Itarema weather in March

In March, Itarema sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 227 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 12% 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 Itarema's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itarema's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
227 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:49 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
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 Itarema reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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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How March really feels in Itarema

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Itarema weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 25°1031812.23.7
Feb30° / 25°14922.212.13.3
Mar30° / 24°22727.1123.1
Apr30° / 24°27125.911.93.1
May30° / 25°11818.411.94.0
Jun31° / 24°347.711.85.1
Jul31° / 24°173.511.85.2
Aug32° / 24°30.511.95.1
Sep32° / 25°20.3125.1
Oct32° / 25°30.612.15.1
Nov32° / 25°51.212.14.9
Dec32° / 25°236.612.24.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43169
53070
63070
73070
83169
93070
103070
113070
123169
133169
143169
152971
162971
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212476
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Itarema gets around 227 mm of rain over 27.1 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 87% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
282
382
482
583
683
784
884
984
1085
1185
1285
1386
1486
1587
1687
1788
1888
1989
2089
2190
2290
2391
2491
2592
2692
2793
2893
2993
3093
3193

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16733
26733
36634
46634
56535
66535
76535
86436
96436
106436
116436
126436
136436
146337
156337
166337
176337
186337
196337
206337
216238
226238
236139
246139
256040
265941
275941
285842
295743
305644
315545

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
113light breeze
213light breeze
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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 5:51 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:515:55
212.15:515:54
312.15:515:54
412.15:515:54
512.05:515:54
612.05:505:53
712.05:505:53
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1212.05:505:51
1312.05:495:51
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1812.05:485:49
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2012.05:485:48
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Itarema

In seasonPeak

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

Itarema's monsoon runs February–April, 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 Itarema?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Itarema.

What to pack for Itarema in March

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

In March, Itarema sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Itarema 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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Itarema in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Itarema peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 17UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Itarema?

Itarema sits at 2.9°S, 39.9°W, 21 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Acaraú, 23 km away.

Topography around Itarema

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itarema has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 m.

The land around Itarema is covered by grassland (53%) within 3 km, water (37%), grassland (26%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (37%), shrubs (23%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
50 m
80 km
846 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Acaraú 23 km · Bela Cruz 32 km · Marco 34 km · Morrinhos 42 km · Amontada 50 km · Jijoca de Jericoacoara 59 km · Santana do Acaraú 69 km · Itapipoca 74 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 Itarema (-2.9203°, -39.915°, elevation 21 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).