Piracicaba weather in March

In March, Piracicaba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 144 mm of rain across 17.1 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Piracicaba's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piracicaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:15 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10
Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Piracicaba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
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How March really feels in Piracicaba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 1 day 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
1
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.

Piracicaba 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
Jan30° / 21°25522.313.23.6
Feb30° / 21°1861912.83.7
Mar30° / 20°14417.112.24.4
Apr29° / 18°537.311.56.2
May26° / 15°52610.97.5
Jun25° / 14°384.510.68.0
Jul25° / 13°313.810.78.1
Aug27° / 14°303.911.27.6
Sep29° / 16°618.111.96.0
Oct30° / 18°10412.112.54.9
Nov30° / 19°1481513.14.5
Dec30° / 20°19019.913.43.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44753
54753
64753
74852
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154852
164753
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204852
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245050
255149
265149
275347
285347
295545
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Piracicaba gets around 144 mm of rain over 17.1 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 54% 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
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362
462
561
660
759
859
958
1058
1157
1257
1357
1457
1556
1656
1755
1855
1954
2054
2153
2253
2352
2451
2550
2648
2747
2845
2943
3042
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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10125830
20125830
30125929
40126028
50126028
60136027
70136126
81136125
91146025
101146124
111146223
121156222
131156222
141166221
151166320
161176319
172186218
182196217
192196217
203206116
213216016
223226015
234225915
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254235914
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285255713
296255613
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:39 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:097:39
212.57:097:38
312.57:107:37
412.47:107:36
512.47:117:35
612.47:117:34
712.47:127:34
812.37:127:33
912.37:137:32
1012.37:137:31
1112.37:137:30
1212.37:147:29
1312.27:147:28
1412.27:157:27
1512.27:157:26
1612.27:157:25
1712.17:167:24
1812.17:167:23
1912.17:167:22
2012.17:177:21
2112.17:177:20
2212.07:187:19
2312.07:187:18
2412.07:187:17
2512.07:197:16
2611.97:197:15
2711.97:197:14
2811.97:207:13
2911.97:207:12
3011.87:207:11
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 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Piracicaba

In seasonPeak

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

Piracicaba'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 Piracicaba?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Piracicaba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Piracicaba in March

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

In March, Piracicaba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Piracicaba in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Piracicaba peaks around January 20 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 20UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Piracicaba 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 Piracicaba is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Piracicaba's WHO annual average of 13 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1121 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Piracicaba?

Piracicaba sits at 22.7°S, 47.6°W, 530 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Rio das Pedras, 14 km away.

Topography around Piracicaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piracicaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m around an average of 525 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m.

The land around Piracicaba is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (31%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
129 m
16 km
296 m
80 km
634 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Rio das Pedras 14 km · Iracemápolis 21 km · Santa Bárbara d'Oeste 24 km · Charqueada 27 km · Limeira 31 km · Santa Gertrudes 32 km · Americana 33 km · Capivari 33 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 Piracicaba (-22.7253°, -47.6492°, elevation 530 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).