Queimadas weather in March

In March, Queimadas sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 61 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 23% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Queimadas's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Queimadas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:32 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

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 Queimadas 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 28°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)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
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How March really feels in Queimadas

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.

Queimadas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°409.112.44.8
Feb31° / 21°4010.112.24.6
Mar30° / 21°6113.2124.5
Apr29° / 21°5912.911.84.8
May28° / 21°4611.311.75.7
Jun27° / 20°4710.911.66.3
Jul26° / 19°4010.811.66.5
Aug27° / 19°237.511.86.9
Sep28° / 19°134.7126.8
Oct30° / 20°103.212.26.0
Nov31° / 20°92.912.35.6
Dec31° / 21°165.112.45.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45248
55149
65149
75248
85248
95149
105149
115050
125050
135050
145050
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Queimadas gets around 61 mm of rain over 13.2 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1439
1539
1640
1741
1842
1943
2043
2144
2245
2346
2446
2546
2647
2747
2847
2947
3047
3147

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
137819
237819
337819
437819
537819
637819
737819
837819
937720
1037720
1137621
1237522
1337522
1427523
1527424
1627325
1727226
1827127
1927028
2026929
2126830
2216831
2316732
2426533
2526533
2626434
2726335
2826236
2926137
3026137
3126137

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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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 5:32 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:325:41
212.15:325:41
312.15:325:41
412.15:325:40
512.15:325:40
612.15:325:39
712.15:325:39
812.15:325:39
912.15:325:38
1012.15:325:38
1112.15:325:37
1212.15:325:37
1312.15:325:36
1412.15:325:36
1512.15:325:35
1612.15:325:35
1712.05:325:34
1812.05:325:34
1912.05:315:33
2012.05:315:33
2112.05:315:32
2212.05:315:32
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2512.05:315:30
2612.05:315:30
2712.05:315:29
2812.05:315:29
2912.05:305:28
3012.05:305:27
3111.95:305:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
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145.9Bright
155.9Bright
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215.8Bright
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235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Queimadas?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Queimadas for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Queimadas in March

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

In March, Queimadas sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Queimadas 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 Queimadas peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Queimadas?

Queimadas sits at 7.4°S, 35.9°W, 539 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Campina Grande, 14 km away.

Topography around Queimadas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Queimadas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 466 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Queimadas is covered by grassland (36%), shrubs (27%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and shrubs (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
518 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Campina Grande 14 km · Lagoa Seca 21 km · Boqueirão 29 km · Aroeiras 30 km · Ingá 34 km · Alagoa Nova 36 km · Pocinhos 36 km · Esperança 36 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 Queimadas (-7.3583°, -35.8983°, elevation 539 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).