Medina weather in March

In March, Medina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 111 mm of rain across 11.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Medina's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:52 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Medina 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 Medina 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 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23020
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Medina weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°11010.712.94.8
Feb31° / 20°69812.54.8
Mar30° / 20°11111.812.14.8
Apr29° / 19°49811.65.9
May27° / 18°224.811.37.2
Jun26° / 16°102.511.17.7
Jul26° / 15°103.111.17.8
Aug27° / 16°72.311.57.8
Sep29° / 17°183.411.96.7
Oct30° / 18°597.712.45.4
Nov29° / 19°15814.312.84.8
Dec29° / 20°1681412.94.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44357
54456
64456
74357
84357
94258
104357
114357
124357
134258
144357
154357
164456
174456
184555
194456
204555
214654
224654
234753
244852
254852
264852
274852
284852
294852
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Medina gets around 111 mm of rain over 11.8 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
337
437
538
638
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2038
2138
2238
2337
2437
2536
2636
2735
2834
2934
3033
3132

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1237565
2237556
3237556
4237547
5237547
6237538
7236548
8236548
9235558
10235558
11234568
12234568
13233578
14232597
15231607
16231607
17230626
18230626
19229645
20229645
21229645
22129664
23129664
24129664
25129664
26130654
27130654
28130645
29231625
30231625
31232615

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 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:497:09
212.36:497:09
312.36:497:08
412.36:507:08
512.36:507:07
612.36:507:06
712.36:507:05
812.26:517:05
912.26:517:04
1012.26:517:03
1112.26:517:03
1212.26:517:02
1312.26:527:01
1412.16:527:00
1512.16:527:00
1612.16:526:59
1712.16:526:58
1812.16:536:57
1912.16:536:57
2012.16:536:56
2112.06:536:55
2212.06:536:54
2312.06:536:54
2412.06:536:53
2512.06:546:52
2612.06:546:51
2711.96:546:50
2811.96:546:50
2911.96:546:49
3011.96:546:48
3111.96:556:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Medina

In seasonPeak

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

Medina's rainy season runs November–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Medina?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Medina in March

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

In March, Medina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Medina in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Medina peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Medina?

Medina sits at 16.2°S, 41.5°W, 572 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pedra Azul, 31 km away.

Topography around Medina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 635 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m.

The land around Medina is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
672 m
80 km
1,241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Pedra Azul 31 km · Itaobim 38 km · Jequitinhonha 56 km · Almenara 84 km · Cândido Sales 84 km · Salinas 87 km · Taiobeiras 93 km · Araçuaí 94 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 Medina (-16.2225°, -41.4769°, elevation 572 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).