Ocara weather in March

In March, Ocara sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 168 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 15% 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 Ocara's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ocara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:43 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

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 Ocara reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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)
13224
23224
33224
43224
53224
63224
73224
83224
93224
103224
113124
123124
133124
143124
153124
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273124
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293124
303124
313124

How March really feels in Ocara

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.

Ocara weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°8314.912.23.2
Feb32° / 24°11217.912.13.1
Mar31° / 24°16822.8123.0
Apr31° / 23°18422.311.93.2
May31° / 23°9315.411.83.9
Jun31° / 23°439.311.74.4
Jul32° / 23°264.811.84.6
Aug33° / 23°50.911.94.2
Sep34° / 23°20.3123.9
Oct34° / 24°30.812.13.8
Nov34° / 24°5112.23.8
Dec34° / 24°225.412.33.7

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 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
73961
83961
93961
104060
113961
123961
133961
143961
153862
163763
173565
183565
193466
203466
213268
223268
233169
242971
252971
262971
272971
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ocara gets around 168 mm of rain over 22.8 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 74% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
167
267
367
467
567
668
768
869
969
1069
1170
1270
1371
1471
1572
1673
1774
1875
1975
2076
2177
2278
2378
2479
2580
2681
2781
2882
2982
3082
3182

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
138512
238413
338413
438314
538314
638314
738314
838314
938314
1038314
1138314
1228414
1328315
1428315
1528315
1628315
1718415
1818316
1918316
2018316
2118217
2218217
2308317
2408218
2508218
2608119
2708119
2808119
2908020
3008020
3108020

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:45 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:455:50
212.15:455:50
312.15:455:50
412.15:455:49
512.15:455:49
612.15:445:49
712.15:445:48
812.15:445:48
912.15:445:48
1012.15:445:47
1112.15:445:47
1212.05:445:47
1312.05:445:46
1412.05:435:46
1512.05:435:45
1612.05:435:45
1712.05:435:45
1812.05:435:44
1912.05:435:44
2012.05:425:43
2112.05:425:43
2212.05:425:42
2312.05:425:42
2412.05:425:42
2512.05:425:41
2612.05:415:41
2712.05:415:40
2812.05:415:40
2912.05:415:39
3012.05:415:39
3112.05:405:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ocara

In seasonPeak

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

Ocara'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 Ocara?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ocara.

What to pack for Ocara in March

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

In March, Ocara sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ocara in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 66 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Ocara 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 Ocara peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ocara?

Ocara sits at 4.5°S, 38.6°W, 124 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barreira, 23 km away.

Topography around Ocara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ocara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,081 m.

The land around Ocara is covered by grassland (50%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
331 m
80 km
1,081 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Barreira 23 km · Chorozinho 24 km · Aracoiaba 28 km · Redenção 33 km · Capistrano 34 km · Baturité 37 km · Itapiúna 37 km · Pacajus 38 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 Ocara (-4.4908°, -38.5967°, elevation 124 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).