Meruoca weather in March

In March, Meruoca sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 372 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-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 5% 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 Meruoca's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Meruoca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
372 mm
28.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:51 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
82%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
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 Meruoca 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 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 Meruoca

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.

Meruoca weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°20521.712.23.1
Feb30° / 23°25523.912.13.0
Mar30° / 23°37228.5122.9
Apr30° / 23°37026.811.93.0
May30° / 22°17420.911.83.7
Jun30° / 22°611211.84.7
Jul31° / 22°326.711.85.0
Aug33° / 22°122.611.94.6
Sep34° / 23°41.3124.0
Oct34° / 23°8212.13.6
Nov34° / 24°123.212.23.5
Dec33° / 24°5810.512.23.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32080
42080
52080
61981
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92080
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Meruoca gets around 372 mm of rain over 28.5 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 92% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
488
588
688
789
889
989
1089
1190
1290
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1491
1591
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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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13970
23970
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53970
63970
73970
83970
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103970
113970
123970
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310991

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
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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 5:53 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:535:57
212.15:535:57
312.15:535:57
412.15:535:56
512.15:525:56
612.15:525:56
712.15:525:55
812.15:525:55
912.05:525:55
1012.05:525:54
1112.05:525:54
1212.05:515:54
1312.05:515:53
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2712.05:485:48
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3112.05:485:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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204.9Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Meruoca

In seasonPeak

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

Meruoca's monsoon runs January–May, 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 Meruoca?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Meruoca.

What to pack for Meruoca in March

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

In March, Meruoca sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Meruoca 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 Meruoca 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 Meruoca 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 Meruoca 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 Meruoca?

Meruoca sits at 3.5°S, 40.5°W, 668 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Massapê, 13 km away.

Topography around Meruoca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Meruoca has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 521 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 956 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,010 m.

The land around Meruoca is covered by trees (96%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%), trees (27%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
521 m
16 km
956 m
80 km
1,010 m
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March weather nearby: Massapê 13 km · Sobral 20 km · Coreaú 22 km · Santana do Acaraú 28 km · Forquilha 36 km · Cariré 46 km · Frecheirinha 47 km · Morrinhos 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 Meruoca (-3.5417°, -40.455°, elevation 668 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).