Penápolis weather in March

In March, Penápolis sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 147 mm of rain across 17.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Penápolis's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Penápolis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
17.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:25 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Penápolis 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Penápolis reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°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)
13122
23122
33122
43122
53122
63122
73122
83122
93122
103122
113122
123122
133122
143122
153022
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203022
213021
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253021
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283021
293021
303021
313021

How March really feels in Penápolis

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.

Penápolis weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°25922.413.23.4
Feb31° / 22°19018.612.73.5
Mar30° / 22°14717.612.24.0
Apr30° / 20°637.711.55.6
May27° / 17°525.6117.3
Jun27° / 16°323.610.77.9
Jul27° / 15°21310.87.9
Aug30° / 16°243.111.36.5
Sep31° / 18°607.111.95.1
Oct31° / 20°11312.112.54.1
Nov31° / 21°15615.4133.9
Dec31° / 22°20620.313.33.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24654
34654
44753
54951
64951
75050
85050
95050
105149
115149
125050
135050
145050
155050
164951
174951
184951
195050
205050
215050
225050
235149
245149
255347
265347
275446
285545
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Penápolis gets around 147 mm of rain over 17.6 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 56% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
263
362
462
561
661
760
859
959
1059
1159
1259
1359
1459
1559
1659
1759
1858
1958
2057
2157
2256
2355
2453
2552
2650
2748
2846
2944
3043
3141

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1052966
2052966
3062965
4063064
5063064
6063064
7073162
8073162
9073162
10073261
11073261
12073360
13073459
14173458
15173458
16183556
17183556
18183655
19193654
20193753
211103851
222103850
232113948
242113947
252124046
262134144
273134143
283144242
293144240
303154339
314154338

Wind in March

Winds average 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 7:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:207:47
212.47:207:47
312.47:217:46
412.47:217:45
512.47:217:44
612.47:227:43
712.37:227:43
812.37:237:42
912.37:237:41
1012.37:237:40
1112.37:247:39
1212.27:247:38
1312.27:247:37
1412.27:257:36
1512.27:257:35
1612.27:257:35
1712.17:267:34
1812.17:267:33
1912.17:267:32
2012.17:277:31
2112.07:277:30
2212.07:277:29
2312.07:287:28
2412.07:287:27
2512.07:287:26
2611.97:297:25
2711.97:297:24
2811.97:297:23
2911.97:307:22
3011.97:307:21
3111.87:307:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Penápolis

In seasonPeak

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

Penápolis'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 Penápolis?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Penápolis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Penápolis in March

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

In March, Penápolis sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Penápolis in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Penápolis peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Penápolis 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 Penápolis is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1619 µg/m³Nov 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul9Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Penápolis?

Penápolis sits at 21.4°S, 50.1°W, 414 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Promissão, 26 km away.

Topography around Penápolis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penápolis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 417 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m.

The land around Penápolis is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
320 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Promissão 26 km · Birigui 31 km · Buritama 40 km · Araçatuba 44 km · Lins 45 km · Guararapes 61 km · Cafelândia 64 km · Tupã 73 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 Penápolis (-21.4197°, -50.0775°, elevation 414 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).