Januária weather in March

In March, Januária sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 108 mm of rain across 11 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Januária's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Januária's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:04 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Januária 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Januária reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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 Januária

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.

Januária weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°12712.212.84.2
Feb31° / 22°829.412.54.3
Mar31° / 22°1081112.14.4
Apr31° / 21°34511.75.1
May30° / 20°81.811.35.8
Jun30° / 18°10.211.16.6
Jul30° / 18°0011.26.8
Aug31° / 18°10.211.55.9
Sep33° / 20°71.311.94.3
Oct34° / 22°566.512.43.5
Nov31° / 22°15814.712.73.8
Dec31° / 22°1631512.94.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34753
44753
54753
64753
74753
84852
94852
104852
114951
125050
135050
145050
155050
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195149
205248
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245446
255545
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275644
285644
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Januária gets around 108 mm of rain over 11 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
936
1037
1137
1237
1337
1438
1538
1639
1739
1839
1939
2038
2138
2237
2336
2434
2533
2631
2730
2829
2927
3026
3125

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12225323
22225224
32225224
42225125
52225026
62224926
72224927
82224927
92224827
102224928
112214928
122214928
132205028
141205128
151195228
161185328
171185328
181175428
191175527
201175527
210175726
220175825
230175924
240185923
250186022
260195922
270205921
280215920
290215920
300225919
310235819

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:01 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:017:20
212.37:017:20
312.37:017:19
412.37:027:19
512.37:027:18
612.37:027:17
712.27:027:17
812.27:027:16
912.27:037:15
1012.27:037:15
1112.27:037:14
1212.27:037:13
1312.27:037:13
1412.17:047:12
1512.17:047:11
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2012.07:047:07
2112.07:057:07
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2612.07:057:03
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3111.97:066:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Januária

In seasonPeak

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

Januária's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Januária?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Januária in March

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

In March, Januária sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Januária 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 Januária peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Januária?

Januária sits at 15.5°S, 44.4°W, 466 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Varzelândia, 44 km away.

Topography around Januária

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Januária has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 462 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Januária is covered by grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
317 m
80 km
487 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Varzelândia 44 km · Itacarambi 51 km · São João da Ponte 63 km · São Francisco 75 km · Jaíba 76 km · Brasília de Minas 81 km · Barreiro do Jaíba 84 km · Manga 93 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 Januária (-15.4795°, -44.3652°, elevation 466 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).