Passos weather in March

In March, Passos sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 146 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 21% 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 Passos's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Passos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:12 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Passos 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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Passos 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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
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92819
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Passos weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°24322.213.14.3
Feb28° / 20°1641812.74.4
Mar28° / 19°14618.312.15.0
Apr27° / 17°54911.56.7
May25° / 15°354.9117.8
Jun24° / 13°162.510.88.5
Jul24° / 12°101.810.98.7
Aug26° / 14°132.511.38.3
Sep28° / 16°587.111.96.6
Oct29° / 18°9413.712.55.2
Nov28° / 19°16719134.8
Dec28° / 19°23623.813.24.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33565
43763
53862
63961
74060
84159
94258
104159
114159
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174159
184060
194060
204060
214159
224159
234159
244258
254258
264456
274456
284456
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Passos gets around 146 mm of rain over 18.3 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 59% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
265
365
465
564
664
763
863
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1462
1562
1662
1761
1861
1960
2059
2158
2257
2356
2455
2553
2652
2750
2849
2947
3046
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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10027721
20027721
30027721
40028711
50028711
60028711
70028711
80028711
90028711
100128701
110128710
120128710
130128710
140128710
150128710
160128710
170228700
180228700
190228700
200329680
210330670
220330670
230431650
240431650
250432640
260432640
270533620
280534610
290534610
300535600
311535590

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:06 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 7:33 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:067:33
212.47:077:32
312.47:077:32
412.47:077:31
512.47:087:30
612.37:087:29
712.37:097:28
812.37:097:27
912.37:097:27
1012.37:107:26
1112.27:107:25
1212.27:107:24
1312.27:117:23
1412.27:117:22
1512.27:117:21
1612.17:127:21
1712.17:127:20
1812.17:127:19
1912.17:137:18
2012.17:137:17
2112.07:137:16
2212.07:147:15
2312.07:147:14
2412.07:147:13
2512.07:147:12
2611.97:157:11
2711.97:157:10
2811.97:157:09
2911.97:167:09
3011.97:167:08
3111.87:167:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Passos

In seasonPeak

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

Passos'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 Passos?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Passos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Passos in March

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

In March, Passos sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Passos 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 Passos peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 22UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Passos 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 Passos is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.7× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1626 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Passos?

Passos sits at 20.7°S, 46.6°W, 751 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Alpinópolis, 28 km away.

Topography around Passos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Passos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 758 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 907 m.

The land around Passos is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), grassland (33%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
474 m
80 km
907 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Alpinópolis 28 km · Cássia 36 km · São Sebastião do Paraíso 45 km · Nova Resende 49 km · Carmo do Rio Claro 58 km · Monte Santo de Minas 65 km · Guaxupé 66 km · Guaranésia 68 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 Passos (-20.7189°, -46.6097°, elevation 751 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).