Monção weather in March

In March, Monção sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 378 mm of rain across 29.5 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Monção's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monção's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
378 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:10 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Monção is settlement in Maranhão, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Monção reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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 Monção

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.

Monção 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
Jan32° / 24°2412512.22.6
Feb31° / 24°29925.712.12.5
Mar31° / 24°37829.5122.4
Apr31° / 24°3792811.92.5
May31° / 24°19422.811.83.1
Jun31° / 24°6713.311.84.1
Jul32° / 23°418.411.84.5
Aug33° / 24°133.211.94.2
Sep34° / 24°102123.5
Oct35° / 25°193.512.13.1
Nov34° / 25°426.912.23.0
Dec33° / 25°10814.612.22.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51288
61288
71189
81090
91090
101189
111189
121189
131090
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Monção gets around 378 mm of rain over 29.5 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
493
593
693
794
894
994
1094
1194
1294
1395
1495
1595
1695
1795
1895
1995
2096
2196
2296
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2496
2596
2697
2797
2897
2997
3097
3197

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13367
23268
33169
43169
53070
63070
72971
82872
92872
102773
112674
122674
132575
142575
152476
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172476
182377
192377
202377
212377
222377
232278
242278
252278
262278
272179
282179
292080
302080
311981

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:12 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:126:16
212.16:126:16
312.16:126:16
412.16:126:16
512.16:126:15
612.16:126:15
712.16:116:15
812.06:116:14
912.06:116:14
1012.06:116:14
1112.06:116:13
1212.06:116:13
1312.06:106:13
1412.06:106:12
1512.06:106:12
1612.06:106:11
1712.06:106:11
1812.06:106:11
1912.06:096:10
2012.06:096:10
2112.06:096:09
2212.06:096:09
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2412.06:086:08
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2712.06:086:07
2812.06:076:06
2912.06:076:06
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3112.06:076:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
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154.4Bright
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184.3Bright
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244.2Bright
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274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Monção

In seasonPeak

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

Monção'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 Monção?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Monção.

What to pack for Monção in March

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

In March, Monção sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Monção in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Monção peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Monção 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 Monção is worst in November — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1621 µg/m³Jul 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug9Good
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Monção?

Monção sits at 3.5°S, 45.3°W, 26 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pindaré-Mirim, 17 km away.

Topography around Monção

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monção has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m.

The land around Monção is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
159 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Pindaré-Mirim 17 km · Penalva 24 km · Santa Inês 24 km · Cajari 33 km · Pio XII 39 km · Bom Jardim 40 km · Viana 41 km · Vitória do Mearim 42 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 Monção (-3.4917°, -45.2511°, elevation 26 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).