Otacílio Costa weather in March

In March, Otacílio Costa sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 144 mm of rain across 17.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Otacílio Costa's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Otacílio Costa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:24 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Otacílio Costa is human 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 26°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Otacílio Costa reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°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)
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22617
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42617
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62617
72617
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112517
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Otacílio Costa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°22921.713.54.8
Feb26° / 17°20119.6134.8
Mar25° / 16°14417.812.25.5
Apr22° / 14°10411.511.46.3
May19° / 10°12910.610.75.9
Jun17° / 12910.610.35.5
Jul17° / 12010.610.45.4
Aug19° / 11210116.1
Sep20° / 11°17813.911.85.6
Oct22° / 13°20017.712.75.2
Nov24° / 14°1601713.45.6
Dec26° / 16°19118.413.75.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33169
43367
53367
63268
73268
83268
93268
103268
113268
123268
133367
143367
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Otacílio Costa gets around 144 mm of rain over 17.8 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 58% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
265
365
464
563
663
762
862
961
1061
1160
1260
1360
1459
1559
1658
1757
1857
1956
2056
2155
2255
2354
2453
2553
2652
2752
2851
2950
3049
3149

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11153449
21153548
31153747
41163846
51163944
61164043
71174142
81174141
91174240
101184239
111194238
121194337
131204336
142214335
152214334
162224332
173234331
183254330
194254328
204264327
214274326
225274325
235284324
245284423
256284422
266294421
277294420
288294419
298294419
309294418
3110294418

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:15 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:157:52
212.67:167:51
312.67:177:50
412.57:177:49
512.57:187:48
612.57:187:47
712.57:197:46
812.47:207:45
912.47:207:44
1012.47:217:43
1112.37:217:42
1212.37:227:41
1312.37:227:40
1412.37:237:38
1512.27:247:37
1612.27:247:36
1712.27:257:35
1812.17:257:34
1912.17:267:33
2012.17:267:32
2112.17:277:31
2212.07:277:29
2312.07:287:28
2412.07:287:27
2512.07:297:26
2611.97:297:25
2711.97:307:24
2811.97:307:22
2911.87:317:21
3011.87:317:20
3111.87:327:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Otacílio Costa?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Otacílio Costa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Otacílio Costa in March

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

In March, Otacílio Costa sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Otacílio Costa 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 Otacílio Costa peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Otacílio Costa 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 Otacílio Costa is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2016 µg/m³Mar 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May6Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Otacílio Costa?

Otacílio Costa sits at 27.5°S, 50.1°W, 877 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Correia Pinto, 26 km away.

Topography around Otacílio Costa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Otacílio Costa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 852 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,635 m.

The land around Otacílio Costa is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
640 m
80 km
1,635 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Correia Pinto 26 km · Pouso Redondo 31 km · Lages 42 km · Taió 43 km · Curitibanos 51 km · Ituporanga 52 km · Rio do Sul 56 km · Santa Cecília 65 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 Otacílio Costa (-27.4831°, -50.1219°, elevation 877 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).