Pires do Rio weather in March

In March, Pires do Rio sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 172 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pires do Rio's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pires do Rio's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:19 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Pires do Rio 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Pires do Rio reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
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292920
302920
312920

Pires do Rio weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°23921.912.93.9
Feb29° / 20°17518.312.64.1
Mar29° / 20°17219.412.14.3
Apr29° / 19°6810.211.65.6
May28° / 17°172.611.27.4
Jun27° / 15°60.9118.2
Jul28° / 15°20.311.18.2
Aug30° / 16°61.111.46.7
Sep31° / 19°325.411.95.0
Oct31° / 20°10413.712.44.1
Nov29° / 20°20921.612.83.8
Dec29° / 20°25524.1133.7

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 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53763
63763
73862
83961
93961
103862
113862
123961
133961
143961
153961
163961
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193961
203961
213961
224060
234159
244159
254357
264456
274456
284555
294555
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pires do Rio gets around 172 mm of rain over 19.4 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 62% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
168
267
367
466
565
665
764
864
964
1064
1164
1264
1364
1464
1564
1665
1765
1865
1965
2065
2164
2263
2362
2461
2559
2658
2756
2855
2953
3052
3151

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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1114832
2114832
3114832
4114832
5114832
6114832
7114832
8114832
9114841
10114841
11114841
12114841
13113851
14013861
15013861
16012871
17012880
18012880
19012880
20012880
21012880
22013870
23013870
24014860
25015850
26016840
27017830
28018820
29019810
30120790
31121780

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:157:37
212.47:167:37
312.37:167:36
412.37:167:35
512.37:167:35
612.37:177:34
712.37:177:33
812.37:177:33
912.27:187:32
1012.27:187:31
1112.27:187:30
1212.27:187:30
1312.27:187:29
1412.27:197:28
1512.17:197:27
1612.17:197:26
1712.17:197:26
1812.17:207:25
1912.17:207:24
2012.17:207:23
2112.07:207:22
2212.07:207:22
2312.07:217:21
2412.07:217:20
2512.07:217:19
2612.07:217:18
2711.97:217:17
2811.97:217:17
2911.97:227:16
3011.97:227:15
3111.97:227:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pires do Rio

In seasonPeak

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

Pires do Rio'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 Pires do Rio?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Pires do Rio for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pires do Rio in March

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

In March, Pires do Rio sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pires do Rio in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pires do Rio peaks around February 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 13UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pires do Rio?

Pires do Rio sits at 17.3°S, 48.3°W, 770 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Orizona, 30 km away.

Topography around Pires do Rio

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pires do Rio has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m.

The land around Pires do Rio is covered by grassland (38%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (43%), trees (28%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), grassland (33%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
608 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Orizona 30 km · Ipameri 49 km · Caldas Novas 62 km · Piracanjuba 78 km · Silvânia 79 km · Bela Vista de Goiás 80 km · Cristalina 92 km · Morrinhos 99 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 Pires do Rio (-17.2997°, -48.2794°, elevation 770 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).