Lagoa da Prata weather in March

In March, Lagoa da Prata sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 149 mm of rain across 18.1 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lagoa da Prata's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lagoa da Prata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:08 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Lagoa da Prata 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 Lagoa da Prata reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
142920
152920
162920
172920
182920
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202920
212920
222920
232920
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262919
272919
282919
292919
302919
312919

Lagoa da Prata 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
Jan29° / 20°23020.413.14.1
Feb29° / 20°13415.512.74.4
Mar29° / 20°14918.112.14.6
Apr28° / 18°52911.66.3
May26° / 16°304.211.17.7
Jun26° / 14°91.810.88.4
Jul26° / 14°60.810.98.6
Aug28° / 15°81.811.37.9
Sep29° / 17°416.311.96.0
Oct30° / 19°7610.912.54.9
Nov29° / 20°18019.312.94.3
Dec28° / 20°23922.513.24.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34159
44159
54159
64258
74258
84159
94357
104357
114258
124456
134456
144357
154357
164357
174357
184357
194258
204258
214258
224456
234555
244555
254654
264753
274753
284951
294951
305050
315149

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lagoa da Prata gets around 149 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
162
262
362
462
562
661
761
861
961
1061
1161
1261
1361
1461
1561
1661
1760
1860
1960
2059
2158
2257
2356
2455
2554
2652
2751
2850
2948
3047
3146

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10020755
20120745
30119755
40119755
50119755
60118765
70118765
80118765
90118774
100117784
110117784
120117784
130117784
140117784
150117784
160117793
170218773
180218773
190219763
200220753
210221743
220222733
230223723
240224713
250225703
260226693
271227682
281227682
291328662
301329652
311329652

Wind in March

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

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 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:037:28
212.47:037:28
312.47:037:27
412.47:047:26
512.47:047:25
612.37:047:24
712.37:057:24
812.37:057:23
912.37:057:22
1012.37:067:21
1112.27:067:20
1212.27:067:20
1312.27:077:19
1412.27:077:18
1512.27:077:17
1612.17:087:16
1712.17:087:15
1812.17:087:14
1912.17:087:13
2012.17:097:13
2112.07:097:12
2212.07:097:11
2312.07:107:10
2412.07:107:09
2512.07:107:08
2611.97:107:07
2711.97:117:06
2811.97:117:05
2911.97:117:04
3011.97:117:04
3111.87:127:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Lagoa da Prata

In seasonPeak

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

Lagoa da Prata'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 Lagoa da Prata?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Lagoa da Prata for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lagoa da Prata in March

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

In March, Lagoa da Prata sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lagoa da Prata in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lagoa da Prata peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lagoa da Prata in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lagoa da Prata is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1719 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug10Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lagoa da Prata?

Lagoa da Prata sits at 20.0°S, 45.5°W, 662 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Antônio do Monte, 27 km away.

Topography around Lagoa da Prata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lagoa da Prata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 664 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m.

The land around Lagoa da Prata is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), cropland (35%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
710 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Santo Antônio do Monte 27 km · Luz 29 km · Arcos 29 km · Bom Despacho 44 km · Bambuí 45 km · Formiga 51 km · Água Rasa 60 km · Nova Serrana 61 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 Lagoa da Prata (-20.0225°, -45.5436°, elevation 662 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).