Mata Grande weather in March

In March, Mata Grande sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 60 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mata Grande's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mata Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:39 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Mata Grande 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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mata Grande reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°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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How March really feels in Mata Grande

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.

Mata Grande weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°40612.53.6
Feb33° / 22°447.112.33.6
Mar33° / 22°608.312.13.8
Apr31° / 22°397.611.84.5
May29° / 21°348.511.65.4
Jun28° / 20°268.411.56.4
Jul27° / 19°22811.56.7
Aug28° / 19°165.211.76.8
Sep30° / 19°72.511.95.8
Oct33° / 21°81.812.24.5
Nov34° / 22°13212.43.7
Dec34° / 22°182.912.53.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
45743
55743
65743
75743
85842
95842
105842
115842
125743
135743
145743
155644
165545
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195446
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275446
285446
295446
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315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mata Grande gets around 60 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
121
220
320
420
520
621
721
822
922
1023
1123
1224
1325
1425
1526
1627
1728
1828
1929
2030
2130
2231
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2431
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3130

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11285813
21285813
31285813
41285813
51285813
61275913
71266013
80266113
90256213
100246313
110246214
120236314
130226414
140216415
150216415
160206416
170196417
180196318
190196318
200186319
210186220
220176221
230176122
240176122
250166123
260166024
270166024
280156025
290156025
300155926
310155926

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:385:50
212.25:395:49
312.25:395:49
412.25:395:49
512.25:395:48
612.15:395:48
712.15:395:47
812.15:395:47
912.15:395:46
1012.15:395:46
1112.15:395:45
1212.15:395:45
1312.15:395:44
1412.15:395:44
1512.15:395:43
1612.15:395:42
1712.15:395:42
1812.05:395:41
1912.05:395:41
2012.05:395:40
2112.05:395:40
2212.05:385:39
2312.05:385:39
2412.05:385:38
2512.05:385:37
2612.05:385:37
2712.05:385:36
2812.05:385:36
2912.05:385:35
3011.95:385:34
3111.95:385:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mata Grande?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mata Grande. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mata Grande in March

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

In March, Mata Grande sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Mata Grande 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 Mata Grande peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mata Grande?

Mata Grande sits at 9.1°S, 37.7°W, 624 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Inhapi, 12 km away.

Topography around Mata Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mata Grande has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m around an average of 646 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,059 m.

The land around Mata Grande is covered by grassland (46%), trees (30%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
330 m
16 km
581 m
80 km
1,059 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Inhapi 12 km · Canapi 14 km · Manari 21 km · Inajá 26 km · Água Branca 27 km · Itaíba 39 km · Delmiro Gouveia 42 km · Tacaratu 46 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 Mata Grande (-9.1175°, -37.7322°, elevation 624 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).