Propriá weather in March

In March, Propriá sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 61 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Propriá's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Propriá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:35 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Propriá 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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Propriá reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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How March really feels in Propriá

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.

Propriá weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°4613.412.53.6
Feb32° / 24°4912.712.33.6
Mar32° / 24°6114.112.13.6
Apr31° / 23°7116.411.83.8
May29° / 22°861911.54.3
Jun28° / 21°802011.44.9
Jul27° / 21°7020.111.55.1
Aug27° / 20°4917.911.75.4
Sep29° / 21°3512.311.95.5
Oct30° / 22°349.112.25.0
Nov32° / 23°287.112.54.4
Dec32° / 24°267.912.64.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36139
46238
56238
66238
76139
86139
96139
106040
115941
125941
135842
145842
155842
165842
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245842
255941
266040
276040
286139
296040
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Propriá gets around 61 mm of rain over 14.1 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 46% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
338
438
538
639
739
840
941
1041
1142
1243
1344
1445
1545
1646
1747
1848
1949
2049
2150
2251
2351
2451
2552
2652
2752
2852
2952
3052
3151

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 (%)
13943
23943
33943
43952
53952
63952
73952
83952
93952
103952
113952
123952
133943
143943
153943
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203925
213925
222935
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262935
272935
282935
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 5:34 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:345:47
212.25:345:47
312.25:345:46
412.25:345:46
512.25:355:45
612.25:355:45
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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 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
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295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Propriá?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Propriá.

What to pack for Propriá in March

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

In March, Propriá sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Propriá in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 52 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
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Propriá 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 Propriá peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Propriá?

Propriá sits at 10.2°S, 36.8°W, 16 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Porto Real do Colégio, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Propriá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Propriá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m.

The land around Propriá is covered by grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
688 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Porto Real do Colégio 3.0 km · Aquidabã 21 km · Igreja Nova 22 km · Penedo 29 km · Neópolis 31 km · Traipu 32 km · Girau do Ponciano 36 km · Feira Grande 39 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 Propriá (-10.2111°, -36.8403°, elevation 16 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).