Pedra weather in March

In March, Pedra sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 49 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 25% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Pedra's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pedra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:36 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Pedra 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Pedra reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°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)
13221
23221
33221
43221
53221
63221
73221
83221
93221
103221
113221
123221
133221
143221
153221
163221
173121
183121
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203121
213121
223121
233121
243121
253121
263121
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283121
293121
303121
313121

How March really feels in Pedra

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.

Pedra weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°335.412.44.5
Feb32° / 21°386.312.34.5
Mar31° / 21°498.212.14.4
Apr30° / 20°517.811.85.1
May29° / 20°34811.66.0
Jun27° / 19°266.111.57.0
Jul26° / 18°175.411.67.2
Aug27° / 18°10311.77.4
Sep29° / 18°41.2126.5
Oct31° / 19°81.512.25.3
Nov32° / 20°111.512.44.8
Dec32° / 20°152.112.54.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45446
55545
65545
75545
85545
95545
105446
115446
125446
135446
145347
155347
165446
175446
185446
195446
205446
215446
225347
235347
245347
255248
265347
275347
285347
295347
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pedra gets around 49 mm of rain over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
220
320
420
521
621
721
822
923
1023
1124
1224
1325
1426
1527
1627
1728
1829
1929
2029
2130
2230
2330
2430
2530
2630
2730
2830
2929
3029
3129

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1251470
2252460
3252460
4252460
5252460
6252460
7350470
8350470
9349480
10349480
11348490
12347500
13346501
14345511
15344521
16343531
17243541
18242551
19241561
20241561
21240562
22239572
23239572
24238582
25238582
26238582
27237592
28237592
29237592
30237592
31237592

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 5:36 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:365:46
212.25:365:46
312.25:365:45
412.25:365:45
512.15:365:45
612.15:365:44
712.15:365:44
812.15:365:43
912.15:365:43
1012.15:365:42
1112.15:365:42
1212.15:365:41
1312.15:365:41
1412.15:365:40
1512.15:365:40
1612.15:365:39
1712.15:365:39
1812.05:365:38
1912.05:365:38
2012.05:355:37
2112.05:355:36
2212.05:355:36
2312.05:355:35
2412.05:355:35
2512.05:355:34
2612.05:355:34
2712.05:355:33
2812.05:355:33
2912.05:355:32
3011.95:355:31
3111.95:355:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Pedra?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pedra in March

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

In March, Pedra sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Pedra 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 Pedra peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pedra?

Pedra sits at 8.5°S, 36.9°W, 614 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Venturosa, 11 km away.

Topography around Pedra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pedra has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m around an average of 623 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m.

The land around Pedra is covered by grassland (47%), trees (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), shrubs (33%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (48%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
310 m
16 km
563 m
80 km
911 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Venturosa 11 km · Arcoverde 15 km · Buíque 27 km · Pesqueira 31 km · Capoeiras 43 km · Sanharó 44 km · Caetés 47 km · Tupanatinga 52 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 (-8.4969°, -36.9408°, elevation 614 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).