Macaíba weather in March

In March, Macaíba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 150 mm of rain across 23.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Macaíba's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macaíba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 150 mm; 23.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:30 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 11th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Macaíba is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Macaíba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

Macaíba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 25°	75	19.1	12.3	4.9
Feb	28° / 25°	101	19.2	12.2	4.5
Mar	28° / 25°	150	23.3	12	4.2
Apr	28° / 25°	183	24.5	11.9	4.0
May	28° / 25°	148	22.3	11.7	4.8
Jun	27° / 24°	155	21.9	11.7	4.9
Jul	26° / 23°	130	21	11.7	5.3
Aug	27° / 23°	51	15.1	11.8	6.2
Sep	27° / 24°	31	11.5	12	6.7
Oct	27° / 25°	24	10.3	12.1	6.8
Nov	28° / 25°	25	10.5	12.3	6.5
Dec	28° / 25°	40	14.8	12.3	5.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	55	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53
Cloudier (%)	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Macaíba gets around 150 mm of rain over 23.3 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 75% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	74	75	75	76	77	77	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	82

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	72
13	72
14	73
15	73
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	77
21	77
22	78
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	91	91	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80
Miserable (%)	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
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10	18	light breeze
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26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze
31	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:25 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:31	5:38
2	12.1	5:31	5:38
3	12.1	5:31	5:38
4	12.1	5:31	5:37
5	12.1	5:31	5:37
6	12.1	5:31	5:36
7	12.1	5:31	5:36
8	12.1	5:31	5:36
9	12.1	5:31	5:35
10	12.1	5:31	5:35
11	12.1	5:30	5:34
12	12.1	5:30	5:34
13	12.1	5:30	5:34
14	12.1	5:30	5:33
15	12.0	5:30	5:33
16	12.0	5:30	5:32
17	12.0	5:30	5:32
18	12.0	5:30	5:31
19	12.0	5:29	5:31
20	12.0	5:29	5:30
21	12.0	5:29	5:30
22	12.0	5:29	5:29
23	12.0	5:29	5:29
24	12.0	5:29	5:29
25	12.0	5:29	5:28
26	12.0	5:28	5:28
27	12.0	5:28	5:27
28	12.0	5:28	5:27
29	12.0	5:28	5:26
30	12.0	5:28	5:26
31	12.0	5:28	5:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.1	Intense
3	6.1	Intense
4	6.1	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.1	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.0	Intense
10	6.0	Intense
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Bright
13	6.0	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Macaíba

In seasonPeak

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

Macaíba's rainy season runs February–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Macaíba?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Macaíba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Macaíba in March

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

In March, Macaíba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Macaíba in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	27	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Macaíba 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 Macaíba peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Macaíba?

Macaíba sits at 5.9°S, 35.4°W, 16 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Gonçalo do Amarante, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Macaíba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macaíba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m.

The land around Macaíba is covered by grassland (44%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), water (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

70 m

grassland 44%

16 km

117 m

grassland 41%

80 km

545 m

grassland 35%

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← February Macaíba year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: São Gonçalo do Amarante 8.0 km · Parnamirim 12 km · Natal 17 km · Extremoz 18 km · Monte Alegre 23 km · Ceará-Mirim 26 km · São José de Mipibu 27 km · Nísia Floresta 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

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 Macaíba (-5.8583°, -35.3539°, elevation 16 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	72
13	72
14	73
15	73
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	77
21	77
22	78
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	72
13	72
14	73
15	73
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	77
21	77
22	78
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	28	25
5	28	25
6	28	25
7	28	25
8	28	25
9	28	25
10	28	25
11	28	25
12	28	25
13	28	25
14	28	25
15	28	25
16	28	25
17	28	25
18	28	25
19	28	25
20	28	25
21	28	25
22	28	25
23	28	25
24	28	25
25	28	25
26	28	25
27	28	25
28	28	25
29	28	25
30	28	25
31	28	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	58	42
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	56	44
20	55	45
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	52	48
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	70
2	70
3	70
4	70
5	70
6	70
7	70
8	71
9	71
10	71
11	71
12	72
13	72
14	73
15	73
16	74
17	75
18	75
19	76
20	77
21	77
22	78
23	79
24	79
25	80
26	80
27	81
28	81
29	82
30	82
31	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	88	12
11	88	12
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20