Paraibano weather in March

In March, Paraibano sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 224 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Paraibano's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paraibano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
224 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:04 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Paraibano 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Paraibano reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Paraibano

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.

Paraibano weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°23026.212.33.1
Feb30° / 22°21623.312.23.1
Mar30° / 22°22426.3123.1
Apr30° / 22°1421911.93.7
May31° / 23°518.611.74.5
Jun32° / 23°6111.65.1
Jul32° / 22°30.511.75.0
Aug34° / 23°1011.84.2
Sep35° / 24°101.1123.2
Oct35° / 24°385.312.13.1
Nov33° / 24°9912.612.33.4
Dec31° / 23°15118.212.43.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Paraibano gets around 224 mm of rain over 26.3 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 84% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:05 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:056:13
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.57 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.64 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.57 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Paraibano

In seasonPeak

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

Paraibano's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Paraibano?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paraibano.

What to pack for Paraibano in March

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

In March, Paraibano sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paraibano in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paraibano peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 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 12UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Paraibano 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 Paraibano is worst in October — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (June, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 1123 µg/m³Jun 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun5Good
Jul7Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Paraibano?

Paraibano sits at 6.4°S, 44.0°W, 282 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Pastos Bons, 21 km away.

Topography around Paraibano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paraibano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 296 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m.

The land around Paraibano is covered by trees (69%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (71%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
212 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
398 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Pastos Bons 21 km · São João dos Patos 32 km · Passagem Franca 36 km · Mirador 43 km · Colinas 54 km · Buriti Bravo 68 km · Fortuna 80 km · São Domingos do Maranhão 105 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 Paraibano (-6.4331°, -43.9836°, elevation 282 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).