Lapa weather in March

In March, Lapa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 120 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Lapa's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:23 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Lapa 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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Lapa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12618
22618
32618
42618
52618
62618
72618
82618
92617
102617
112617
122617
132617
142617
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292516
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Lapa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°2032113.44.8
Feb27° / 18°17618.712.94.9
Mar26° / 17°12015.612.25.8
Apr24° / 15°788.911.46.9
May21° / 12°998.510.86.5
Jun20° / 11°1129.110.46.3
Jul19° / 10°917.810.66.6
Aug21° / 11°877.911.17.0
Sep22° / 12°1451111.86.4
Oct23° / 14°15014.812.65.9
Nov25° / 15°13214.213.36.0
Dec26° / 17°16818.113.65.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43367
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123367
133367
143466
153466
163466
173466
183565
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203565
213565
223565
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243664
253664
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273565
283565
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lapa gets around 120 mm of rain over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
160
260
359
458
558
657
756
856
955
1055
1154
1254
1353
1453
1552
1651
1750
1849
1949
2048
2147
2246
2346
2445
2544
2643
2742
2840
2939
3038
3137

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11123651
21133750
31133749
41143848
51143947
60144045
70154044
80154143
90164143
100164242
110174241
121174240
131184339
141184338
151194336
162204435
172204434
182214432
193224431
203234430
214244429
224244428
234254427
244264426
255264425
265264524
276274523
286274522
297274522
307274521
318274520

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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2010calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:157:49
212.57:167:48
312.57:167:47
412.57:177:46
512.57:177:45
612.47:187:44
712.47:187:43
812.47:197:42
912.47:197:41
1012.37:207:40
1112.37:207:39
1212.37:217:38
1312.37:217:37
1412.27:227:36
1512.27:227:35
1612.27:237:34
1712.27:237:33
1812.17:247:32
1912.17:247:31
2012.17:257:30
2112.17:257:29
2212.07:267:28
2312.07:267:27
2412.07:277:25
2512.07:277:24
2611.97:287:23
2711.97:287:22
2811.97:287:21
2911.97:297:20
3011.87:297:19
3111.87:307:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lapa?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Lapa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lapa in March

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

In March, Lapa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Lapa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lapa peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Lapa 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 Lapa is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1118 µg/m³Dec 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lapa?

Lapa sits at 25.8°S, 49.7°W, 929 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Contenda, 21 km away.

Topography around Lapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 911 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,528 m.

The land around Lapa is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
239 m
80 km
1,528 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Contenda 21 km · Quitandinha 25 km · Araucária 36 km · Rio Negro 38 km · Mafra 39 km · Mandirituba 39 km · Campo Largo 39 km · Fazenda Rio Grande 43 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 Lapa (-25.7697°, -49.7158°, elevation 929 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).