Passo Fundo weather in March

In March, Passo Fundo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 145 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Passo Fundo's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Passo Fundo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:33 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Passo Fundo 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Passo Fundo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102717
112717
122717
132717
142717
152717
162717
172717
182717
192617
202617
212617
222617
232617
242616
252616
262616
272616
282616
292616
302616
312616

Passo Fundo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°17516.513.65.3
Feb27° / 18°16715.2135.5
Mar27° / 17°14513.412.26.1
Apr24° / 15°14210.611.36.8
May21° / 11°16510.110.66.4
Jun19° / 10°1501010.26.1
Jul19° / 16610.210.46.1
Aug21° / 10°1189.3116.7
Sep22° / 12°16511.611.86.4
Oct24° / 14°24014.512.76.1
Nov26° / 15°17412.313.46.3
Dec28° / 17°17914.913.85.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35050
45149
55248
65248
75347
85347
95446
105446
115545
125446
135446
145545
155446
165446
175446
185347
195347
205446
215347
225347
235347
245248
255347
265347
275248
285347
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Passo Fundo gets around 145 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
250
349
448
547
646
746
845
944
1044
1143
1243
1343
1443
1542
1642
1742
1842
1942
2042
2142
2241
2341
2441
2541
2641
2741
2840
2940
3039
3138

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
131630493
221630483
321731473
421732472
521733462
621834452
721834441
821835441
921836431
1021937421
1121938411
1221939401
1331940381
1431941371
1541941360
1641942340
1752042330
1862042310
1972142300
2072142290
2182242280
2292242270
2392342260
24102342260
25102341250
26112341240
27112441240
28122441230
29132441230
30132440220
31142440220

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 7:24 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:248:02
212.67:258:01
312.67:258:00
412.67:267:59
512.57:267:58
612.57:277:57
712.57:287:56
812.47:287:55
912.47:297:53
1012.47:297:52
1112.47:307:51
1212.37:317:50
1312.37:317:49
1412.37:327:48
1512.27:327:47
1612.27:337:46
1712.27:347:44
1812.27:347:43
1912.17:357:42
2012.17:357:41
2112.17:367:40
2212.07:367:39
2312.07:377:37
2412.07:377:36
2511.97:387:35
2611.97:397:34
2711.97:397:33
2811.97:407:31
2911.87:407:30
3011.87:417:29
3111.87:417:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Passo Fundo?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Passo Fundo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Passo Fundo in March

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

In March, Passo Fundo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Passo Fundo 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 Passo Fundo peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 14Jun 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Passo Fundo 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 Passo Fundo is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (March, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1514 µg/m³Mar 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Passo Fundo?

Passo Fundo sits at 28.3°S, 52.4°W, 689 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Marau, 29 km away.

Topography around Passo Fundo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Passo Fundo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 653 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 675 m.

The land around Passo Fundo is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
287 m
80 km
675 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Marau 29 km · Carazinho 37 km · Tapejara 44 km · Getúlio Vargas 45 km · Não-Me-Toque 46 km · Sarandi 62 km · Soledade 63 km · Espumoso 67 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 Passo Fundo (-28.2628°, -52.4067°, elevation 689 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).