Ilhéus weather in March

In March, Ilhéus sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 116 mm of rain across 23.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-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 36% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ilhéus's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilhéus's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 116 mm; 23.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:43 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

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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 Ilhéus reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

Ilhéus weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	95	20.4	12.8	4.9
Feb	28° / 25°	81	19.4	12.5	4.5
Mar	28° / 25°	116	23.1	12.1	4.4
Apr	28° / 24°	131	23.1	11.7	4.6
May	26° / 23°	110	19.1	11.3	5.3
Jun	25° / 22°	98	19.4	11.1	5.5
Jul	25° / 21°	95	20.1	11.2	5.6
Aug	25° / 21°	70	17.7	11.5	5.9
Sep	25° / 22°	61	15.1	11.9	6.2
Oct	26° / 23°	83	16.1	12.3	5.9
Nov	27° / 24°	125	17.9	12.7	5.2
Dec	28° / 25°	110	17.9	12.9	5.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	54	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	59	59	60	61	61	61
Cloudier (%)	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	45	45	44	43	43	43	42	41	41	40	39	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ilhéus gets around 116 mm of rain over 23.1 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 74% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	70
5	70
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	73
11	73
12	74
13	74
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	74

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	71	71	72	73	73	74	75	75	76	76	77
Miserable (%)	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	74	26
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	77	23

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
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6	11	calm
7	11	calm
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14	11	calm
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26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:38 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44
Sunset (PM)	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:40	5:59
2	12.3	5:40	5:58
3	12.3	5:40	5:58
4	12.3	5:41	5:57
5	12.3	5:41	5:56
6	12.2	5:41	5:56
7	12.2	5:41	5:55
8	12.2	5:41	5:54
9	12.2	5:42	5:54
10	12.2	5:42	5:53
11	12.2	5:42	5:52
12	12.2	5:42	5:52
13	12.1	5:42	5:51
14	12.1	5:42	5:50
15	12.1	5:43	5:50
16	12.1	5:43	5:49
17	12.1	5:43	5:48
18	12.1	5:43	5:47
19	12.1	5:43	5:47
20	12.0	5:43	5:46
21	12.0	5:43	5:45
22	12.0	5:43	5:45
23	12.0	5:44	5:44
24	12.0	5:44	5:43
25	12.0	5:44	5:42
26	12.0	5:44	5:42
27	11.9	5:44	5:41
28	11.9	5:44	5:40
29	11.9	5:44	5:39
30	11.9	5:44	5:39
31	11.9	5:44	5:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Bright
3	6.0	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ilhéus?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ilhéus for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ilhéus in March

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

In March, Ilhéus sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ilhéus in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 19 km away) is warmest in March at about 28°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	26	27	27
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	27	Warm
Jun	26	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	26	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Ilhéus 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 Ilhéus peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	14	12	9	8	8	9	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ilhéus?

Ilhéus sits at 14.8°S, 39.0°W, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itabuna, 27 km away.

Topography around Ilhéus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilhéus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,034 m.

The land around Ilhéus is covered by water (55%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

water 55%

16 km

181 m

water 54%

80 km

1,034 m

trees 51%

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← February Ilhéus year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Itabuna 27 km · Uruçuca 35 km · Itajuípe 39 km · Una 55 km · Itacaré 58 km · Coaraci 59 km · Ibicaraí 60 km · Ubaitaba 63 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

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 Ilhéus (-14.7991°, -39.0323°), 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	70
5	70
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	73
11	73
12	74
13	74
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	74	26
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	77	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	70
5	70
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	73
11	73
12	74
13	74
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	74	26
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	77	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	56	44
9	55	45
10	55	45
11	55	45
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	55	45
20	55	45
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	57	43
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	61	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	69
3	69
4	70
5	70
6	71
7	71
8	72
9	72
10	73
11	73
12	74
13	74
14	74
15	75
16	75
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	76
21	76
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	76
26	76
27	76
28	75
29	75
30	75
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	73	27
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	70	30
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	74	26
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	76	24
30	76	24
31	77	23