João Alfredo weather in March

In March, João Alfredo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 64 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 26% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:30 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

João Alfredo is 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 João Alfredo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
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23123
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113123
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How March really feels in João Alfredo

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.

João Alfredo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°4513.712.44.3
Feb31° / 23°4913.312.34.2
Mar31° / 23°6416.512.14.1
Apr30° / 22°6716.311.84.3
May28° / 22°6915.611.65.1
Jun27° / 21°6614.911.65.7
Jul26° / 20°551411.66.0
Aug27° / 20°3311.711.76.3
Sep28° / 20°238.9126.4
Oct29° / 21°207.412.25.7
Nov30° / 21°18612.45.4
Dec31° / 22°259.512.44.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35545
45644
55644
65545
75545
85545
95446
105446
115446
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
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185248
195248
205149
215149
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255149
265149
275149
285149
295248
305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

João Alfredo gets around 64 mm of rain over 16.5 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 52% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
349
449
549
649
749
849
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1450
1550
1650
1751
1852
1952
2053
2154
2254
2354
2455
2555
2656
2756
2856
2956
3057
3157

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12971
22971
32971
42872
52872
62872
72773
82773
92674
102575
112575
122476
132476
142377
152377
162278
172179
182179
192179
202080
212080
222080
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241981
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271981
281981
292080
302080
312080

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:315:40
212.25:315:40
312.15:315:40
412.15:315:39
512.15:315:39
612.15:315:38
712.15:315:38
812.15:315:38
912.15:315:37
1012.15:315:37
1112.15:315:36
1212.15:315:36
1312.15:315:35
1412.15:315:35
1512.15:305:34
1612.15:305:34
1712.05:305:33
1812.05:305:33
1912.05:305:32
2012.05:305:32
2112.05:305:31
2212.05:305:30
2312.05:305:30
2412.05:305:29
2512.05:305:29
2612.05:305:28
2712.05:295:28
2812.05:295:27
2912.05:295:27
3011.95:295:26
3111.95:295:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit João Alfredo?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit João Alfredo for sightseeing.

What to pack for João Alfredo in March

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

In March, João Alfredo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in João Alfredo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in João Alfredo peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 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 15UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is João Alfredo?

João Alfredo sits at 7.9°S, 35.6°W, 345 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bom Jardim, 7.0 km away.

Topography around João Alfredo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around João Alfredo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 242 m around an average of 346 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 403 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,023 m.

The land around João Alfredo is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
242 m
16 km
403 m
80 km
1,023 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Bom Jardim 7.0 km · Orobó 12 km · Limoeiro 15 km · Passira 16 km · Surubim 19 km · Cumaru 21 km · Feira Nova 24 km · Lagoa do Carro 30 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 João Alfredo (-7.8558°, -35.5883°, elevation 345 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).