Pilar do Sul weather in March

In March, Pilar do Sul sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 127 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Pilar do Sul's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pilar do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
127 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:15 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Pilar do Sul 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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Pilar do Sul reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Pilar do Sul weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°24522.613.34.5
Feb28° / 19°17419.312.84.6
Mar27° / 19°12718.412.25.2
Apr26° / 17°608.711.56.9
May23° / 14°637.110.97.3
Jun22° / 13°585.810.67.4
Jul22° / 12°555.310.77.6
Aug23° / 13°414.911.27.9
Sep24° / 14°959.111.97.1
Oct26° / 16°11112.612.66.2
Nov26° / 17°14114.813.25.7
Dec27° / 19°17318.713.45.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
34060
44159
54258
64258
74258
84258
94258
104357
114357
124258
134159
144060
153961
163961
174060
184060
193961
203961
214060
223961
234060
244060
254159
264258
274357
284555
294555
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pilar do Sul gets around 127 mm of rain over 18.4 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 59% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
167
266
366
466
565
665
765
864
964
1064
1164
1264
1364
1463
1563
1662
1761
1860
1959
2058
2157
2256
2355
2453
2552
2650
2748
2846
2944
3043
3141

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11187110
21187110
3119719
4119719
5119719
6119728
7220708
8220717
9220717
10220726
11220726
12221716
13221725
14322705
15322714
16323704
17324694
18424693
19425683
20426673
21527662
22528652
23529642
24530632
25531622
26632602
27633592
28634591
29734581
30735571
31835561

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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59calm
69calm
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89calm
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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 7:09 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:097:40
212.57:097:39
312.57:097:38
412.57:107:37
512.47:107:36
612.47:117:35
712.47:117:34
812.47:127:33
912.37:127:32
1012.37:137:32
1112.37:137:31
1212.37:147:30
1312.27:147:29
1412.27:157:28
1512.27:157:27
1612.27:157:26
1712.17:167:25
1812.17:167:24
1912.17:177:23
2012.17:177:22
2112.17:177:21
2212.07:187:20
2312.07:187:19
2412.07:197:18
2512.07:197:17
2611.97:197:15
2711.97:207:14
2811.97:207:13
2911.97:217:12
3011.87:217:11
3111.87:217:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.1Bright
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105.0Bright
114.9Bright
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184.7Bright
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304.6Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pilar do Sul

In seasonPeak

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

Pilar do Sul's rainy season runs October–March, 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 Pilar do Sul?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Pilar do Sul for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pilar do Sul in March

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

In March, Pilar do Sul sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pilar do Sul in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pilar do Sul peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (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 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Pilar do Sul 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 Pilar do Sul is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1017 µg/m³Jan 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pilar do Sul?

Pilar do Sul sits at 23.8°S, 47.7°W, 697 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Salto de Pirapora, 23 km away.

Topography around Pilar do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pilar do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 696 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,386 m.

The land around Pilar do Sul is covered by grassland (34%), cropland (27%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
473 m
80 km
1,386 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Salto de Pirapora 23 km · São Miguel Arcanjo 29 km · Piedade 31 km · Araçoiaba da Serra 36 km · Capela do Alto 38 km · Votorantim 41 km · Itapetininga 42 km · Sorocaba 43 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 Pilar do Sul (-23.8131°, -47.7164°, elevation 697 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).