Nova Prata weather in March

In March, Nova Prata sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 138 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nova Prata's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nova Prata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:30 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Nova Prata is 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nova Prata reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
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92717
102717
112617
122617
132617
142617
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Nova Prata weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°17416.813.65.4
Feb27° / 18°15715.8135.4
Mar26° / 16°13813.512.26.2
Apr23° / 14°12810.611.36.7
May20° / 11°1471010.66.3
Jun18° / 1341010.25.9
Jul18° / 15810.710.45.9
Aug20° / 10°1189.7116.5
Sep21° / 11°15811.611.86.2
Oct23° / 13°20514.112.76.1
Nov25° / 15°15312.813.46.4
Dec27° / 17°17014.613.85.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24753
34753
44852
54852
64951
74951
85050
95050
105050
115149
125149
135149
145050
155149
165149
175149
185050
195050
204951
214951
224951
234852
244753
254753
264654
274753
284753
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nova Prata gets around 138 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
249
348
448
547
647
746
845
945
1045
1144
1244
1344
1444
1544
1644
1743
1843
1943
2042
2142
2242
2342
2441
2541
2641
2740
2839
2939
3038
3137

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15183146
25193145
35193244
44203343
54203342
64213441
74213539
84213638
94223737
104223836
114223935
124224034
134234033
144234131
155244130
165244229
176254227
187254226
197264225
208264224
218274223
229274222
239274221
2410284220
2510284220
2611284219
2712284219
2812284218
2913284218
3014284117
3115274117

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:207:59
212.67:217:58
312.67:227:57
412.67:227:56
512.57:237:55
612.57:247:54
712.57:247:53
812.47:257:52
912.47:257:51
1012.47:267:49
1112.47:277:48
1212.37:277:47
1312.37:287:46
1412.37:287:45
1512.27:297:44
1612.27:307:43
1712.27:307:41
1812.27:317:40
1912.17:317:39
2012.17:327:38
2112.17:337:37
2212.07:337:35
2312.07:347:34
2412.07:347:33
2511.97:357:32
2611.97:357:31
2711.97:367:29
2811.97:377:28
2911.87:377:27
3011.87:387:26
3111.87:387:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Nova Prata?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nova Prata in March

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

In March, Nova Prata sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nova Prata in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (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 Prata peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 14Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nova Prata?

Nova Prata sits at 28.8°S, 51.6°W, 658 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Veranópolis, 18 km away.

Topography around Nova Prata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nova Prata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 221 m around an average of 692 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 977 m.

The land around Nova Prata is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
221 m
16 km
569 m
80 km
977 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Veranópolis 18 km · Guaporé 28 km · Serafina Corrêa 33 km · Bento Gonçalves 44 km · Flores da Cunha 50 km · Garibaldi 53 km · Farroupilha 55 km · Encantado 56 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 Nova Prata (-28.7839°, -51.61°, elevation 658 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).