Peçanha weather in March

In March, Peçanha sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 123 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Peçanha's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peçanha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:56 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Peçanha 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Peçanha reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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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43020
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62920
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Peçanha weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°15015134.5
Feb30° / 20°9412.412.64.6
Mar29° / 20°12315.612.14.7
Apr28° / 19°7212.311.65.9
May26° / 17°287.511.17.0
Jun25° / 16°144.610.97.7
Jul25° / 15°145117.7
Aug26° / 15°15511.47.6
Sep28° / 17°296.611.96.7
Oct29° / 19°8710.812.45.4
Nov28° / 19°18717.412.94.8
Dec29° / 20°1951913.14.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44060
54060
63961
74060
84060
94060
103961
113961
123961
133961
143862
153862
163961
173961
183961
193862
203961
213961
224159
234159
244258
254258
264258
274357
284357
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Peçanha gets around 123 mm of rain over 15.6 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 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
149
250
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451
551
652
752
852
952
1052
1152
1252
1352
1452
1552
1652
1752
1852
1952
2051
2150
2250
2349
2448
2547
2647
2746
2846
2946
3045
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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
116777
216777
316777
416768
517758
617758
717758
817758
917758
1017758
1117758
1217758
1317758
1416768
1516768
1616768
1716768
1816768
1916777
2016777
2116777
2217767
2317776
2418766
2518766
2619756
2719756
2820755
2920755
3021745
3121754

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:527:15
212.46:527:15
312.46:527:14
412.36:537:13
512.36:537:12
612.36:537:12
712.36:547:11
812.36:547:10
912.36:547:09
1012.26:547:09
1112.26:557:08
1212.26:557:07
1312.26:557:06
1412.26:557:05
1512.16:567:05
1612.16:567:04
1712.16:567:03
1812.16:567:02
1912.16:577:01
2012.16:577:00
2112.06:577:00
2212.06:576:59
2312.06:586:58
2412.06:586:57
2512.06:586:56
2612.06:586:55
2711.96:596:54
2811.96:596:54
2911.96:596:53
3011.96:596:52
3111.96:596:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Peçanha

In seasonPeak

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

Peçanha'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 Peçanha?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Peçanha in March

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

In March, Peçanha sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Peçanha in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Peçanha peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Peçanha?

Peçanha sits at 18.5°S, 42.6°W, 784 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is São João Evangelista, 22 km away.

Topography around Peçanha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peçanha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m around an average of 775 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,488 m.

The land around Peçanha is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (41%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
316 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
1,488 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: São João Evangelista 22 km · Guanhães 47 km · Governador Valadares 72 km · Belo Oriente 75 km · Itamarandiba 83 km · Serro 87 km · Santana do Paraíso 91 km · Malacacheta 94 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 Peçanha (-18.5486°, -42.5569°, elevation 784 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).