Pontal weather in March

In March, Pontal sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 145 mm of rain across 17.8 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Pontal's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pontal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:17 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Pontal 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Pontal reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
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How March really feels in Pontal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 6 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
6
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.

Pontal 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
Jan30° / 21°23621.613.13.6
Feb30° / 21°16317.612.73.8
Mar30° / 21°14517.812.14.2
Apr29° / 19°57811.55.7
May27° / 16°395.4117.3
Jun27° / 15°232.610.78.0
Jul27° / 15°17210.98.0
Aug30° / 16°172.411.36.6
Sep31° / 19°586.511.95.0
Oct31° / 20°10112.112.54.1
Nov30° / 20°14916.6134.0
Dec30° / 21°19921.313.33.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44753
54852
64852
74951
85050
95050
105050
115050
125050
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315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pontal gets around 145 mm of rain over 17.8 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 56% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
261
361
461
560
660
759
859
958
1058
1158
1258
1358
1458
1559
1659
1759
1858
1958
2058
2157
2257
2356
2455
2553
2652
2750
2848
2947
3045
3144

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10096625
20096526
300106426
400106426
500106426
600106525
700116425
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1000126424
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2403156616
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2603176515
2703186514
2814196314
2914206213
3014206213
3114216212

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:12 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:127:39
212.47:127:38
312.47:137:37
412.47:137:37
512.47:137:36
612.47:147:35
712.37:147:34
812.37:157:33
912.37:157:32
1012.37:157:32
1112.37:167:31
1212.27:167:30
1312.27:167:29
1412.27:177:28
1512.27:177:27
1612.17:177:26
1712.17:187:25
1812.17:187:24
1912.17:187:24
2012.17:197:23
2112.07:197:22
2212.07:197:21
2312.07:207:20
2412.07:207:19
2512.07:207:18
2611.97:207:17
2711.97:217:16
2811.97:217:15
2911.97:217:14
3011.97:227:13
3111.87:227:12

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 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
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105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pontal

In seasonPeak

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

Pontal'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 Pontal?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Pontal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pontal in March

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

In March, Pontal sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pontal in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pontal peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pontal 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 Pontal is worst in September — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1344 µg/m³Nov 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep46Poor
Oct18Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pontal?

Pontal sits at 21.0°S, 48.0°W, 531 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Sertãozinho, 14 km away.

Topography around Pontal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pontal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 524 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m.

The land around Pontal is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
591 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Sertãozinho 14 km · Pitangueiras 19 km · Barrinha 23 km · Jardinópolis 28 km · Ribeirão Preto 29 km · Viradouro 32 km · Morro Agudo 32 km · Orlândia 37 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 Pontal (-21.0225°, -48.0372°, elevation 531 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).