Maraú weather in March

In March, Maraú sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 114 mm of rain across 22 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 35% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Maraú's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maraú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
22 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:43 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
57%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Maraú 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 Maraú reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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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52924
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How March really feels in Maraú

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 24 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
24
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.

Maraú weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°9419.812.74.6
Feb29° / 24°8319.112.54.4
Mar29° / 24°1142212.14.3
Apr28° / 24°13523.111.74.4
May27° / 23°12821.111.45.0
Jun26° / 22°12221.911.25.0
Jul25° / 21°11122.311.35.2
Aug25° / 21°8519.211.55.6
Sep26° / 22°7117.611.95.7
Oct27° / 23°7917.112.35.6
Nov27° / 23°11718.412.75.1
Dec28° / 24°8817.212.85.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45842
55842
65842
75842
85842
95644
105644
115644
125644
135545
145545
155545
165545
175545
185446
195545
205446
215545
225644
235545
245644
255743
265743
275842
285842
295842
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Maraú gets around 114 mm of rain over 22 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 71% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
265
365
465
566
666
766
867
968
1068
1169
1269
1370
1470
1571
1672
1772
1873
1973
2073
2174
2274
2374
2474
2574
2674
2774
2874
2974
3074
3174

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108218
208119
308119
408020
508020
608020
707921
807921
907822
1007822
1107822
1207822
1307822
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2017920
2117920
2218019
2318019
2418118
2518118
2618217
2718217
2818217
2918217
3018217
3118217

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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510calm
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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 5:40 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:405:58
212.35:415:58
312.35:415:57
412.35:415:56
512.25:415:56
612.25:415:55
712.25:425:55
812.25:425:54
912.25:425:53
1012.25:425:53
1112.25:425:52
1212.25:425:51
1312.15:425:51
1412.15:435:50
1512.15:435:49
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1712.15:435:48
1812.15:435:47
1912.15:435:47
2012.05:435:46
2112.05:435:45
2212.05:435:44
2312.05:435:44
2412.05:445:43
2512.05:445:42
2612.05:445:42
2711.95:445:41
2811.95:445:40
2911.95:445:39
3011.95:445:39
3111.95:445:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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205.6Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Maraú?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Maraú for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maraú in March

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

In March, Maraú sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maraú in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Maraú 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 Maraú peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 19UV 15Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Maraú?

Maraú sits at 14.1°S, 39.0°W, 33 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itacaré, 20 km away.

Topography around Maraú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maraú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 809 m.

The land around Maraú is covered by trees (69%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
809 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Itacaré 20 km · Camamu 20 km · Ibirapitanga 39 km · Ubaitaba 41 km · Ituberá 43 km · Ubatã 56 km · Uruçuca 62 km · Taperoá 64 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 Maraú (-14.1039°, -39.0149°, elevation 33 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).