Franca weather in March

In March, Franca sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 179 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Franca's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Franca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
20.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:15 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Franca 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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Franca reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
82820
92820
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112820
122820
132820
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312819

Franca weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°28024.413.14.0
Feb28° / 20°20619.912.74.1
Mar28° / 19°17920.912.14.6
Apr28° / 18°7210.311.56.5
May26° / 15°405.3117.7
Jun25° / 14°242.610.88.4
Jul26° / 14°13210.98.5
Aug28° / 15°152.611.37.9
Sep29° / 17°647.511.96.0
Oct29° / 19°11614.312.54.8
Nov28° / 19°18920.1134.4
Dec28° / 20°26525.213.24.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33862
43961
53961
64060
74159
84258
94258
104258
114357
124357
134357
144357
154258
164357
174357
184456
194357
204357
214555
224555
234654
244654
254852
264951
274951
284951
295050
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Franca gets around 179 mm of rain over 20.9 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 67% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
171
271
371
471
570
670
770
870
969
1069
1170
1270
1370
1470
1570
1670
1770
1870
1969
2069
2168
2267
2365
2464
2563
2661
2760
2858
2957
3055
3154

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10122761
20122761
30122761
40122761
50123751
60123751
70123751
80124741
90124741
100124741
110124741
120124741
130124750
140124750
150124750
160124750
170124750
180124750
190224740
200224740
210225730
220325720
230326710
240327700
250427690
260428680
270429670
280430660
290530650
300531640
311532620

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:107:36
212.47:107:35
312.47:107:35
412.47:117:34
512.47:117:33
612.37:127:32
712.37:127:31
812.37:127:31
912.37:137:30
1012.37:137:29
1112.27:137:28
1212.27:147:27
1312.27:147:26
1412.27:147:25
1512.27:157:25
1612.17:157:24
1712.17:157:23
1812.17:157:22
1912.17:167:21
2012.17:167:20
2112.07:167:19
2212.07:177:18
2312.07:177:17
2412.07:177:16
2512.07:187:15
2611.97:187:15
2711.97:187:14
2811.97:187:13
2911.97:197:12
3011.97:197:11
3111.87:197:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Franca

In seasonPeak

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

Franca's monsoon runs November–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 Franca?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Franca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Franca in March

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

In March, Franca sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Franca 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 Franca peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 23UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Franca 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 Franca is worst in September — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.7× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1537 µg/m³Nov 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul10Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct14Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Franca?

Franca sits at 20.5°S, 47.4°W, 1,002 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pedregulho, 32 km away.

Topography around Franca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Franca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 990 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 910 m.

The land around Franca is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, trees (46%), cropland (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
440 m
80 km
910 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Pedregulho 32 km · Batatais 44 km · Ituverava 45 km · Guará 46 km · São Joaquim da Barra 47 km · Cássia 50 km · Altinópolis 54 km · Orlândia 54 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 Franca (-20.5386°, -47.4008°, elevation 1,002 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).