Malacacheta weather in March

In March, Malacacheta sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 129 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 18% 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 Malacacheta's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malacacheta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:54 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Malacacheta 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 Malacacheta reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
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172919
182919
192919
202919
212919
222919
232819
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262819
272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

Malacacheta weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°12513.912.94.8
Feb29° / 19°9810.912.64.9
Mar29° / 19°12914.812.15.0
Apr27° / 18°7511.511.66.1
May26° / 16°297.611.27.0
Jun25° / 15°174.8117.7
Jul24° / 14°165.2117.8
Aug25° / 14°144.511.47.7
Sep27° / 16°255.511.97.2
Oct28° / 18°859.712.45.8
Nov28° / 19°18716.612.85.1
Dec28° / 19°20718134.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44159
54159
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134159
144159
154159
164258
174357
184357
194357
204357
214357
224357
234456
244456
254456
264357
274456
284456
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Malacacheta gets around 129 mm of rain over 14.8 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 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
248
348
448
549
649
749
849
949
1049
1149
1249
1349
1449
1549
1649
1749
1849
1949
2048
2148
2247
2346
2445
2544
2644
2743
2842
2941
3040
3140

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1125668
2125659
3125659
4125659
51256410
61256410
71256410
81246510
91246510
101246510
111246510
121236610
131236610
141226710
15122689
16122689
17121699
18121708
19121708
20121717
21121717
22121717
23021736
24022726
25022726
26023716
27023716
28023716
29124696
30124696
31124696

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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:50 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:507:13
212.46:507:12
312.36:517:12
412.36:517:11
512.36:517:10
612.36:527:09
712.36:527:09
812.36:527:08
912.26:527:07
1012.26:537:06
1112.26:537:06
1212.26:537:05
1312.26:547:04
1412.26:547:03
1512.16:547:03
1612.16:547:02
1712.16:547:01
1812.16:557:00
1912.16:556:59
2012.16:556:58
2112.06:556:58
2212.06:566:57
2312.06:566:56
2412.06:566:55
2512.06:566:54
2612.06:566:53
2711.96:576:53
2811.96:576:52
2911.96:576:51
3011.96:576:50
3111.96:576:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Malacacheta

In seasonPeak

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

Malacacheta'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 Malacacheta?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Malacacheta in March

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

In March, Malacacheta sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malacacheta in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malacacheta peaks around February 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 14UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Malacacheta?

Malacacheta sits at 17.8°S, 42.1°W, 683 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itambacuri, 46 km away.

Topography around Malacacheta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malacacheta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m around an average of 668 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,435 m.

The land around Malacacheta is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
444 m
16 km
879 m
80 km
1,435 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Itambacuri 46 km · Novo Cruzeiro 47 km · Capelinha 49 km · Teófilo Otoni 61 km · Itamarandiba 83 km · Caraí 83 km · Minas Novas 88 km · Turmalina 93 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 Malacacheta (-17.8422°, -42.0767°, elevation 683 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).