Floresta weather in March

In March, Floresta sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 75 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Floresta's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Floresta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:42 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Floresta is 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 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Floresta reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13424
23424
33424
43424
53424
63424
73424
83424
93424
103424
113424
123424
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213324
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233324
243324
253324
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273323
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303323
313323

How March really feels in Floresta

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.

Floresta weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°556.912.43.0
Feb34° / 24°707.612.33.1
Mar34° / 24°759.912.13.2
Apr33° / 23°487.311.83.9
May31° / 22°255.311.64.9
Jun30° / 21°133.111.55.9
Jul29° / 20°82.211.56.3
Aug30° / 20°61.211.75.9
Sep33° / 21°20.311.94.7
Oct35° / 22°60.912.23.4
Nov36° / 24°111.712.42.7
Dec35° / 24°21312.52.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45446
55545
65545
75545
85446
95446
105545
115446
125446
135347
145446
155347
165347
175347
185347
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205248
215248
225149
235248
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255248
265248
275248
285347
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Floresta gets around 75 mm of rain over 9.9 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
525
625
726
826
927
1027
1128
1229
1330
1431
1532
1633
1734
1834
1935
2036
2136
2236
2336
2436
2536
2636
2735
2835
2934
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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12294326
22294326
32294426
42284426
52284426
62274526
72274526
82264626
92254727
102244727
112234827
122224928
132214928
142205029
152195029
162185030
172175031
181165231
191165132
201155133
211155133
221155034
231145134
241145035
251155035
261154935
271154936
281164836
291164836
301164736
311174736

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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2711calm
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3011calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:425:53
212.25:425:52
312.25:425:52
412.25:425:52
512.15:425:51
612.15:425:51
712.15:425:50
812.15:425:50
912.15:425:49
1012.15:425:49
1112.15:425:48
1212.15:425:48
1312.15:425:47
1412.15:425:47
1512.15:425:46
1612.15:425:46
1712.15:425:45
1812.05:425:45
1912.05:425:44
2012.05:425:44
2112.05:425:43
2212.05:425:42
2312.05:425:42
2412.05:425:41
2512.05:425:41
2612.05:425:40
2712.05:415:40
2812.05:415:39
2912.05:415:38
3011.95:415:38
3111.95:415:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Floresta?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Floresta. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Floresta in March

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

In March, Floresta sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Floresta 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 Floresta peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Floresta?

Floresta sits at 8.6°S, 38.6°W, 321 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Belém de São Francisco, 47 km away.

Topography around Floresta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Floresta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m.

The land around Floresta is covered by shrubs (46%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (83%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
816 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Belém de São Francisco 47 km · Petrolândia 57 km · Abaré 61 km · Tacaratu 73 km · Serra Talhada 74 km · Cabrobó 82 km · Salgueiro 84 km · São José do Belmonte 85 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 Floresta (-8.6011°, -38.5686°, elevation 321 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).