Machadinho d'Oeste weather in March

In March, Machadinho d'Oeste sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 286 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 1% 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 Machadinho d'Oeste's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Machadinho d'Oeste's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
286 mm
29.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:16 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
89%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

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 Machadinho d'Oeste reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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 Machadinho d'Oeste

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.

Machadinho d'Oeste weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°30229.112.52.7
Feb30° / 23°29026.812.32.7
Mar30° / 23°28629.212.12.7
Apr30° / 23°1992611.83.0
May30° / 22°11119.511.63.9
Jun31° / 22°276.111.54.9
Jul33° / 22°142.911.54.2
Aug34° / 22°325.811.73.3
Sep33° / 23°9514.911.92.9
Oct32° / 23°17122.612.22.7
Nov31° / 23°22525.612.42.7
Dec30° / 23°28228.412.52.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Machadinho d'Oeste gets around 286 mm of rain over 29.2 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 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:15 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:156:27
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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 4.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Machadinho d'Oeste

In seasonPeak

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

Machadinho d'Oeste's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Machadinho d'Oeste?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Machadinho d'Oeste.

What to pack for Machadinho d'Oeste in March

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

In March, Machadinho d'Oeste sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Machadinho d'Oeste 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 Machadinho d'Oeste peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 12 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateExtremeMar 11UV 15Sep 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Machadinho d'Oeste 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 Machadinho d'Oeste is worst in September — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.7× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

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PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep79Unhealthy
Oct33Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Machadinho d'Oeste?

Machadinho d'Oeste sits at 9.4°S, 62.0°W, 101 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Jaru, 123 km away.

Topography around Machadinho d'Oeste

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Machadinho d'Oeste.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Machadinho d'Oeste has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 420 m.

The land around Machadinho d'Oeste is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
207 m
80 km
420 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Jaru 123 km · Ariquemes 127 km · Ouro Preto do Oeste 147 km · Alto Paraíso 149 km · Ji Paraná 160 km · Presidente Médici 193 km · Candeias do Jamari 201 km · Buritis 220 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 Machadinho d'Oeste (-9.4439°, -61.9814°, elevation 101 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).