Pedra Azul weather in March

In March, Pedra Azul sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 105 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-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 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pedra Azul's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra Azul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:51 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Pedra Azul is 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 Pedra Azul reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°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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23020
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43020
53020
62920
72920
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112920
122920
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Pedra Azul weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°9410.812.85.2
Feb30° / 19°598.612.55.2
Mar29° / 19°10512.712.15.1
Apr28° / 19°5310.211.76.1
May26° / 17°257.211.37.0
Jun25° / 16°165.211.17.5
Jul25° / 15°155.711.17.6
Aug25° / 15°113.711.57.7
Sep27° / 16°204.711.97.2
Oct28° / 18°618.312.46.0
Nov28° / 19°14513.912.75.3
Dec29° / 19°14013.512.95.1

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 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24456
34357
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94060
104060
114060
124159
134159
144060
154159
164159
174258
184357
194258
204357
214456
224456
234555
244555
254555
264555
274555
284555
294555
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pedra Azul gets around 105 mm of rain over 12.7 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 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
335
436
537
637
738
839
939
1040
1140
1241
1341
1442
1542
1642
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2342
2442
2542
2641
2741
2841
2940
3040
3139

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1240562
2240553
3240553
4240553
5239554
6239554
7239554
8238564
9237574
10237574
11236584
12235594
13234604
14234604
15233623
16232633
17231643
18231652
19131662
20130672
21130672
22130672
23131671
24131662
25131662
26131662
27132652
28132652
29133642
30133642
31234622

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:487:09
212.36:497:08
312.36:497:07
412.36:497:07
512.36:497:06
612.36:507:05
712.26:507:05
812.26:507:04
912.26:507:03
1012.26:507:03
1112.26:517:02
1212.26:517:01
1312.26:517:00
1412.16:517:00
1512.16:516:59
1612.16:516:58
1712.16:526:57
1812.16:526:57
1912.16:526:56
2012.16:526:55
2112.06:526:54
2212.06:526:54
2312.06:536:53
2412.06:536:52
2512.06:536:51
2612.06:536:50
2711.96:536:50
2811.96:536:49
2911.96:536:48
3011.96:546:47
3111.96:546:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pedra Azul

In seasonPeak

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

Pedra Azul's rainy season runs November–January, 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 Pedra Azul?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedra Azul in March

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

In March, Pedra Azul sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pedra Azul 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 Pedra Azul peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra Azul?

Pedra Azul sits at 16.0°S, 41.3°W, 678 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Medina, 31 km away.

Topography around Pedra Azul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra Azul has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 382 m around an average of 677 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,253 m.

The land around Pedra Azul is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
382 m
16 km
517 m
80 km
1,253 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Medina 31 km · Cândido Sales 56 km · Jequitinhonha 57 km · Itaobim 66 km · Encruzilhada 67 km · Almenara 67 km · Taiobeiras 102 km · Macarani 105 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 Pedra Azul (-16.0053°, -41.2972°, elevation 678 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).