Ilhabela weather in March

In March, Ilhabela sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 173 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°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 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ilhabela's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilhabela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
173 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:06 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Ilhabela 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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ilhabela reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
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Ilhabela 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
Jan26° / 24°1841613.35.7
Feb26° / 25°13812.512.86.1
Mar26° / 24°17315.312.26.0
Apr24° / 23°11712.611.56.7
May23° / 21°12112.410.96.6
Jun22° / 20°919.810.66.9
Jul21° / 19°102910.76.9
Aug21° / 19°809.411.26.8
Sep21° / 20°13413.911.96.0
Oct22° / 20°1371412.65.9
Nov23° / 21°16215.513.15.8
Dec25° / 23°15414.113.46.1

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45050
55050
65050
75050
85149
95050
105050
115050
124951
134951
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245248
255347
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275446
285644
295743
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315842

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ilhabela gets around 173 mm of rain over 15.3 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 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
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548
648
749
849
950
1050
1150
1251
1351
1451
1552
1652
1752
1852
1952
2051
2151
2251
2350
2450
2550
2650
2749
2849
2949
3049
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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102156617
202156617
302166616
402166616
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1103186613
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1603226510
170423649
180424639
190425638
200526618
210527617
220528607
230529606
240530596
250630586
260630586
270631585
280731575
290731575
301731565
311831555

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:597:30
212.57:007:29
312.57:007:29
412.57:017:28
512.47:017:27
612.47:027:26
712.47:027:25
812.47:027:24
912.37:037:23
1012.37:037:22
1112.37:047:21
1212.37:047:20
1312.27:057:19
1412.27:057:18
1512.27:067:17
1612.27:067:16
1712.17:067:15
1812.17:077:14
1912.17:077:13
2012.17:087:12
2112.17:087:11
2212.07:087:10
2312.07:097:09
2412.07:097:08
2512.07:107:07
2611.97:107:06
2711.97:107:05
2811.97:117:04
2911.97:117:03
3011.87:127:02
3111.87:127:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
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95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
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195.0Bright
204.9Bright
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264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ilhabela?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ilhabela for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ilhabela in March

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

In March, Ilhabela sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ilhabela in March

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

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

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr25Warm
May24Refreshing
Jun22Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov23Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Ilhabela in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ilhabela peaks around January 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 14Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ilhabela?

Ilhabela sits at 23.8°S, 45.4°W, 7 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Sebastião, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ilhabela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilhabela has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,359 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,647 m.

The land around Ilhabela is covered by water (52%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (45%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
991 m
16 km
1,359 m
80 km
1,647 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: São Sebastião 6.0 km · Caraguatatuba 18 km · Ubatuba 48 km · Paraibuna 53 km · Salesópolis 57 km · Biritiba Mirim 73 km · Bertioga 80 km · Guararema 80 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 Ilhabela (-23.7781°, -45.3581°, elevation 7 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).