João Pinheiro weather in March

In March, João Pinheiro sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 164 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 João Pinheiro's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see João Pinheiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:11 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

João Pinheiro 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in João Pinheiro reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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 on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43021
53021
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102921
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João Pinheiro weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°20818.312.94.1
Feb30° / 21°14614.912.64.2
Mar29° / 21°16417.612.14.4
Apr29° / 20°558.811.65.6
May28° / 18°152.611.27.3
Jun28° / 16°50.8118.1
Jul28° / 16°20.5118.2
Aug29° / 17°40.711.46.9
Sep31° / 19°233.911.95.2
Oct32° / 21°769.712.44.2
Nov30° / 21°18918.912.84.0
Dec29° / 21°24320.9133.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
84060
94060
104060
114159
124159
134060
144060
154159
164159
174159
184060
194060
204159
214159
224258
234258
244357
254555
264654
274654
284753
294753
304852
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

João Pinheiro gets around 164 mm of rain over 17.6 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 56% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
259
359
459
559
659
759
858
958
1058
1158
1258
1358
1458
1558
1658
1758
1858
1958
2058
2157
2256
2356
2454
2553
2652
2751
2850
2949
3048
3147

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11127413
21117414
31117414
42107315
52107315
62107315
71107316
8197416
9197416
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20087913
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250117811
260127810
270127810
280137710
290147610
30015769
31016759

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:07 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:077:29
212.47:077:29
312.37:077:28
412.37:087:27
512.37:087:26
612.37:087:26
712.37:087:25
812.37:097:24
912.27:097:24
1012.27:097:23
1112.27:097:22
1212.27:107:21
1312.27:107:20
1412.27:107:20
1512.17:107:19
1612.17:117:18
1712.17:117:17
1812.17:117:16
1912.17:117:16
2012.17:117:15
2112.07:127:14
2212.07:127:13
2312.07:127:12
2412.07:127:12
2512.07:127:11
2612.07:137:10
2711.97:137:09
2811.97:137:08
2911.97:137:07
3011.97:137:07
3111.97:147:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
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105.5Bright
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125.4Bright
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145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
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225.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for João Pinheiro

In seasonPeak

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

João Pinheiro's monsoon runs November–March, 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 João Pinheiro?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for João Pinheiro in March

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

In March, João Pinheiro sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in João Pinheiro 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 João Pinheiro peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 11UV 16Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is João Pinheiro?

João Pinheiro sits at 17.7°S, 46.2°W, 775 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Presidente Olegário, 79 km away.

Topography around João Pinheiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around João Pinheiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 787 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m.

The land around João Pinheiro is covered by grassland (42%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (40%), trees (25%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
405 m
80 km
570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Presidente Olegário 79 km · Vazante 82 km · Brasilândia de Minas 83 km · Paracatu 94 km · Patos de Minas 100 km · Três Marias 111 km · Lagoa Formosa 118 km · Buritizeiro 135 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 Pinheiro (-17.7425°, -46.1725°, elevation 775 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).