Guarapuava weather in March

In March, Guarapuava sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 133 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Guarapuava's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guarapuava's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:30 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Guarapuava 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 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Guarapuava reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42516
52516
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72516
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102516
112516
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Guarapuava weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°21421.813.44.9
Feb25° / 17°18220.112.94.8
Mar25° / 16°13316.812.25.8
Apr23° / 13°10610.911.46.6
May19° / 11°12910.610.86.2
Jun18° / 10°13610.110.46.1
Jul19° / 1058.910.66.4
Aug21° / 10°1028.111.17.0
Sep22° / 12°1681211.86.4
Oct23° / 13°19316.912.65.7
Nov24° / 14°14915.413.26.0
Dec25° / 16°1861913.65.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% 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
23664
33763
43862
53862
63961
73961
84159
94159
104258
114258
124357
134357
144456
154456
164555
174555
184654
194654
204753
214753
224852
234753
244951
254951
264951
274951
285050
295050
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Guarapuava gets around 133 mm of rain over 16.8 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 54% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
167
266
365
464
563
662
761
860
959
1059
1158
1257
1357
1456
1555
1655
1754
1853
1952
2051
2150
2249
2349
2448
2548
2647
2746
2846
2945
3044
3143

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13175129
23185128
33185227
43195226
53195226
63205225
73205324
83215323
93225322
103225421
113235420
123245419
133255418
143255517
154265416
164275415
174285414
185295412
196305311
206315211
217315210
22732529
23832519
24932518
25933508
261033508
271133498
281132497
291232487
301332487
311432477

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:227:56
212.57:237:55
312.57:237:54
412.57:247:53
512.57:247:52
612.47:257:51
712.47:267:50
812.47:267:49
912.47:277:48
1012.37:277:47
1112.37:287:46
1212.37:287:45
1312.37:297:44
1412.27:297:43
1512.27:297:42
1612.27:307:41
1712.27:307:40
1812.17:317:39
1912.17:317:38
2012.17:327:37
2112.17:327:36
2212.07:337:35
2312.07:337:34
2412.07:347:33
2512.07:347:31
2611.97:357:30
2711.97:357:29
2811.97:357:28
2911.97:367:27
3011.87:367:26
3111.87:377:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Guarapuava?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Guarapuava for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guarapuava in March

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

In March, Guarapuava sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Guarapuava in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guarapuava peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Guarapuava 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 Guarapuava is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (March, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1517 µg/m³Mar 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar5Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Guarapuava?

Guarapuava sits at 25.4°S, 51.5°W, 1,090 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pinhão, 39 km away.

Topography around Guarapuava

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guarapuava has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 1,071 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m.

The land around Guarapuava is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
364 m
80 km
912 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Pinhão 39 km · Prudentópolis 53 km · Cruz Machado 71 km · Pitanga 76 km · Irati 82 km · Bituruna 86 km · Imbituva 88 km · Cândido de Abreu 93 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 Guarapuava (-25.3905°, -51.4654°, elevation 1,090 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).