Piquet Carneiro weather in March

In March, Piquet Carneiro sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 140 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 21% 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 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Piquet Carneiro's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piquet Carneiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:46 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

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 Piquet Carneiro reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with April.

20°25°30°35°40°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43223
53223
63223
73223
83223
93223
103223
113223
123223
133223
143223
153223
163223
173123
183123
193123
203123
213123
223123
233123
243123
253123
263123
273123
283123
293123
303123
313123

How March really feels in Piquet Carneiro

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.

Piquet Carneiro weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°9814.312.33.1
Feb32° / 23°10516.312.23.2
Mar31° / 23°14020.2123.3
Apr31° / 23°11819.411.93.5
May31° / 23°8112.811.74.3
Jun31° / 22°367.211.74.9
Jul32° / 22°203.711.74.9
Aug33° / 22°101.611.84.3
Sep35° / 23°30.7123.6
Oct35° / 24°14112.13.1
Nov35° / 24°61.212.33.0
Dec35° / 24°254.712.33.0

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 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34654
44654
54654
64654
74753
84753
94753
104753
114852
124852
134852
144753
154654
164654
174555
184654
194555
204456
214357
224357
234357
244258
254159
264159
274159
284159
294159
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Piquet Carneiro gets around 140 mm of rain over 20.2 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 65% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
157
257
356
456
556
656
757
857
957
1058
1158
1259
1360
1461
1563
1664
1765
1867
1968
2070
2171
2272
2373
2473
2574
2674
2774
2874
2974
3074
3173

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1226720
2226720
3226720
4226720
5226720
6226720
7225730
8224740
9223750
10222760
11221770
12220780
13219790
14218800
15217810
16115840
17114850
18113860
19112870
20111880
21110890
2218910
2318910
2407930
2506931
2605941
2705941
2804951
2904951
3004951
3104951

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.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:47 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:475:54
212.15:475:54
312.15:475:54
412.15:475:53
512.15:475:53
612.15:475:53
712.15:475:52
812.15:475:52
912.15:475:52
1012.15:475:51
1112.15:475:51
1212.15:475:50
1312.15:465:50
1412.15:465:49
1512.05:465:49
1612.05:465:49
1712.05:465:48
1812.05:465:48
1912.05:465:47
2012.05:465:47
2112.05:455:46
2212.05:455:46
2312.05:455:45
2412.05:455:45
2512.05:455:44
2612.05:455:44
2712.05:455:43
2812.05:445:43
2912.05:445:42
3012.05:445:42
3112.05:445:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

0246151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Piquet Carneiro

In seasonPeak

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

Piquet Carneiro's rainy season runs January–May, 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 Piquet Carneiro?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piquet Carneiro.

What to pack for Piquet Carneiro in March

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

In March, Piquet Carneiro sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piquet Carneiro in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piquet Carneiro 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Piquet Carneiro?

Piquet Carneiro sits at 5.8°S, 39.4°W, 251 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mombaça, 24 km away.

Topography around Piquet Carneiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piquet Carneiro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 265 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m.

The land around Piquet Carneiro is covered by grassland (46%) and shrubs (43%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (66%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
764 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Mombaça 24 km · Senador Pompeu 24 km · Acopiara 33 km · Solonópole 46 km · Pedra Branca 51 km · Quixelô 56 km · Iguatu 63 km · Quixeramobim 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 Piquet Carneiro (-5.8036°, -39.4178°, elevation 251 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).