
17	44
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	42
22	41
23	40
24	39
25	38
26	37
27	36
28	35
29	34
30	33
31	33

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	23	54	21
2	2	24	52	22
3	2	24	51	23
4	2	24	51	23
5	3	24	50	24
6	3	24	49	24
7	3	24	49	25
8	3	23	49	25
9	3	23	49	26
10	3	22	49	26
11	3	21	50	26
12	3	20	50	27
13	3	19	51	27
14	2	19	52	27
15	2	18	53	27
16	2	17	54	27
17	2	17	54	27
18	2	17	55	26
19	1	16	57	26
20	1	16	58	25
21	1	16	58	25
22	1	16	59	24
23	1	17	59	23
24	1	17	59	23
25	1	18	59	22
26	1	18	59	22
27	1	19	59	21
28	1	20	58	21
29	1	21	58	20
30	1	22	57	20
31	1	23	56	20

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	46	54
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	44	56
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	43	57
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	49	51
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	42
2	42
3	42
4	42
5	42
6	42
7	42
8	42
9	42
10	42
11	43
12	43
13	43
14	43
15	43
16	44
17	44
18	43
19	43
20	43
21	42
22	41
23	40
24	39
25	38
26	37
27	36
28	35
29	34
30	33
31	33

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	23	54	21
2	2	24	52	22
3	2	24	51	23
4	2	24	51	23
5	3	24	50	24
6	3	24	49	24
7	3	24	49	25
8	3	23	49	25
9	3	23	49	26
10	3	22	49	26
11	3	21	50	26
12	3	20	50	27
13	3	19	51	27
14	2	19	52	27
15	2	18	53	27
16	2	17	54	27
17	2	17	54	27
18	2	17	55	26
19	1	16	57	26
20	1	16	58	25
21	1	16	58	25
22	1	16	59	24
23	1	17	59	23
24	1	17	59	23
25	1	18	59	22
26	1	18	59	22
27	1	19	59	21
28	1	20	58	21
29	1	21	58	20
30	1	22	57	20
31	1	23	56	20