Ipanema weather in March

In March, Ipanema sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 133 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ipanema's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ipanema's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:52 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ipanema reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
13020
23020
33020
43020
53020
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73020
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93020
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312920

How March really feels in Ipanema

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ipanema weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°1831413.14.6
Feb30° / 20°10110.112.74.7
Mar30° / 20°13313.812.14.7
Apr28° / 19°689.811.65.9
May26° / 17°325.311.17.3
Jun25° / 15°122.510.88.0
Jul25° / 15°92.210.98.1
Aug26° / 15°113.311.37.8
Sep27° / 17°396.211.96.9
Oct28° / 18°9710.412.55.7
Nov28° / 19°20316.512.95.0
Dec29° / 20°26518.413.24.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33961
44060
53961
63862
73862
83961
93961
103961
114060
123961
133961
144060
154060
163961
174060
184060
194258
204159
214159
224258
234357
244357
254456
264456
274357
284456
294456
304456
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ipanema gets around 133 mm of rain over 13.8 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 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
245
345
446
546
646
746
846
946
1046
1146
1246
1346
1446
1546
1646
1746
1846
1945
2045
2145
2244
2344
2443
2543
2642
2742
2842
2941
3041
3141

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1087418
2087418
3087319
4087319
5087319
6087220
7087220
8087220
9087220
10087220
11087220
12087220
13087220
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15197119
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171107118
181107118
191117117
201117117
211127116
221127215
231137214
241137214
251147213
261147213
271147312
281157212
291157212
301167211
311167211

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:477:13
212.46:487:12
312.46:487:11
412.46:487:11
512.36:497:10
612.36:497:09
712.36:507:08
812.36:507:07
912.36:507:07
1012.36:507:06
1112.26:517:05
1212.26:517:04
1312.26:517:03
1412.26:527:02
1512.26:527:02
1612.16:527:01
1712.16:537:00
1812.16:536:59
1912.16:536:58
2012.16:536:57
2112.06:546:56
2212.06:546:55
2312.06:546:55
2412.06:556:54
2512.06:556:53
2611.96:556:52
2711.96:556:51
2811.96:566:50
2911.96:566:49
3011.96:566:48
3111.96:566:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ipanema

In seasonPeak

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

Ipanema's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Ipanema?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ipanema for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ipanema in March

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

In March, Ipanema sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ipanema 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 Ipanema peaks around February 12 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 highExtremeFeb 12UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ipanema?

Ipanema sits at 19.8°S, 41.7°W, 248 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mutum, 29 km away.

Topography around Ipanema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ipanema has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,119 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,745 m.

The land around Ipanema is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
319 m
16 km
1,119 m
80 km
2,745 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Mutum 29 km · Lajinha 40 km · Caratinga 45 km · Simonésia 47 km · Inhapim 51 km · Ibatiba 53 km · Manhuaçu 61 km · Iúna 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
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 Ipanema (-19.8008°, -41.7131°, elevation 248 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).