Massapê weather in March

In March, Massapê sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 201 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 7% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Massapê's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Massapê's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
201 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:50 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
77%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
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 Massapê 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 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13124
23124
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How March really feels in Massapê

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.

Massapê weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°11317.612.23.2
Feb31° / 24°13920.712.13.1
Mar30° / 23°20125.8123.0
Apr30° / 23°20824.111.93.2
May31° / 23°9015.111.84.1
Jun31° / 23°25611.84.8
Jul32° / 23°142.811.84.8
Aug33° / 23°50.911.94.3
Sep34° / 24°20.3123.8
Oct35° / 24°40.912.13.5
Nov34° / 24°61.212.23.5
Dec34° / 24°27612.23.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32674
42674
52674
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112575
122674
132575
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Massapê gets around 201 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
376
476
577
677
778
878
979
1079
1180
1281
1381
1482
1583
1683
1784
1885
1985
2086
2187
2287
2388
2488
2589
2689
2790
2890
2990
3090
3189

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13934
23934
33934
43934
53934
63934
73934
83934
93934
103934
113934
123934
132944
142944
152935
162935
172935
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201945
211945
221945
231945
241945
250955
260946
270946
280946
290946
300937
310937

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 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
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:525:57
212.15:525:57
312.15:525:56
412.15:525:56
512.15:525:56
612.15:525:55
712.15:525:55
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912.05:525:54
1012.05:515:54
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1212.05:515:53
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1512.05:505:52
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2012.05:505:50
2112.05:495:50
2212.05:495:49
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2512.05:485:48
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2712.05:485:47
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2912.05:485:46
3012.05:475:46
3112.05:475:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.2Bright
55.1Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
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155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
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214.9Bright
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254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Massapê

In seasonPeak

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

Massapê's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Massapê?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Massapê.

What to pack for Massapê in March

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

In March, Massapê sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Massapê 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 Massapê peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Massapê 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 Massapê is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 1017 µg/m³Jul 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun7Good
Jul6Good
Aug6Good
Sep7Good
Oct10Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Massapê?

Massapê sits at 3.5°S, 40.3°W, 84 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Meruoca, 13 km away.

Topography around Massapê

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Massapê has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 965 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,010 m.

The land around Massapê is covered by grassland (57%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%), trees (29%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%), trees (24%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
965 m
80 km
1,010 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Meruoca 13 km · Santana do Acaraú 16 km · Sobral 18 km · Forquilha 32 km · Coreaú 35 km · Morrinhos 41 km · Marco 49 km · Cariré 50 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 Massapê (-3.5228°, -40.3428°, elevation 84 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).