Pará de Minas weather in March

In March, Pará de Minas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 150 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 23% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pará de Minas's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pará de Minas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
150 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:04 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

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 Pará de Minas 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 on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
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292819
302819
312819

Pará de Minas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°22018.113.14.7
Feb29° / 20°12612.912.74.9
Mar28° / 19°15016.312.15.1
Apr27° / 18°559.411.66.6
May26° / 15°284.411.17.7
Jun25° / 14°81.410.88.5
Jul26° / 14°40.810.98.7
Aug27° / 15°91.711.38.2
Sep29° / 17°425.811.96.5
Oct29° / 19°8311.212.55.3
Nov28° / 19°18618.412.94.8
Dec28° / 19°24621.713.24.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 57%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34159
44159
54159
64258
74258
84357
94357
104456
114456
124357
134357
144357
154357
164357
174258
184159
194159
204258
214159
224258
234159
244258
254357
264357
274456
284555
294555
304555
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pará de Minas gets around 150 mm of rain over 16.3 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
455
555
655
755
855
955
1055
1155
1255
1355
1455
1556
1656
1756
1856
1955
2055
2154
2253
2352
2451
2550
2649
2748
2847
2946
3045
3145

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10335611
20334621
30333631
40332641
50432631
60431641
70431641
80431641
90331651
100330661
110330661
120330661
130330661
140330661
150330661
160330661
170330661
180331651
190332641
200333631
210334621
220335620
230336610
240337600
250338590
260339580
270440560
281441540
291441540
301442530
311543510

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:597:24
212.46:597:24
312.47:007:23
412.47:007:22
512.47:007:21
612.37:017:21
712.37:017:20
812.37:017:19
912.37:027:18
1012.37:027:17
1112.27:027:17
1212.27:037:16
1312.27:037:15
1412.27:037:14
1512.27:047:13
1612.17:047:12
1712.17:047:11
1812.17:047:11
1912.17:057:10
2012.17:057:09
2112.07:057:08
2212.07:067:07
2312.07:067:06
2412.07:067:05
2512.07:067:04
2611.97:077:03
2711.97:077:03
2811.97:077:02
2911.97:077:01
3011.97:087:00
3111.87:086:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pará de Minas

In seasonPeak

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

Pará de Minas'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 Pará de Minas?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Pará de Minas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pará de Minas in March

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

In March, Pará de Minas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pará de Minas in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pará de Minas peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pará de Minas 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 Pará de Minas is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1621 µg/m³Jan 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pará de Minas?

Pará de Minas sits at 19.9°S, 44.6°W, 792 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mateus Leme, 24 km away.

Topography around Pará de Minas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pará de Minas has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 840 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 m.

The land around Pará de Minas is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
469 m
80 km
994 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Mateus Leme 24 km · Itaúna 24 km · Juatuba 30 km · Esmeraldas 33 km · Pitangui 36 km · Nova Serrana 39 km · Igarapé 40 km · Carmo do Cajuru 40 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 Pará de Minas (-19.8603°, -44.6083°, elevation 792 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).