Luz weather in March

In March, Luz sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 169 mm of rain across 17.9 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Luz's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:08 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Luz 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 Luz 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
192920
202920
212920
222920
232920
242920
252920
262920
272919
282919
292919
302919
312919

Luz 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°25020.113.14.1
Feb29° / 20°15515.312.74.4
Mar29° / 20°16917.912.14.6
Apr28° / 18°619.111.66.3
May26° / 16°34511.17.6
Jun26° / 14°101.810.88.4
Jul26° / 14°60.910.98.5
Aug28° / 15°112.111.37.9
Sep29° / 17°506.711.95.9
Oct30° / 19°9811.612.54.9
Nov29° / 20°21619.412.94.3
Dec29° / 20°27122.813.24.0

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44060
54159
64159
74159
84357
94258
104357
114357
124357
134357
144258
154258
164258
174258
184159
194060
204060
214159
224159
234258
244357
254357
264456
274555
284654
294654
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Luz gets around 169 mm of rain over 17.9 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 57% 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
360
460
560
659
759
859
959
1059
1159
1259
1359
1459
1559
1660
1760
1860
1959
2059
2158
2258
2357
2455
2554
2653
2751
2850
2949
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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1018739
2017749
3017749
4016759
5016759
6016759
7015769
8015769
9015769
10014788
11014788
12013798
13013807
14013807
15013807
16013816
17013816
18014806
19014806
20015805
21016795
22116785
23117775
24118765
25119755
26120745
27121735
28221725
29222715
30223714
31223714

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:03 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:037:29
212.47:047:28
312.47:047:27
412.47:047:26
512.37:057:26
612.37:057:25
712.37:057:24
812.37:067:23
912.37:067:23
1012.37:067:22
1112.27:077:21
1212.27:077:20
1312.27:077:19
1412.27:087:18
1512.27:087:17
1612.17:087:17
1712.17:087:16
1812.17:097:15
1912.17:097:14
2012.17:097:13
2112.07:107:12
2212.07:107:11
2312.07:107:10
2412.07:107:10
2512.07:117:09
2611.97:117:08
2711.97:117:07
2811.97:117:06
2911.97:127:05
3011.97:127:04
3111.97:127:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Luz

In seasonPeak

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

Luz'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 Luz?

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

March is a reasonable time to visit Luz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Luz in March

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

In March, Luz 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 Luz 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 Luz 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
Location & terrain

Where is Luz?

Luz sits at 19.8°S, 45.7°W, 679 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Lagoa da Prata, 29 km away.

Topography around Luz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 669 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 692 m.

The land around Luz is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
692 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
March weather nearby: Lagoa da Prata 29 km · Bambuí 38 km · Bom Despacho 46 km · Santo Antônio do Monte 52 km · Arcos 56 km · São Gotardo 66 km · Nova Serrana 74 km · Abaeté 76 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 Luz (-19.8014°, -45.6856°, elevation 679 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).