Parnamirim weather in March

In March, Parnamirim sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 110 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 34% 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 Parnamirim's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Parnamirim's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 110 mm; 20.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:29 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 11th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

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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 Parnamirim reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

How March really feels in Parnamirim

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Parnamirim weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 25°	55	15.4	12.3	4.7
Feb	30° / 25°	73	16.2	12.2	4.3
Mar	30° / 25°	110	20.9	12	4.0
Apr	29° / 25°	136	22	11.9	3.9
May	29° / 24°	104	19.3	11.7	4.6
Jun	28° / 23°	106	18.6	11.7	5.2
Jul	27° / 23°	87	17.3	11.7	5.7
Aug	27° / 22°	32	11	11.8	6.6
Sep	28° / 23°	18	7.2	12	6.8
Oct	29° / 24°	13	5.2	12.1	6.5
Nov	29° / 24°	14	5.2	12.3	6.2
Dec	29° / 25°	25	9.6	12.3	5.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	50
Cloudier (%)	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	50	50	50	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Parnamirim gets around 110 mm of rain over 20.9 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 67% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	63	64	64	65	66	67	67	68	69	70	70	71	71	72	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	60
4	60
5	60
6	61
7	61
8	62
9	62
10	63
11	64
12	64
13	65
14	66
15	67
16	67
17	68
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	81	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	74	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	68	67	67	66	65	64	64	63
Miserable (%)	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	33	34	35	36	36	37

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	63	37

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
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10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
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27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

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 5:31 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:25 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30	5:30	5:29	5:29	5:28	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	5:31	5:38
2	12.1	5:31	5:38
3	12.1	5:31	5:37
4	12.1	5:31	5:37
5	12.1	5:30	5:37
6	12.1	5:30	5:36
7	12.1	5:30	5:36
8	12.1	5:30	5:35
9	12.1	5:30	5:35
10	12.1	5:30	5:35
11	12.1	5:30	5:34
12	12.1	5:30	5:34
13	12.1	5:30	5:33
14	12.1	5:30	5:33
15	12.0	5:30	5:32
16	12.0	5:29	5:32
17	12.0	5:29	5:31
18	12.0	5:29	5:31
19	12.0	5:29	5:31
20	12.0	5:29	5:30
21	12.0	5:29	5:30
22	12.0	5:29	5:29
23	12.0	5:29	5:29
24	12.0	5:28	5:28
25	12.0	5:28	5:28
26	12.0	5:28	5:27
27	12.0	5:28	5:27
28	12.0	5:28	5:26
29	12.0	5:28	5:26
30	12.0	5:27	5:25
31	12.0	5:27	5:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.6	Bright
26	5.6	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Parnamirim

In seasonPeak

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

Parnamirim's rainy season runs February–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Parnamirim?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Parnamirim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Parnamirim in March

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

In March, Parnamirim sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Parnamirim 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 16 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	27	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Parnamirim 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 Parnamirim peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Parnamirim?

Parnamirim sits at 5.9°S, 35.3°W, 56 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Macaíba, 12 km away.

Topography around Parnamirim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Parnamirim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 527 m.

The land around Parnamirim is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 3 km, grassland (28%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), water (31%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

48 m

artificial surfaces 53%

16 km

117 m

grassland 28%

80 km

527 m

grassland 38%

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← February Parnamirim year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Macaíba 12 km · Natal 15 km · São Gonçalo do Amarante 15 km · São José de Mipibu 18 km · Monte Alegre 19 km · Nísia Floresta 20 km · Extremoz 24 km · Tibau do Sul 36 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

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 Parnamirim (-5.9156°, -35.2628°, elevation 56 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	60
4	60
5	60
6	61
7	61
8	62
9	62
10	63
11	64
12	64
13	65
14	66
15	67
16	67
17	68
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	63	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	60
4	60
5	60
6	61
7	61
8	62
9	62
10	63
11	64
12	64
13	65
14	66
15	67
16	67
17	68
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	63	37

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	30	25
2	30	25
3	30	25
4	30	25
5	30	25
6	30	25
7	30	25
8	30	25
9	30	25
10	30	25
11	30	25
12	30	25
13	30	25
14	30	25
15	30	25
16	30	25
17	30	25
18	30	25
19	30	25
20	30	25
21	30	25
22	30	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	56	44
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	53	47
21	52	48
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	50	50
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	60
2	60
3	60
4	60
5	60
6	61
7	61
8	62
9	62
10	63
11	64
12	64
13	65
14	66
15	67
16	67
17	68
18	69
19	70
20	70
21	71
22	71
23	72
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	74
28	74
29	74
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	81	19
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	69	31
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	63	37