Maringá weather in March

In March, Maringá sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 122 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-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 35% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Maringá's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maringá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:32 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Maringá is city in Paraná, 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 Maringá 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 about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13021
23021
33021
43021
53021
63021
73021
83021
93021
103020
113020
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133020
143020
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213020
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232920
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272920
282920
292919
302919
312919

How March really feels in Maringá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 11 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
11
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.

Maringá weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°20919.913.33.8
Feb30° / 21°17217.712.83.9
Mar30° / 20°12214.712.24.6
Apr28° / 18°838.611.56.2
May25° / 15°1048.110.97.3
Jun24° / 14°947.510.67.6
Jul24° / 14°675.910.78.0
Aug27° / 15°656.111.27.6
Sep28° / 17°1148.511.96.3
Oct29° / 18°15312.912.55.1
Nov30° / 19°15213.313.14.6
Dec30° / 21°17316.613.44.2

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 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95347
105248
115248
125248
135248
145050
155050
164951
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185050
195050
205149
215248
225248
235347
245446
255446
265545
275743
285743
295941
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Maringá gets around 122 mm of rain over 14.7 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 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
156
255
355
454
553
653
752
852
951
1051
1151
1250
1350
1450
1550
1649
1749
1848
1947
2046
2145
2245
2344
2443
2542
2641
2740
2839
2937
3037
3136

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101124046
201134145
301134144
401144143
501144242
601144341
701154340
801154439
901154538
1002164637
1102164636
1202164735
1302164834
1402164933
1503174931
1603175030
1703185029
1804185127
1904195126
2005205025
2115205024
2215215023
2316215022
2416225021
2517225020
2617225119
2727235018
2828235018
2928235017
3028245016
3129245015

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:267:56
212.57:267:55
312.57:277:55
412.47:277:54
512.47:287:53
612.47:287:52
712.47:297:51
812.47:297:50
912.37:297:49
1012.37:307:48
1112.37:307:47
1212.37:317:46
1312.27:317:45
1412.27:327:44
1512.27:327:43
1612.27:327:42
1712.17:337:41
1812.17:337:40
1912.17:347:39
2012.17:347:38
2112.17:347:37
2212.07:357:36
2312.07:357:35
2412.07:357:34
2512.07:367:33
2611.97:367:32
2711.97:377:31
2811.97:377:30
2911.97:377:29
3011.87:387:28
3111.87:387:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.29 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
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Maringá?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maringá in March

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

In March, Maringá sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Maringá in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maringá peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeJan 20UV 15Sep 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Maringá 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 Maringá is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1422 µg/m³Dec 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Maringá?

Maringá sits at 23.4°S, 51.9°W, 556 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sarandi, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Maringá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maringá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m.

The land around Maringá is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
326 m
80 km
672 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Sarandi 7.0 km · Paiçandu 12 km · Marialva 16 km · Mandaguaçu 18 km · Mandaguari 28 km · Astorga 35 km · Jandaia do Sul 36 km · Nova Esperança 38 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 Maringá (-23.4253°, -51.9386°, elevation 556 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).