Planalto weather in March

In March, Planalto sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 107 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Planalto's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Planalto's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 107 mm; 14.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:48 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

← February Planalto year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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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 Planalto reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

Planalto weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	96	13.3	12.8	5.8
Feb	27° / 18°	67	12.4	12.5	5.8
Mar	27° / 18°	107	14.9	12.1	5.7
Apr	26° / 18°	65	14.1	11.7	5.9
May	24° / 17°	35	10.3	11.3	6.7
Jun	23° / 15°	29	9.8	11.1	6.7
Jul	22° / 14°	30	10.1	11.2	6.6
Aug	23° / 14°	25	8.8	11.5	6.9
Sep	25° / 15°	25	7.7	11.9	7.2
Oct	26° / 17°	56	9.7	12.3	6.7
Nov	26° / 18°	124	14.2	12.7	5.7
Dec	27° / 18°	119	13.6	12.9	5.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	42	43	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	39	38	37	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
Cloudier (%)	58	57	57	57	58	58	59	60	60	61	61	61	62	63	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	63	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Planalto gets around 107 mm of rain over 14.9 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	47	47	47	46	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	44
6	45
7	45
8	46
9	47
10	47
11	48
12	48
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	48
27	47
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37
Muggy (%)	56	56	56	57	57	58	58	59	60	61	61	62	63	63	64	64	65	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	62
Oppressive (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	42	56	1
2	1	42	56	1
3	1	42	56	1
4	1	41	57	1
5	1	41	57	1
6	1	40	58	1
7	1	40	58	1
8	1	39	59	1
9	1	38	60	1
10	1	37	61	1
11	1	37	61	1
12	1	36	62	1
13	1	35	63	1
14	1	35	63	1
15	1	34	64	1
16	1	34	64	1
17	1	33	65	1
18	1	33	66	0
19	1	33	66	0
20	1	33	66	0
21	1	33	66	0
22	1	34	65	0
23	1	34	65	0
24	1	34	65	0
25	1	35	64	0
26	1	35	64	0
27	1	35	64	0
28	1	36	63	0
29	1	36	63	0
30	1	37	62	0
31	1	37	62	0

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:44 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50
Sunset (PM)	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:46	6:04
2	12.3	5:46	6:04
3	12.3	5:46	6:03
4	12.3	5:47	6:03
5	12.3	5:47	6:02
6	12.2	5:47	6:01
7	12.2	5:47	6:01
8	12.2	5:47	6:00
9	12.2	5:47	5:59
10	12.2	5:48	5:59
11	12.2	5:48	5:58
12	12.2	5:48	5:57
13	12.1	5:48	5:57
14	12.1	5:48	5:56
15	12.1	5:48	5:55
16	12.1	5:48	5:55
17	12.1	5:49	5:54
18	12.1	5:49	5:53
19	12.1	5:49	5:52
20	12.0	5:49	5:52
21	12.0	5:49	5:51
22	12.0	5:49	5:50
23	12.0	5:49	5:50
24	12.0	5:49	5:49
25	12.0	5:50	5:48
26	12.0	5:50	5:47
27	11.9	5:50	5:47
28	11.9	5:50	5:46
29	11.9	5:50	5:45
30	11.9	5:50	5:44
31	11.9	5:50	5:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Planalto

In seasonPeak

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

Planalto's rainy season runs October–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 Planalto?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Planalto for sightseeing.

What to pack for Planalto in March

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

In March, Planalto sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Planalto 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 Planalto peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	16	15	12	9	8	8	10	11	13	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Planalto?

Planalto sits at 14.7°S, 40.5°W, 946 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Poções, 19 km away.

Topography around Planalto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Planalto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 923 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m.

The land around Planalto is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

148 m

grassland 85%

16 km

450 m

grassland 62%

80 km

1,007 m

grassland 60%

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← February Planalto year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Poções 19 km · Barra do Choça 26 km · Iguaí 42 km · Vitória da Conquista 45 km · Itororó 66 km · Itambé 66 km · Itapetinga 69 km · Anagé 72 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

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 Planalto (-14.6697°, -40.4711°, elevation 946 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	44
6	45
7	45
8	46
9	47
10	47
11	48
12	48
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	48
27	47
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	42	56	1
2	1	42	56	1
3	1	42	56	1
4	1	41	57	1
5	1	41	57	1
6	1	40	58	1
7	1	40	58	1
8	1	39	59	1
9	1	38	60	1
10	1	37	61	1
11	1	37	61	1
12	1	36	62	1
13	1	35	63	1
14	1	35	63	1
15	1	34	64	1
16	1	34	64	1
17	1	33	65	1
18	1	33	66	0
19	1	33	66	0
20	1	33	66	0
21	1	33	66	0
22	1	34	65	0
23	1	34	65	0
24	1	34	65	0
25	1	35	64	0
26	1	35	64	0
27	1	35	64	0
28	1	36	63	0
29	1	36	63	0
30	1	37	62	0
31	1	37	62	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	44
6	45
7	45
8	46
9	47
10	47
11	48
12	48
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	48
27	47
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	42	56	1
2	1	42	56	1
3	1	42	56	1
4	1	41	57	1
5	1	41	57	1
6	1	40	58	1
7	1	40	58	1
8	1	39	59	1
9	1	38	60	1
10	1	37	61	1
11	1	37	61	1
12	1	36	62	1
13	1	35	63	1
14	1	35	63	1
15	1	34	64	1
16	1	34	64	1
17	1	33	65	1
18	1	33	66	0
19	1	33	66	0
20	1	33	66	0
21	1	33	66	0
22	1	34	65	0
23	1	34	65	0
24	1	34	65	0
25	1	35	64	0
26	1	35	64	0
27	1	35	64	0
28	1	36	63	0
29	1	36	63	0
30	1	37	62	0
31	1	37	62	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	18
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	43	57
5	42	58
6	42	58
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	38	62
14	37	63
15	38	62
16	38	62
17	38	62
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	37	63
23	38	62
24	39	61
25	39	61
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	40	60

	Rain chance (%)
1	43
2	43
3	43
4	44
5	44
6	45
7	45
8	46
9	47
10	47
11	48
12	48
13	49
14	49
15	49
16	49
17	50
18	50
19	50
20	50
21	50
22	50
23	49
24	49
25	49
26	48
27	47
28	47
29	47
30	46
31	46

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	1	42	56	1
2	1	42	56	1
3	1	42	56	1
4	1	41	57	1
5	1	41	57	1
6	1	40	58	1
7	1	40	58	1
8	1	39	59	1
9	1	38	60	1
10	1	37	61	1
11	1	37	61	1
12	1	36	62	1
13	1	35	63	1
14	1	35	63	1
15	1	34	64	1
16	1	34	64	1
17	1	33	65	1
18	1	33	66	0
19	1	33	66	0
20	1	33	66	0
21	1	33	66	0
22	1	34	65	0
23	1	34	65	0
24	1	34	65	0
25	1	35	64	0
26	1	35	64	0
27	1	35	64	0
28	1	36	63	0
29	1	36	63	0
30	1	37	62	0
31	1	37	62	0