Matão weather in March

In March, Matão sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 179 mm of rain across 19.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 31% 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 Matão's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:18 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

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 Matão reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)
13021
23021
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43021
53021
63021
73021
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93021
102921
112921
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Matão weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°28823.313.23.6
Feb30° / 21°20019.612.73.8
Mar29° / 20°17919.212.24.3
Apr29° / 19°718.911.56.0
May26° / 16°525.7117.5
Jun26° / 15°313.210.78.1
Jul26° / 15°232.910.88.2
Aug28° / 16°243.211.37.4
Sep30° / 18°717.711.95.6
Oct30° / 19°12613.312.54.5
Nov30° / 20°18417.2134.3
Dec29° / 21°23721.913.33.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34555
44654
54753
64852
74852
84951
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
145050
155050
165050
174951
184951
194852
204951
214951
225050
234951
245050
255149
265149
275248
285347
295446
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Matão gets around 179 mm of rain over 19.2 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 62% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
167
267
367
466
566
665
765
864
964
1064
1164
1264
1365
1465
1565
1665
1764
1864
1964
2063
2162
2261
2360
2459
2557
2656
2754
2852
2951
3049
3148

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1086527
2086527
3096427
4096526
5096526
6096526
7096526
80106525
90106525
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243176416
253176515
264186315
274196314
284196314
295206213
305216113
315216112

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 7:13 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:137:41
212.47:137:40
312.47:147:39
412.47:147:38
512.47:147:37
612.47:157:37
712.37:157:36
812.37:167:35
912.37:167:34
1012.37:167:33
1112.37:177:32
1212.27:177:31
1312.27:177:30
1412.27:187:30
1512.27:187:29
1612.27:187:28
1712.17:197:27
1812.17:197:26
1912.17:207:25
2012.17:207:24
2112.07:207:23
2212.07:217:22
2312.07:217:21
2412.07:217:20
2512.07:217:19
2611.97:227:18
2711.97:227:17
2811.97:227:16
2911.97:237:15
3011.97:237:14
3111.87:237:13

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 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Matão

In seasonPeak

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

Matão's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Matão?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Matão for sightseeing.

What to pack for Matão in March

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

In March, Matão sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Matão in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Matão peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Matão 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 Matão is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1037 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug35Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Matão?

Matão sits at 21.6°S, 48.4°W, 574 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Taquaritinga, 26 km away.

Topography around Matão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 583 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m.

The land around Matão is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
595 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Taquaritinga 26 km · Araraquara 29 km · Américo Brasiliense 30 km · Guariba 31 km · Jaboticabal 39 km · Monte Alto 40 km · Pradópolis 41 km · Itápolis 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 Matão (-21.6033°, -48.3658°, elevation 574 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).