Patos weather in March

In March, Patos sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 111 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Patos's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Patos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:37 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Patos 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 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Patos reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°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)
13423
23423
33423
43423
53423
63423
73423
83423
93423
103423
113423
123423
133423
143423
153423
163423
173423
183423
193423
203323
213323
223323
233323
243323
253323
263323
273323
283323
293323
303323
313323

How March really feels in Patos

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.

Patos weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°647.112.43.0
Feb34° / 23°648.212.23.0
Mar34° / 23°11111.7123.1
Apr33° / 23°698.811.83.6
May32° / 22°335.311.74.2
Jun31° / 21°132.311.65.1
Jul31° / 21°61.311.65.3
Aug32° / 20°40.311.85.0
Sep34° / 21°10.1124.1
Oct35° / 22°30.412.23.3
Nov35° / 23°20.412.33.0
Dec35° / 23°131.812.42.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65149
75149
85149
95149
105248
115248
125248
135248
145248
155149
165149
175149
185050
195050
205050
215050
225050
234951
244951
254951
264951
274852
284951
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Patos gets around 111 mm of rain over 11.7 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
630
730
831
932
1032
1133
1234
1335
1435
1536
1637
1738
1839
1940
2041
2141
2242
2342
2443
2543
2643
2743
2843
2943
3042
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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11264923
21265023
31265023
41255123
51255123
61245124
71235224
81225225
91225225
101215226
111205227
121195228
131185328
141175329
151175230
160165430
170155431
180155332
190145333
200145234
210135334
220135235
230135235
240135136
250125236
260125137
270135037
280134938
290134938
300134839
310134739

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:38 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:385:47
212.15:385:46
312.15:385:46
412.15:385:46
512.15:385:45
612.15:385:45
712.15:385:44
812.15:385:44
912.15:385:43
1012.15:385:43
1112.15:385:43
1212.15:385:42
1312.15:385:42
1412.15:385:41
1512.15:375:41
1612.05:375:40
1712.05:375:40
1812.05:375:39
1912.05:375:39
2012.05:375:38
2112.05:375:38
2212.05:375:37
2312.05:375:37
2412.05:365:36
2512.05:365:36
2612.05:365:35
2712.05:365:35
2812.05:365:34
2912.05:365:34
3012.05:365:33
3111.95:365:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Patos?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Patos.

What to pack for Patos in March

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

In March, Patos sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Patos 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 Patos peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 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 13UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Patos 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 Patos is worst in October — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateOct 2418 µg/m³Jul 124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul4Good
Aug6Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Patos?

Patos sits at 7.0°S, 37.3°W, 243 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São José do Egito, 51 km away.

Topography around Patos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Patos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 245 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,049 m.

The land around Patos is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
1,049 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: São José do Egito 51 km · Pombal 64 km · Caicó 66 km · Tabira 69 km · Piancó 74 km · Parelhas 78 km · Sumé 84 km · Afogados da Ingazeira 90 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 Patos (-7.0244°, -37.28°, elevation 243 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).