Macaúbas weather in March

In March, Macaúbas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 126 mm of rain across 11.1 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Macaúbas's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macaúbas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:58 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Macaúbas 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Macaúbas reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Macaúbas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Macaúbas 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
Jan30° / 20°15610.812.74.8
Feb30° / 20°889.712.44.8
Mar30° / 20°12611.112.14.7
Apr30° / 20°597.111.75.4
May29° / 18°152.611.46.2
Jun29° / 17°30.511.27.2
Jul29° / 16°10.211.37.4
Aug30° / 16°10.111.66.6
Sep32° / 18°111.511.95.1
Oct32° / 20°605.812.34.3
Nov30° / 20°17312.612.64.4
Dec30° / 20°16211.812.84.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34753
44654
54654
64654
74654
84555
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124456
134456
144555
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255050
265149
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285248
295347
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Macaúbas gets around 126 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3132

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101146413
201145413
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401244404
511244404
611243414
711243414
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1011043424
1111043433
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140842463
150842473
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Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

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
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117calm
127calm
137calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:566:12
212.35:566:12
312.25:566:11
412.25:566:11
512.25:576:10
612.25:576:09
712.25:576:09
812.25:576:08
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Macaúbas

In seasonPeak

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

Macaúbas's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Macaúbas?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Macaúbas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Macaúbas in March

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

In March, Macaúbas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Macaúbas 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 Macaúbas peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Macaúbas?

Macaúbas sits at 13.0°S, 42.7°W, 695 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Boquira, 22 km away.

Topography around Macaúbas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macaúbas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,375 m.

The land around Macaúbas is covered by shrubs (33%), trees (28%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
567 m
16 km
732 m
80 km
1,375 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Boquira 22 km · Tanque Novo 63 km · Paratinga 64 km · Paramirim 68 km · Riacho de Santana 71 km · Oliveira dos Brejinhos 81 km · Bom Jesus da Lapa 82 km · Igaporã 84 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 Macaúbas (-13.0194°, -42.6986°, elevation 695 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).