Guanhães weather in March

In March, Guanhães sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 125 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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 14% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Guanhães's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guanhães's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
125 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:57 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Guanhães 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 Guanhães 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 about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
142919
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162819
172819
182819
192819
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222819
232819
242819
252819
262819
272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

Guanhães weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°15315.5134.7
Feb29° / 19°10011.512.64.9
Mar28° / 19°12515.412.15.0
Apr27° / 18°6710.911.66.3
May25° / 16°235.511.17.4
Jun25° / 14°92.710.98.1
Jul25° / 14°82.2118.3
Aug26° / 14°72.111.48.1
Sep28° / 16°285.311.97.1
Oct28° / 18°761012.45.7
Nov27° / 19°17217.512.95.0
Dec28° / 19°21319.413.14.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63664
73763
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
133961
143862
153862
163862
173961
183862
193862
203862
213961
223961
233961
244060
254060
264060
274060
284060
294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Guanhães gets around 125 mm of rain over 15.4 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 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
251
351
452
552
653
753
853
953
1053
1152
1252
1352
1452
1552
1652
1752
1851
1951
2050
2149
2248
2348
2447
2546
2645
2744
2844
2943
3043
3142

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1228673
2227674
3227674
4227674
5227674
6127684
7127684
8127684
9127684
10127684
11127684
12127684
13127693
14027703
15027703
16027703
17028693
18028693
19028693
20029692
21030682
22030682
23031672
24032662
25033652
26034642
27035632
28135622
29136612
30136612
31137611

Wind in March

Winds average 7 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
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:537:17
212.46:537:16
312.46:547:16
412.36:547:15
512.36:547:14
612.36:557:13
712.36:557:13
812.36:557:12
912.36:567:11
1012.26:567:10
1112.26:567:09
1212.26:567:09
1312.26:577:08
1412.26:577:07
1512.26:577:06
1612.16:577:05
1712.16:587:05
1812.16:587:04
1912.16:587:03
2012.16:587:02
2112.06:597:01
2212.06:597:00
2312.06:596:59
2412.06:596:59
2512.07:006:58
2611.97:006:57
2711.97:006:56
2811.97:006:55
2911.97:006:54
3011.97:016:53
3111.97:016:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.14 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
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Guanhães

In seasonPeak

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

Guanhães'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 Guanhães?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Guanhães for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guanhães in March

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

In March, Guanhães sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guanhães in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guanhães peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Guanhães?

Guanhães sits at 18.8°S, 42.9°W, 773 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João Evangelista, 31 km away.

Topography around Guanhães

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guanhães has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m around an average of 808 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,849 m.

The land around Guanhães is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
195 m
16 km
658 m
80 km
1,849 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: São João Evangelista 31 km · Peçanha 47 km · Serro 51 km · Conceição do Mato Dentro 59 km · Belo Oriente 68 km · Santana do Paraíso 76 km · Ipatinga 88 km · Coronel Fabriciano 89 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 Guanhães (-18.775°, -42.9325°, elevation 773 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).