Mazagão weather in March

In March, Mazagão sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 335 mm of rain across 28.7 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 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mazagão's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mazagão's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
335 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:35 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Mazagão 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mazagão reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
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How March really feels in Mazagão

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.

Mazagão 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
Jan30° / 24°22927.1122.9
Feb29° / 24°27925.9122.9
Mar30° / 24°33528.7122.9
Apr30° / 24°35028.8122.7
May30° / 24°32429.4122.7
Jun31° / 24°17226.5122.9
Jul31° / 24°12724.9123.1
Aug32° / 24°5916.6123.6
Sep33° / 24°248.5124.0
Oct33° / 24°185124.0
Nov33° / 24°317.3123.8
Dec32° / 24°10619.3123.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14892
15892
16793
17793
18694
19694
20694
21694
22694
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26694
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mazagão gets around 335 mm of rain over 28.7 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 92% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
194
294
394
494
594
693
793
892
992
1091
1191
1291
1390
1490
1590
1690
1790
1890
1990
2091
2191
2292
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2493
2593
2694
2794
2894
2994
3095
3195

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56634
66535
76535
86535
96436
106436
116337
126337
136238
146238
156139
166139
176040
185941
195842
205842
215743
225644
235545
245446
255248
265149
275050
284951
294852
304654
314555

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 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:386:38
212.06:386:38
312.06:386:38
412.06:386:38
512.06:386:38
612.06:376:37
712.06:376:37
812.06:376:37
912.06:376:37
1012.06:366:36
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1412.06:356:35
1512.06:356:35
1612.06:356:35
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1812.06:346:34
1912.06:346:34
2012.06:346:34
2112.06:336:33
2212.06:336:33
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 3.93 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
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243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mazagão

In seasonPeak

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

Mazagão's monsoon runs January–June, 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 Mazagão?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mazagão.

What to pack for Mazagão in March

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

In March, Mazagão sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Mazagão in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 53 km away) is warmest in October at about 30°C and coldest in March near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Mazagão 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 Mazagão peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mazagão 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 Mazagão is worst in February — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 2020 µg/m³Jul 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug7Good
Sep9Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mazagão?

Mazagão sits at 0.1°S, 51.3°W, 15 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santana, 15 km away.

Topography around Mazagão

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mazagão has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m.

The land around Mazagão is covered by trees (71%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
216 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Santana 15 km · Macapá 30 km · Porto Grande 93 km · Afuá 100 km · Chaves 145 km · Gurupá 149 km · Laranjal do Jari 157 km · Anajás 179 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 Mazagão (-0.115°, -51.2894°, elevation 15 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. 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).