Jijoca de Jericoacoara weather in March

In March, Jijoca de Jericoacoara sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 244 mm of rain across 26.6 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jijoca de Jericoacoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 244 mm; 26.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:51 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.9; 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Jijoca de Jericoacoara reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

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

How March really feels in Jijoca de Jericoacoara

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Jijoca de Jericoacoara 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 25°	109	16.7	12.1	3.2
Feb	31° / 24°	153	20.7	12.1	3.1
Mar	31° / 24°	244	26.6	12	2.9
Apr	30° / 24°	270	25.7	11.9	2.9
May	31° / 24°	124	17.6	11.9	3.7
Jun	32° / 24°	31	6.6	11.8	4.5
Jul	33° / 24°	13	2.5	11.8	4.5
Aug	34° / 24°	3	0.4	11.9	4.0
Sep	34° / 25°	2	0.2	12	3.8
Oct	34° / 25°	5	0.4	12.1	3.7
Nov	34° / 25°	5	1	12.1	3.7
Dec	33° / 25°	22	4.7	12.2	3.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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 79%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	14
Cloudier (%)	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	79	80	80	81	81	83	84	85	85	85	86	86	87	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	13	87
31	14	86

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jijoca de Jericoacoara gets around 244 mm of rain over 26.6 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 86% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	79	79	80	80	81	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	88	88	89	90	91	91	92	93	93	93	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	80
4	80
5	81
6	82
7	82
8	82
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	86
19	86
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	89
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

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 74% 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 (%)	82	81	80	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	70	69	68	68	67	66	66
Miserable (%)	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	32	32	33	34	34

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
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
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 5:53 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:46 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:47
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:46

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

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jijoca de Jericoacoara

In seasonPeak

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

Jijoca de Jericoacoara's monsoon runs February–May, 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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara?

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

2.9

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jijoca de Jericoacoara.

What to pack for Jijoca de Jericoacoara in March

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

In March, Jijoca de Jericoacoara sees daytime highs around 31°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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara 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 at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	29	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Jijoca de Jericoacoara 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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	16	14	12	10	10	10	12	12	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Jijoca de Jericoacoara?

Jijoca de Jericoacoara sits at 2.9°S, 40.4°W, 21 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bela Cruz, 36 km away.

Topography around Jijoca de Jericoacoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jijoca de Jericoacoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,010 m.

The land around Jijoca de Jericoacoara is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (35%), trees (26%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

26 m

grassland 52%

16 km

98 m

grassland 32%

80 km

1,010 m

water 35%

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← February Jijoca de Jericoacoara year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Bela Cruz 36 km · Acaraú 37 km · Marco 42 km · Camocim 44 km · Granja 49 km · Morrinhos 52 km · Itarema 59 km · Santana do Acaraú 68 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 Jijoca de Jericoacoara (-2.895°, -40.4492°, 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	13	87
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	80
4	80
5	81
6	82
7	82
8	82
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	86
19	86
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	89
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	13	87
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	80
4	80
5	81
6	82
7	82
8	82
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	86
19	86
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	89
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	24	76
13	24	76
14	23	77
15	23	77
16	22	78
17	22	78
18	21	79
19	20	80
20	20	80
21	19	81
22	19	81
23	17	83
24	16	84
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	13	87
31	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	79
3	80
4	80
5	81
6	82
7	82
8	82
9	83
10	83
11	83
12	83
13	84
14	84
15	84
16	85
17	85
18	86
19	86
20	87
21	88
22	88
23	89
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	93
29	93
30	93
31	93

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	70	30
26	69	31
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	67	33
30	66	34
31	66	34