Fortim weather in March

In March, Fortim sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 196 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Fortim's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fortim's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 196 mm; 22.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:40 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 11th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Fortim reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

How March really feels in Fortim

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.

Fortim weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 26°	86	15.1	12.2	4.7
Feb	29° / 25°	120	17.3	12.1	4.3
Mar	29° / 25°	196	22.7	12	3.9
Apr	29° / 25°	210	22.7	11.9	3.8
May	30° / 25°	109	14.6	11.8	4.8
Jun	29° / 25°	57	9.8	11.7	5.6
Jul	29° / 24°	31	4.9	11.8	6.3
Aug	30° / 24°	4	0.9	11.9	6.8
Sep	30° / 24°	2	0.5	12	7.0
Oct	30° / 25°	2	0.5	12.1	6.9
Nov	30° / 26°	4	1.1	12.2	6.6
Dec	30° / 26°	19	5.7	12.3	5.9

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	47	47	46	45	44	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41
Cloudier (%)	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	56	57	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
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15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Fortim gets around 196 mm of rain over 22.7 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 74% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	66	67	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	75	75	76	77	77	78	79	80	80	81	81	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	68
6	68
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	75
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	80
28	81
29	81
30	82
31	82

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% 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
Oppressive (%)	72	71	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	68	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	60	60	59	59	59
Miserable (%)	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	41

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
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31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:35 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:42	5:47
2	12.1	5:42	5:47
3	12.1	5:42	5:47
4	12.1	5:41	5:46
5	12.1	5:41	5:46
6	12.1	5:41	5:46
7	12.1	5:41	5:45
8	12.1	5:41	5:45
9	12.1	5:41	5:45
10	12.1	5:41	5:44
11	12.1	5:41	5:44
12	12.0	5:41	5:43
13	12.0	5:40	5:43
14	12.0	5:40	5:43
15	12.0	5:40	5:42
16	12.0	5:40	5:42
17	12.0	5:40	5:41
18	12.0	5:40	5:41
19	12.0	5:39	5:40
20	12.0	5:39	5:40
21	12.0	5:39	5:40
22	12.0	5:39	5:39
23	12.0	5:39	5:39
24	12.0	5:38	5:38
25	12.0	5:38	5:38
26	12.0	5:38	5:37
27	12.0	5:38	5:37
28	12.0	5:38	5:37
29	12.0	5:38	5:36
30	12.0	5:37	5:36
31	12.0	5:37	5:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.66 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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
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17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Fortim

In seasonPeak

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

Fortim's monsoon runs February–May, 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 Fortim?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fortim.

What to pack for Fortim in March

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

In March, Fortim sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fortim in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Fortim 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 Fortim peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (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)	12	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Fortim?

Fortim sits at 4.5°S, 37.8°W, 24 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Aracati, 13 km away.

Topography around Fortim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fortim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m.

The land around Fortim is covered by grassland (34%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (34%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

38 m

grassland 34%

16 km

79 m

water 44%

80 km

277 m

water 34%

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

March weather nearby: Aracati 13 km · Jaguaruana 43 km · Beberibe 48 km · Icapuí 57 km · Russas 58 km · Cascavel 61 km · Quixeré 72 km · Baraúna 73 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 Fortim (-4.4519°, -37.7972°, elevation 24 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	68
6	68
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	75
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	80
28	81
29	81
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	68
6	68
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	75
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	80
28	81
29	81
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	51	49
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	50	50
15	49	51
16	49	51
17	48	52
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	41	59
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	41	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	66
2	67
3	67
4	67
5	68
6	68
7	69
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	72
15	72
16	73
17	73
18	74
19	75
20	75
21	76
22	77
23	77
24	78
25	79
26	80
27	80
28	81
29	81
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	67	33
14	67	33
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	63	37
23	63	37
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	59	41