Porto Calvo weather in March

In March, Porto Calvo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 80 mm of rain across 19.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-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 29% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Porto Calvo's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Porto Calvo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
80 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
58%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Porto Calvo is former frequesia and town of the Pernambuco Captaincy, actual old town of Porto Calvo, Alagoas.

Founded
1575

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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Porto Calvo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°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 Porto Calvo

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.

Porto Calvo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°5817.412.54.0
Feb31° / 23°6416.712.33.8
Mar31° / 24°8019.812.13.7
Apr30° / 23°962111.83.8
May28° / 23°12223.611.64.1
Jun27° / 22°14025.311.54.2
Jul26° / 21°12825.311.54.4
Aug27° / 21°8322.211.74.8
Sep28° / 21°5817.611.95.3
Oct29° / 22°421512.25.1
Nov30° / 23°3112.112.44.8
Dec31° / 23°3312.712.54.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35842
45842
55941
65941
75941
85842
95941
105842
115842
125743
135743
145644
155644
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285644
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315842

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Porto Calvo gets around 80 mm of rain over 19.8 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 63% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
259
359
459
559
659
759
859
959
1060
1160
1260
1361
1462
1563
1663
1764
1865
1966
2066
2167
2268
2368
2468
2568
2668
2768
2868
2968
3068
3168

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15932
25932
35932
45932
55932
65932
74942
84942
94942
104942
113952
123952
133943
143943
153943
162953
172953
182953
192953
202953
212953
222953
232953
242953
252953
262944
272944
282944
292944
302944
312944

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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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218calm
228calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:29 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:295:40
212.25:295:40
312.25:295:40
412.25:295:39
512.25:295:39
612.15:295:38
712.15:295:38
812.15:295:37
912.15:295:37
1012.15:295:36
1112.15:295:36
1212.15:295:35
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1412.15:295:34
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1612.15:295:33
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1812.05:295:32
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2012.05:295:31
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Porto Calvo

In seasonPeak

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

Porto Calvo's rainy season runs February–August, 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 Porto Calvo?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Porto Calvo.

What to pack for Porto Calvo in March

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

In March, Porto Calvo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Porto Calvo in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Porto Calvo 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 Porto Calvo peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Aug 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Porto Calvo?

Porto Calvo sits at 9.0°S, 35.4°W, 20 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Matriz de Camaragibe, 19 km away.

Topography around Porto Calvo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Porto Calvo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m.

The land around Porto Calvo is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), water (31%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
853 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Matriz de Camaragibe 19 km · Maragogi 20 km · São José da Coroa Grande 32 km · Barreiros 34 km · São Luís do Quitunde 35 km · Colônia Leopoldina 39 km · Joaquim Gomes 40 km · Água Preta 40 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 Porto Calvo (-9.045°, -35.3983°, elevation 20 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).