Paraopeba weather in March

In March, Paraopeba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 155 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Paraopeba's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paraopeba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
155 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:03 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Paraopeba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
142920
152920
162920
172920
182920
192919
202919
212919
222919
232819
242819
252819
262819
272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

Paraopeba 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
Jan29° / 20°22217.6134.5
Feb29° / 20°13512.512.74.8
Mar29° / 20°15516.312.14.8
Apr28° / 18°589.411.66.3
May26° / 16°244.111.17.7
Jun26° / 14°71.210.98.4
Jul26° / 14°30.6118.6
Aug28° / 15°81.511.38.0
Sep29° / 17°375.711.96.1
Oct30° / 19°8710.712.45.0
Nov28° / 19°2011812.94.6
Dec28° / 20°2762113.14.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34060
44060
54060
64159
74258
84258
94258
104357
114357
124258
134258
144258
154159
164258
174258
184258
194159
204159
214258
224159
234258
244357
254258
264357
274456
284456
294456
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Paraopeba gets around 155 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 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
153
254
355
455
556
656
756
856
956
1056
1156
1256
1356
1456
1556
1656
1756
1855
1955
2054
2153
2251
2350
2449
2548
2647
2746
2845
2944
3043
3142

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1331615
2330625
3329635
4428635
5428635
6427654
7327664
8326674
9326674
10326683
11326683
12325693
13325693
14325693
15325702
16226702
17226702
18227692
19227692
20228682
21229672
22230662
23232642
24233632
25234622
26235612
27336592
28337582
29338581
30338581
31439561

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:587:23
212.46:597:22
312.46:597:22
412.47:007:21
512.37:007:20
612.37:007:19
712.37:017:19
812.37:017:18
912.37:017:17
1012.27:017:16
1112.27:027:16
1212.27:027:15
1312.27:027:14
1412.27:037:13
1512.27:037:12
1612.17:037:11
1712.17:037:11
1812.17:047:10
1912.17:047:09
2012.17:047:08
2112.07:057:07
2212.07:057:06
2312.07:057:05
2412.07:057:04
2512.07:067:04
2611.97:067:03
2711.97:067:02
2811.97:067:01
2911.97:067:00
3011.97:076:59
3111.97:076:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Paraopeba

In seasonPeak

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

Paraopeba'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 Paraopeba?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Paraopeba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paraopeba in March

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

In March, Paraopeba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paraopeba in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paraopeba peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 22UV 15Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Paraopeba 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 Paraopeba 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 Paraopeba?

Paraopeba sits at 19.3°S, 44.4°W, 737 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sete Lagoas, 27 km away.

Topography around Paraopeba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paraopeba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 741 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,134 m.

The land around Paraopeba is covered by grassland (29%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (41%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
406 m
80 km
1,134 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sete Lagoas 27 km · Matozinhos 46 km · Pedro Leopoldo 54 km · Esmeraldas 55 km · Pompéu 56 km · Curvelo 58 km · Ribeirão das Neves 64 km · Lagoa Santa 66 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 Paraopeba (-19.2744°, -44.4042°, elevation 737 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).