Macaparana weather in March

In March, Macaparana sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 73 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Macaparana's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macaparana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:30 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Macaparana is 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Macaparana reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Macaparana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Macaparana weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°4814.212.44.2
Feb31° / 23°5314.112.24.0
Mar31° / 23°7316.812.13.9
Apr30° / 23°7417.311.84.1
May29° / 22°721711.74.8
Jun27° / 21°7015.711.65.5
Jul27° / 20°5714.611.65.9
Aug27° / 20°3411.911.86.2
Sep28° / 20°239.4126.1
Oct30° / 21°197.212.25.5
Nov31° / 22°186.412.35.2
Dec31° / 22°271012.44.6

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 28% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65446
75446
85446
95446
105347
115347
125248
135248
145248
155248
165248
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185149
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215149
225050
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254951
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Macaparana gets around 73 mm of rain over 16.8 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 53% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
251
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650
750
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1150
1250
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2155
2256
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3160

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12773
22773
32773
42674
52674
62674
72575
82575
92476
102476
112377
122278
132278
142179
152179
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221882
231783
241783
251783
261783
271783
281783
291783
301783
311783

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
810calm
910calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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249calm
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309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:305:40
212.15:305:39
312.15:305:39
412.15:305:39
512.15:305:38
612.15:305:38
712.15:305:37
812.15:305:37
912.15:305:36
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1512.15:305:34
1612.15:305:33
1712.05:305:33
1812.05:305:32
1912.05:305:31
2012.05:305:31
2112.05:295:30
2212.05:295:30
2312.05:295:29
2412.05:295:29
2512.05:295:28
2612.05:295:28
2712.05:295:27
2812.05:295:27
2912.05:295:26
3012.05:295:26
3111.95:285:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Macaparana?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Macaparana.

What to pack for Macaparana in March

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

In March, Macaparana sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Macaparana 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 Macaparana peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Macaparana?

Macaparana sits at 7.6°S, 35.5°W, 347 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Vicente Férrer, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Macaparana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macaparana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 386 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 603 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,040 m.

The land around Macaparana is covered by grassland (66%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
290 m
16 km
603 m
80 km
1,040 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: São Vicente Férrer 6.0 km · Timbaúba 16 km · Vicência 18 km · Aliança 25 km · Ferreiros 26 km · Orobó 27 km · Aroeiras 28 km · Itabaiana 28 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 Macaparana (-7.5547°, -35.4531°, elevation 347 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).