Encruzilhada do Sul weather in March

In March, Encruzilhada do Sul sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 117 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Encruzilhada do Sul's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Encruzilhada do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:33 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Encruzilhada do Sul 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Encruzilhada do Sul reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Encruzilhada do Sul weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°13614.613.85.1
Feb28° / 18°1291313.15.5
Mar27° / 17°11711.812.26.3
Apr24° / 14°1239.311.36.9
May20° / 11°1048.710.56.4
Jun18° / 1269.410.15.7
Jul17° / 1341010.25.5
Aug19° / 12610.310.96.2
Sep20° / 11°15210.611.86.2
Oct23° / 13°16811.712.76.4
Nov26° / 15°12310.313.56.7
Dec28° / 17°13011.813.96.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45248
55347
65347
75347
85347
95545
105545
115545
125545
135545
145644
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Encruzilhada do Sul gets around 117 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
243
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442
541
641
740
839
939
1039
1138
1238
1338
1438
1538
1638
1738
1838
1938
2037
2137
2237
2337
2436
2536
2635
2735
2834
2933
3033
3132

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1512273818
2513273817
3513283816
4514283816
5514293715
6514293714
7515293714
8515303713
9515303712
10516303712
11516313711
12616313710
13616323610
1461732369
1571733358
1671733348
1781834337
1891835336
1991835326
20101835315
21101936315
22111936304
23111936304
24111936304
25122036293
26122035293
27132035293
28142134283
29142134292
30152134282
31162133282

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.77:228:04
212.77:238:03
312.67:248:02
412.67:258:01
512.67:258:00
612.57:267:59
712.57:277:57
812.57:277:56
912.47:287:55
1012.47:297:54
1112.47:307:53
1212.47:307:52
1312.37:317:50
1412.37:327:49
1512.37:327:48
1612.27:337:47
1712.27:347:45
1812.27:347:44
1912.17:357:43
2012.17:357:42
2112.17:367:40
2212.07:377:39
2312.07:377:38
2412.07:387:37
2511.97:397:35
2611.97:397:34
2711.97:407:33
2811.87:417:32
2911.87:417:30
3011.87:427:29
3111.87:427:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
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184.8Bright
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204.8Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Encruzilhada do Sul?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Encruzilhada do Sul in March

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

In March, Encruzilhada do Sul sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Encruzilhada do Sul in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Encruzilhada do Sul peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7Very high
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Encruzilhada do Sul?

Encruzilhada do Sul sits at 30.5°S, 52.5°W, 431 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio Pardo, 63 km away.

Topography around Encruzilhada do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Encruzilhada do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 391 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m.

The land around Encruzilhada do Sul is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
384 m
80 km
595 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Rio Pardo 63 km · Cachoeira do Sul 67 km · Butiá 71 km · Camaquã 76 km · Vera Cruz 92 km · Caçapava do Sul 92 km · Santa Cruz do Sul 92 km · Canguçu 96 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 Encruzilhada do Sul (-30.5439°, -52.5219°, elevation 431 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).