Cordeiro weather in March

In March, Cordeiro sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 127 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Cordeiro's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cordeiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 127 mm; 16.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:54 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 8th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Cordeiro is settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Cordeiro reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than 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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Cordeiro weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-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	29° / 20°	192	17.1	13.2	4.6
Feb	29° / 20°	101	13.2	12.8	4.8
Mar	28° / 20°	127	16.3	12.2	5.0
Apr	27° / 18°	66	11.5	11.5	6.3
May	25° / 16°	44	7.8	11	7.3
Jun	24° / 14°	20	4.4	10.7	8.1
Jul	24° / 14°	20	4.5	10.8	8.1
Aug	24° / 14°	23	4.7	11.2	8.0
Sep	25° / 16°	58	8.9	11.9	6.9
Oct	26° / 18°	102	12.9	12.5	6.0
Nov	26° / 19°	184	18.2	13.1	5.0
Dec	28° / 20°	214	20.5	13.3	4.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	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 (%)	39	39	38	39	39	39	37	37	37	38	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	39	40	41	43	43	43	45	45	46
Cloudier (%)	61	61	62	61	61	61	63	63	63	62	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	61	60	59	57	57	57	55	55	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cordeiro gets around 127 mm of rain over 16.3 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	51	51	52	52	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	52	52	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	47

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

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Humid (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16
Muggy (%)	70	70	69	69	69	69	67	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	69	68	68	69	68	69	69	69
Oppressive (%)	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	13

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	7	70	23
2	0	7	70	23
3	0	7	69	24
4	0	7	69	24
5	0	7	69	24
6	0	7	69	24
7	0	8	67	25
8	0	8	67	25
9	0	8	67	25
10	0	8	67	25
11	0	8	68	24
12	0	8	68	24
13	0	9	67	24
14	0	9	67	24
15	0	10	67	23
16	0	10	67	23
17	0	11	67	22
18	0	11	67	22
19	0	12	67	21
20	0	12	67	21
21	0	13	67	20
22	0	13	68	19
23	0	13	68	19
24	0	13	69	18
25	1	14	68	17
26	1	14	68	17
27	1	14	69	16
28	1	15	68	16
29	1	15	69	15
30	2	15	69	14
31	2	16	69	13

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
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
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17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

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 6:48 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:49 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)	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59
Sunset (PM)	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:48	7:17
2	12.5	6:49	7:16
3	12.4	6:49	7:15
4	12.4	6:50	7:15
5	12.4	6:50	7:14
6	12.4	6:51	7:13
7	12.4	6:51	7:12
8	12.3	6:51	7:11
9	12.3	6:52	7:10
10	12.3	6:52	7:09
11	12.3	6:53	7:08
12	12.2	6:53	7:08
13	12.2	6:53	7:07
14	12.2	6:54	7:06
15	12.2	6:54	7:05
16	12.2	6:54	7:04
17	12.1	6:55	7:03
18	12.1	6:55	7:02
19	12.1	6:55	7:01
20	12.1	6:56	7:00
21	12.0	6:56	6:59
22	12.0	6:56	6:58
23	12.0	6:57	6:57
24	12.0	6:57	6:56
25	12.0	6:57	6:55
26	11.9	6:58	6:54
27	11.9	6:58	6:53
28	11.9	6:58	6:52
29	11.9	6:59	6:51
30	11.9	6:59	6:50
31	11.8	6:59	6:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.06 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)	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7
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	5.6	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cordeiro

In seasonPeak

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

Cordeiro's monsoon runs October–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 Cordeiro?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Cordeiro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cordeiro in March

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

In March, Cordeiro sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cordeiro 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 Cordeiro peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (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)	15	14	13	10	7	6	6	8	8	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Cordeiro?

Cordeiro sits at 22.0°S, 42.4°W, 491 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cantagalo, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Cordeiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cordeiro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m around an average of 547 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,062 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,252 m.

The land around Cordeiro is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km

477 m

grassland 57%

16 km

1,062 m

trees 55%

80 km

2,252 m

grassland 51%

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

March weather nearby: Cantagalo 5.0 km · Bom Jardim 15 km · Carmo 28 km · Sumidouro 32 km · Nova Friburgo 33 km · Além Paraíba 39 km · Itaocara 50 km · Conceição de Macabu 51 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
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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 Cordeiro (-22.0286°, -42.3608°, elevation 491 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	29	20
2	29	20
3	29	20
4	29	20
5	29	20
6	29	20
7	29	20
8	29	20
9	29	20
10	29	20
11	29	20
12	29	20
13	28	20
14	28	20
15	28	20
16	28	20
17	28	20
18	28	20
19	28	20
20	28	20
21	28	20
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	7	70	23
2	0	7	70	23
3	0	7	69	24
4	0	7	69	24
5	0	7	69	24
6	0	7	69	24
7	0	8	67	25
8	0	8	67	25
9	0	8	67	25
10	0	8	67	25
11	0	8	68	24
12	0	8	68	24
13	0	9	67	24
14	0	9	67	24
15	0	10	67	23
16	0	10	67	23
17	0	11	67	22
18	0	11	67	22
19	0	12	67	21
20	0	12	67	21
21	0	13	67	20
22	0	13	68	19
23	0	13	68	19
24	0	13	69	18
25	1	14	68	17
26	1	14	68	17
27	1	14	69	16
28	1	15	68	16
29	1	15	69	15
30	2	15	69	14
31	2	16	69	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	7	70	23
2	0	7	70	23
3	0	7	69	24
4	0	7	69	24
5	0	7	69	24
6	0	7	69	24
7	0	8	67	25
8	0	8	67	25
9	0	8	67	25
10	0	8	67	25
11	0	8	68	24
12	0	8	68	24
13	0	9	67	24
14	0	9	67	24
15	0	10	67	23
16	0	10	67	23
17	0	11	67	22
18	0	11	67	22
19	0	12	67	21
20	0	12	67	21
21	0	13	67	20
22	0	13	68	19
23	0	13	68	19
24	0	13	69	18
25	1	14	68	17
26	1	14	68	17
27	1	14	69	16
28	1	15	68	16
29	1	15	69	15
30	2	15	69	14
31	2	16	69	13

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	38	62
11	37	63
12	37	63
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	41	59
26	43	57
27	43	57
28	43	57
29	45	55
30	45	55
31	46	54

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

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	7	70	23
2	0	7	70	23
3	0	7	69	24
4	0	7	69	24
5	0	7	69	24
6	0	7	69	24
7	0	8	67	25
8	0	8	67	25
9	0	8	67	25
10	0	8	67	25
11	0	8	68	24
12	0	8	68	24
13	0	9	67	24
14	0	9	67	24
15	0	10	67	23
16	0	10	67	23
17	0	11	67	22
18	0	11	67	22
19	0	12	67	21
20	0	12	67	21
21	0	13	67	20
22	0	13	68	19
23	0	13	68	19
24	0	13	69	18
25	1	14	68	17
26	1	14	68	17
27	1	14	69	16
28	1	15	68	16
29	1	15	69	15
30	2	15	69	14
31	2	16	69	13