Manhuaçu weather in March

In March, Manhuaçu sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 149 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Manhuaçu's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manhuaçu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:53 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
70%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Manhuaçu 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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Manhuaçu reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)
12818
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
152718
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172718
182718
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202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302618
312618

Manhuaçu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°18115.813.15.4
Feb28° / 18°10612.612.75.6
Mar27° / 18°14916.212.15.5
Apr26° / 17°731211.66.4
May24° / 15°366.411.17.4
Jun23° / 13°13310.88.0
Jul23° / 13°92.210.98.1
Aug24° / 13°143.311.38.2
Sep25° / 15°487.111.97.4
Oct25° / 16°1041212.56.3
Nov25° / 17°19817.8135.2
Dec26° / 18°26321.113.24.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23664
33565
43565
53565
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133466
143466
153466
163466
173367
183367
193466
203565
213565
223565
233565
243763
253763
263763
273763
283862
293862
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Manhuaçu gets around 149 mm of rain over 16.2 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
255
355
455
555
655
755
855
954
1054
1154
1254
1354
1454
1554
1653
1753
1853
1952
2052
2151
2251
2350
2450
2549
2649
2748
2848
2947
3047
3147

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1347491
2346491
3346501
4345511
5345511
6345511
7345511
8345511
9345511
10245521
11245521
12245521
13245521
14244531
15244531
16244531
17245521
18245530
19245530
20346510
21347500
22347490
23448480
24449470
25449470
26549460
27550450
28551440
29651430
30651430
31652420

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:487:14
212.46:497:14
312.46:497:13
412.46:497:12
512.46:507:11
612.36:507:11
712.36:517:10
812.36:517:09
912.36:517:08
1012.36:527:07
1112.26:527:06
1212.26:527:06
1312.26:537:05
1412.26:537:04
1512.26:537:03
1612.16:537:02
1712.16:547:01
1812.16:547:00
1912.16:546:59
2012.16:556:59
2112.06:556:58
2212.06:556:57
2312.06:566:56
2412.06:566:55
2512.06:566:54
2611.96:566:53
2711.96:576:52
2811.96:576:51
2911.96:576:50
3011.96:576:49
3111.86:586:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Manhuaçu

In seasonPeak

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

Manhuaçu's monsoon runs November–January, 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 Manhuaçu?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Manhuaçu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manhuaçu in March

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

In March, Manhuaçu sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Manhuaçu 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 Manhuaçu peaks around February 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 11UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Manhuaçu?

Manhuaçu sits at 20.3°S, 42.0°W, 641 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Manhumirim, 14 km away.

Topography around Manhuaçu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manhuaçu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 720 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,078 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,734 m.

The land around Manhuaçu is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
1,078 m
80 km
2,734 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Manhumirim 14 km · Simonésia 15 km · Santa Margarida 27 km · Matipó 32 km · Divino 41 km · Lajinha 44 km · Espera Feliz 46 km · Raul Soares 47 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 Manhuaçu (-20.2581°, -42.0336°, elevation 641 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).