Garrafão do Norte weather in March

In March, Garrafão do Norte sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 356 mm of rain across 29.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
356 mm
29.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:17 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Garrafão do Norte reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
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73123
83123
93023
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How March really feels in Garrafão do Norte

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.

Garrafão do Norte weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°18624.812.12.7
Feb31° / 23°26325.812.12.6
Mar30° / 23°35629.9122.5
Apr30° / 23°33628.7122.5
May31° / 23°19525.911.92.9
Jun31° / 22°9318.811.93.6
Jul31° / 22°6315.111.94.1
Aug32° / 22°308.211.94.3
Sep33° / 23°216124.0
Oct33° / 23°235.3123.6
Nov33° / 24°387.112.13.4
Dec33° / 24°8114.412.13.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10892
11892
12892
13892
14892
15892
16892
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18892
19892
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21694
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28595
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Garrafão do Norte gets around 356 mm of rain over 29.9 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 96% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
394
494
595
695
795
895
995
1096
1196
1296
1396
1496
1596
1696
1797
1897
1997
2097
2197
2297
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2498
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2698
2798
2898
2998
3098
3198

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18515
28515
38515
48416
58416
68416
78416
88416
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118416
128416
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318119

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:206:23
212.06:206:22
312.06:206:22
412.06:206:22
512.06:206:22
612.06:206:21
712.06:196:21
812.06:196:21
912.06:196:21
1012.06:196:20
1112.06:196:20
1212.06:186:20
1312.06:186:19
1412.06:186:19
1512.06:186:19
1612.06:176:18
1712.06:176:18
1812.06:176:18
1912.06:176:17
2012.06:166:17
2112.06:166:16
2212.06:166:16
2312.06:166:16
2412.06:156:15
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2712.06:156:14
2812.06:146:14
2912.06:146:14
3012.06:146:13
3112.06:146:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
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94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
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264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Garrafão do Norte

In seasonPeak

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

Garrafão do Norte's monsoon runs January–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 Garrafão do Norte?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Garrafão do Norte.

What to pack for Garrafão do Norte in March

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

In March, Garrafão do Norte sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Garrafão do Norte 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 Garrafão do Norte peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Nov 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Garrafão do Norte 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 Garrafão do Norte is worst in November — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 2028 µg/m³Jun 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Garrafão do Norte?

Garrafão do Norte sits at 1.9°S, 47.1°W, 43 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Capitão Poço, 21 km away.

Topography around Garrafão do Norte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garrafão do Norte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Garrafão do Norte is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (50%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
206 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Capitão Poço 21 km · Nova Esperança do Piriá 38 km · Ourém 43 km · Irituia 47 km · Santa Luzia do Pará 49 km · Mãe do Rio 57 km · São Miguel do Guamá 59 km · Cachoeira do Piriá 60 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 Garrafão do Norte (-1.9342°, -47.0525°, elevation 43 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).