Guapiaçu weather in March

In March, Guapiaçu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 172 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Guapiaçu's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guapiaçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:22 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Guapiaçu 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Guapiaçu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
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How March really feels in Guapiaçu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 20 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
20
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.

Guapiaçu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°26423.213.13.4
Feb30° / 22°18919.812.73.6
Mar30° / 21°17219.112.14.0
Apr29° / 20°629.111.55.6
May27° / 17°445.1117.4
Jun27° / 16°243.110.87.9
Jul28° / 16°152.110.98.0
Aug30° / 17°182.511.36.5
Sep31° / 19°586.511.95.0
Oct31° / 21°11112.112.54.1
Nov31° / 21°16617133.9
Dec30° / 22°22422.313.23.5

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 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34357
44456
54555
64555
74654
84654
94654
104654
114753
124753
134753
144753
154654
164753
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204753
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224852
234852
244951
255050
265149
275248
285347
295347
305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Guapiaçu gets around 172 mm of rain over 19.1 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 62% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
170
269
369
468
567
666
765
864
964
1064
1163
1263
1364
1464
1564
1664
1764
1864
1963
2063
2162
2261
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2557
2656
2754
2853
2951
3050
3149

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1034156
2034156
3044155
4044155
5044155
6044155
7044254
8044254
9054352
10054451
11054451
12054550
13054649
14144649
15144748
16154748
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262105038
272105137
283115036
293125035
303125134
314135033

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:17 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 7:44 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:177:44
212.47:177:43
312.47:177:42
412.47:187:41
512.47:187:40
612.37:197:40
712.37:197:39
812.37:197:38
912.37:207:37
1012.37:207:36
1112.27:207:35
1212.27:217:35
1312.27:217:34
1412.27:217:33
1512.27:227:32
1612.17:227:31
1712.17:227:30
1812.17:237:29
1912.17:237:28
2012.17:237:27
2112.07:247:26
2212.07:247:25
2312.07:247:25
2412.07:257:24
2512.07:257:23
2611.97:257:22
2711.97:257:21
2811.97:267:20
2911.97:267:19
3011.97:267:18
3111.87:277:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Guapiaçu

In seasonPeak

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

Guapiaçu'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 Guapiaçu?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Guapiaçu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guapiaçu in March

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

In March, Guapiaçu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Guapiaçu 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 Guapiaçu peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 22UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Guapiaçu 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 Guapiaçu is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1423 µg/m³Nov 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug19Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Guapiaçu?

Guapiaçu sits at 20.8°S, 49.2°W, 508 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São José do Rio Preto, 17 km away.

Topography around Guapiaçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guapiaçu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 522 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m.

The land around Guapiaçu is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
288 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: São José do Rio Preto 17 km · Bady Bassitt 27 km · Nova Granada 31 km · Mirassol 31 km · Potirendaba 32 km · Olímpia 32 km · Catanduva 46 km · Tanabi 48 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 Guapiaçu (-20.795°, -49.2203°, elevation 508 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).