Piancó weather in March

In March, Piancó sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 142 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Piancó's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piancó's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:40 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Piancó 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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Piancó reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13424
23424
33424
43424
53424
63424
73424
83424
93424
103424
113324
123324
133324
143324
153324
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173324
183324
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213324
223324
233324
243324
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263324
273324
283324
293324
303324
313324

How March really feels in Piancó

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.

Piancó weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°829.512.42.8
Feb34° / 24°10110.812.23.0
Mar33° / 24°14214.1123.1
Apr33° / 23°9410.611.83.5
May33° / 23°436.611.74.0
Jun32° / 22°163.311.64.7
Jul32° / 21°61.411.64.8
Aug33° / 21°40.411.84.2
Sep35° / 22°10.2123.1
Oct36° / 23°60.812.22.5
Nov36° / 24°6112.32.4
Dec36° / 24°202.912.42.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45446
55446
65446
75446
85545
95644
105545
115545
125545
135545
145545
155446
165446
175446
185347
195347
205347
215248
225248
235248
245248
255248
265149
275248
285248
295149
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Piancó gets around 142 mm of rain over 14.1 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
335
436
536
637
737
838
939
1040
1141
1241
1342
1443
1544
1645
1746
1847
1948
2049
2150
2250
2351
2451
2551
2651
2751
2850
2950
3049
3148

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12203245
22203246
32203246
42203246
52203147
62193147
72183248
82183248
93173249
103163250
112153251
122143252
132133154
142123155
152113156
162103157
172103157
18193159
19193159
20183061
21183061
22182962
23172963
24172963
25172864
26172864
27172864
28072964
29072964
30072964
31082963

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
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 06 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:405:49
212.15:415:49
312.15:415:49
412.15:415:48
512.15:405:48
612.15:405:47
712.15:405:47
812.15:405:47
912.15:405:46
1012.15:405:46
1112.15:405:45
1212.15:405:45
1312.15:405:44
1412.15:405:44
1512.15:405:43
1612.05:405:43
1712.05:405:42
1812.05:405:42
1912.05:405:41
2012.05:405:41
2112.05:395:40
2212.05:395:40
2312.05:395:39
2412.05:395:39
2512.05:395:38
2612.05:395:38
2712.05:395:37
2812.05:395:37
2912.05:395:36
3012.05:385:36
3111.95:385:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 6.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Piancó

In seasonPeak

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

Piancó's rainy season runs January–April, 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 Piancó?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piancó.

What to pack for Piancó in March

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

In March, Piancó sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piancó 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 Piancó peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 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 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Piancó?

Piancó sits at 7.2°S, 37.9°W, 268 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Itaporanga, 27 km away.

Topography around Piancó

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piancó has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m.

The land around Piancó is covered by grassland (47%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (67%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
391 m
80 km
1,017 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Itaporanga 27 km · Pombal 50 km · Sousa 59 km · Princesa Isabel 60 km · Tabira 61 km · São José de Piranhas 64 km · Carnaíba 69 km · Afogados da Ingazeira 69 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 Piancó (-7.1981°, -37.9292°, elevation 268 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).