Paudalho weather in March

In March, Paudalho sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 73 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Paudalho's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paudalho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Paudalho reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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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How March really feels in Paudalho

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.

Paudalho weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°5014.812.44.1
Feb31° / 23°5615.312.33.9
Mar31° / 23°731712.13.9
Apr30° / 23°8518.411.84.0
May29° / 22°8619.211.64.5
Jun28° / 21°9118.911.55.1
Jul27° / 21°7818.811.65.4
Aug27° / 20°4414.611.75.9
Sep28° / 21°3111.8125.9
Oct29° / 22°238.812.25.5
Nov30° / 22°217.712.45.1
Dec31° / 23°2911.212.54.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
75842
85842
95842
105743
115644
125644
135545
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Paudalho gets around 73 mm of rain over 17 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 55% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
253
352
451
551
650
750
850
950
1050
1150
1251
1351
1452
1552
1653
1754
1855
1956
2056
2157
2258
2358
2459
2559
2659
2760
2860
2960
3060
3161

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111890
211890
311890
411890
511890
611890
710900
810900
99910
109910
119910
128920
138920
148911
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186931
196931
205941
215941
225941
235941
245941
255941
265941
275941
286922
296922
306922
316922

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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109calm
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129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:295:39
212.25:295:38
312.15:295:38
412.15:295:38
512.15:295:37
612.15:295:37
712.15:295:36
812.15:295:36
912.15:295:35
1012.15:295:35
1112.15:295:34
1212.15:295:34
1312.15:295:34
1412.15:295:33
1512.15:295:33
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1912.05:295:30
2012.05:285:30
2112.05:285:29
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3111.95:275:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Paudalho

In seasonPeak

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

Paudalho's rainy season runs January–August, 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 Paudalho?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paudalho.

What to pack for Paudalho in March

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

In March, Paudalho sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Paudalho 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 42 km away) is warmest in April 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.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Paudalho 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 Paudalho peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 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 14UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Paudalho?

Paudalho sits at 7.9°S, 35.2°W, 100 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carpina, 10 km away.

Topography around Paudalho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paudalho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m.

The land around Paudalho is covered by grassland (53%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
987 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Carpina 10 km · Lagoa do Itaenga 13 km · Araçoiaba 15 km · Lagoa do Carro 16 km · Glória do Goitá 17 km · Nazaré da Mata 18 km · São Lourenço da Mata 21 km · Feira Nova 24 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 Paudalho (-7.8967°, -35.1797°, elevation 100 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).