Nova Era weather in March

In March, Nova Era sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 161 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nova Era's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Era's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 161 mm; 18.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:58 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 8th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Nova Era is human settlement in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Nova Era reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

Nova Era weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	211	18.9	13.1	4.4
Feb	29° / 20°	130	14.9	12.7	4.6
Mar	28° / 19°	161	18.3	12.1	4.8
Apr	27° / 18°	72	13	11.6	6.0
May	25° / 15°	30	6.5	11.1	7.4
Jun	24° / 14°	13	3.3	10.8	8.1
Jul	24° / 14°	9	2.6	10.9	8.3
Aug	25° / 14°	14	3.8	11.3	8.0
Sep	27° / 16°	46	7.8	11.9	6.9
Oct	28° / 18°	91	12.4	12.5	5.9
Nov	27° / 19°	215	20.3	12.9	4.7
Dec	28° / 19°	270	22.2	13.2	4.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	34	34	33	33	34	34	33	33	34	34	34	35	34	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39
Cloudier (%)	66	66	67	67	66	66	67	67	66	66	66	65	66	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nova Era gets around 161 mm of rain over 18.3 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 59% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	60	60	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	60	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	53	53	52	52	51	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	55
25	54
26	53
27	53
28	52
29	52
30	51
31	51

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Humid (%)	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26
Muggy (%)	72	72	73	73	72	72	71	71	72	72	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	72	72	72	72	72	70	71	71	70	70	70	69	68	68
Oppressive (%)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	20	72	6
2	2	20	72	6
3	2	19	73	6
4	2	19	73	6
5	2	19	72	7
6	2	19	72	7
7	2	20	71	7
8	2	20	71	7
9	1	20	72	7
10	1	20	72	7
11	1	21	71	7
12	1	21	71	7
13	1	21	71	7
14	1	21	72	6
15	1	21	72	6
16	1	21	72	6
17	1	21	73	5
18	1	22	72	5
19	1	22	72	5
20	1	23	72	4
21	1	23	72	4
22	1	23	72	4
23	2	24	70	4
24	2	24	71	3
25	2	24	71	3
26	2	25	70	3
27	2	25	70	3
28	2	25	70	3
29	3	25	69	3
30	3	26	68	3
31	3	26	68	3

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:02
Sunset (PM)	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:53	7:18
2	12.4	6:53	7:17
3	12.4	6:53	7:17
4	12.4	6:54	7:16
5	12.3	6:54	7:15
6	12.3	6:54	7:14
7	12.3	6:55	7:14
8	12.3	6:55	7:13
9	12.3	6:55	7:12
10	12.3	6:56	7:11
11	12.2	6:56	7:10
12	12.2	6:56	7:09
13	12.2	6:57	7:09
14	12.2	6:57	7:08
15	12.2	6:57	7:07
16	12.1	6:58	7:06
17	12.1	6:58	7:05
18	12.1	6:58	7:04
19	12.1	6:58	7:03
20	12.1	6:59	7:02
21	12.0	6:59	7:02
22	12.0	6:59	7:01
23	12.0	7:00	7:00
24	12.0	7:00	6:59
25	12.0	7:00	6:58
26	11.9	7:00	6:57
27	11.9	7:01	6:56
28	11.9	7:01	6:55
29	11.9	7:01	6:54
30	11.9	7:01	6:54
31	11.9	7:02	6:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nova Era

In seasonPeak

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

Nova Era'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 Nova Era?

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

5.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Nova Era for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nova Era in March

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

In March, Nova Era sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nova Era 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 Nova Era peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	14	11	8	7	7	9	10	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Nova Era?

Nova Era sits at 19.8°S, 43.0°W, 632 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São Domingos do Prata, 15 km away.

Topography around Nova Era

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Era has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m around an average of 613 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,858 m.

The land around Nova Era is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

436 m

grassland 47%

16 km

850 m

trees 68%

80 km

1,858 m

trees 56%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater

← February Nova Era year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: São Domingos do Prata 15 km · João Monlevade 16 km · Itabira 25 km · Alvinópolis 40 km · Timóteo 45 km · Santa Bárbara 46 km · Coronel Fabriciano 50 km · Barão de Cocais 52 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

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 Nova Era (-19.75°, -43.0375°, elevation 632 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	55
25	54
26	53
27	53
28	52
29	52
30	51
31	51

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	20	72	6
2	2	20	72	6
3	2	19	73	6
4	2	19	73	6
5	2	19	72	7
6	2	19	72	7
7	2	20	71	7
8	2	20	71	7
9	1	20	72	7
10	1	20	72	7
11	1	21	71	7
12	1	21	71	7
13	1	21	71	7
14	1	21	72	6
15	1	21	72	6
16	1	21	72	6
17	1	21	73	5
18	1	22	72	5
19	1	22	72	5
20	1	23	72	4
21	1	23	72	4
22	1	23	72	4
23	2	24	70	4
24	2	24	71	3
25	2	24	71	3
26	2	25	70	3
27	2	25	70	3
28	2	25	70	3
29	3	25	69	3
30	3	26	68	3
31	3	26	68	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	55
25	54
26	53
27	53
28	52
29	52
30	51
31	51

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	20	72	6
2	2	20	72	6
3	2	19	73	6
4	2	19	73	6
5	2	19	72	7
6	2	19	72	7
7	2	20	71	7
8	2	20	71	7
9	1	20	72	7
10	1	20	72	7
11	1	21	71	7
12	1	21	71	7
13	1	21	71	7
14	1	21	72	6
15	1	21	72	6
16	1	21	72	6
17	1	21	73	5
18	1	22	72	5
19	1	22	72	5
20	1	23	72	4
21	1	23	72	4
22	1	23	72	4
23	2	24	70	4
24	2	24	71	3
25	2	24	71	3
26	2	25	70	3
27	2	25	70	3
28	2	25	70	3
29	3	25	69	3
30	3	26	68	3
31	3	26	68	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	29	19
5	29	19
6	29	19
7	29	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	19
22	28	19
23	28	19
24	28	19
25	28	19
26	28	19
27	28	19
28	28	19
29	28	19
30	28	19
31	28	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	34	66
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	34	66
10	34	66
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	34	66
14	33	67
15	33	67
16	34	66
17	34	66
18	34	66
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	37	63
25	37	63
26	37	63
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	38	62
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	61
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	63
8	63
9	63
10	63
11	63
12	62
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	60
19	59
20	58
21	57
22	57
23	56
24	55
25	54
26	53
27	53
28	52
29	52
30	51
31	51

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	20	72	6
2	2	20	72	6
3	2	19	73	6
4	2	19	73	6
5	2	19	72	7
6	2	19	72	7
7	2	20	71	7
8	2	20	71	7
9	1	20	72	7
10	1	20	72	7
11	1	21	71	7
12	1	21	71	7
13	1	21	71	7
14	1	21	72	6
15	1	21	72	6
16	1	21	72	6
17	1	21	73	5
18	1	22	72	5
19	1	22	72	5
20	1	23	72	4
21	1	23	72	4
22	1	23	72	4
23	2	24	70	4
24	2	24	71	3
25	2	24	71	3
26	2	25	70	3
27	2	25	70	3
28	2	25	70	3
29	3	25	69	3
30	3	26	68	3
31	3	26	68	3