Cuiabá weather in March

In March, Cuiabá sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 208 mm of rain across 25.2 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Cuiabá's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuiabá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
208 mm
25.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:51 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Cuiabá is human settlement in 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Cuiabá 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 34°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 Cuiabá

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
31
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.

Cuiabá 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
Jan31° / 23°24825.712.82.8
Feb31° / 23°21824.312.52.7
Mar31° / 23°20825.212.12.8
Apr31° / 22°10015.111.73.9
May30° / 20°355.511.35.4
Jun30° / 19°111.311.16.1
Jul31° / 18°60.811.26.2
Aug33° / 20°111.911.54.7
Sep34° / 22°477.211.93.4
Oct33° / 23°13217.412.42.8
Nov32° / 23°1792112.72.9
Dec31° / 23°21525.312.92.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42872
52971
62971
72971
83070
93070
103070
112971
122971
132773
142773
152773
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202674
212674
222674
232773
242773
252971
262971
273268
283268
293466
303565
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cuiabá gets around 208 mm of rain over 25.2 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 82% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
381
481
581
681
781
881
982
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1182
1283
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1484
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1685
1786
1886
1985
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2185
2284
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2482
2581
2680
2779
2878
2977
3076
3174

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117920
217920
317920
417920
527820
618019
718019
818019
918019
1018118
1118118
1218118
1318217
1418217
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1718316
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2018415
2118415
2218415
2318415
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2518415
2628315
2728315
2828315
2928315
3038215
3138215

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

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 6:48 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:487:07
212.36:487:07
312.36:487:06
412.36:487:06
512.36:497:05
612.36:497:04
712.26:497:04
812.26:497:03
912.26:507:02
1012.26:507:02
1112.26:507:01
1212.26:507:00
1312.26:506:59
1412.16:506:59
1512.16:516:58
1612.16:516:57
1712.16:516:57
1812.16:516:56
1912.16:516:55
2012.06:516:54
2112.06:526:54
2212.06:526:53
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
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245.0Bright
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cuiabá

In seasonPeak

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

Cuiabá'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 Cuiabá?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cuiabá.

What to pack for Cuiabá in March

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

In March, Cuiabá sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cuiabá in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cuiabá peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Sep 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Cuiabá 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 Cuiabá is worst in September — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 1566 µg/m³Apr 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug39Poor
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct23Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cuiabá?

Cuiabá sits at 15.6°S, 56.1°W, 193 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Várzea Grande, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Cuiabá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuiabá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m.

The land around Cuiabá is covered by artificial surfaces (77%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
795 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Várzea Grande 7.0 km · Santo Antônio do Leverger 30 km · Chapada dos Guimarães 40 km · Lucas 84 km · Rosário Oeste 92 km · Poconé 93 km · Campo Verde 100 km · Nobres 100 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 Cuiabá (-15.5961°, -56.0967°, elevation 193 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).