Icapuí weather in March

In March, Icapuí sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 199 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-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 34% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Icapuí's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Icapuí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:38 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

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 Icapuí reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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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Icapuí weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 26°9013.912.26.0
Feb28° / 26°12516.312.25.3
Mar28° / 26°19921.8124.7
Apr28° / 26°20221.111.94.7
May28° / 26°9613.611.85.7
Jun28° / 25°508.411.77.0
Jul27° / 25°284.111.87.8
Aug27° / 24°30.911.88.6
Sep27° / 25°10.3128.8
Oct27° / 25°20.612.18.6
Nov27° / 26°41.112.28.3
Dec27° / 26°185.512.37.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105347
115248
125248
135248
145248
155248
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175149
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234654
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254456
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274357
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314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Icapuí gets around 199 mm of rain over 21.8 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 71% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
162
263
363
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564
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966
1067
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1268
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1469
1570
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1772
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2174
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2476
2577
2677
2778
2878
2978
3078
3178

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18020
28020
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67921
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Wind in March

Winds average 20 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:405:46
212.15:405:45
312.15:405:45
412.15:405:45
512.15:395:44
612.15:395:44
712.15:395:44
812.15:395:43
912.15:395:43
1012.15:395:42
1112.15:395:42
1212.05:395:42
1312.05:395:41
1412.05:385:41
1512.05:385:40
1612.05:385:40
1712.05:385:40
1812.05:385:39
1912.05:385:39
2012.05:375:38
2112.05:375:38
2212.05:375:37
2312.05:375:37
2412.05:375:37
2512.05:375:36
2612.05:365:36
2712.05:365:35
2812.05:365:35
2912.05:365:34
3012.05:365:34
3112.05:355:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
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215.8Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Icapuí

In seasonPeak

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

Icapuí's monsoon runs February–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 Icapuí?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Icapuí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Icapuí in March

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

In March, Icapuí sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Icapuí in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Icapuí 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 Icapuí peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Icapuí?

Icapuí sits at 4.7°S, 37.4°W, 9 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Areia Branca, 36 km away.

Topography around Icapuí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Icapuí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Icapuí is covered by grassland (27%), shrubs (23%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (49%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
271 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Areia Branca 36 km · Aracati 49 km · Jaguaruana 49 km · Baraúna 50 km · Mossoró 53 km · Fortim 57 km · Russas 73 km · Quixeré 81 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 Icapuí (-4.7131°, -37.3553°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).