Riachão do Jacuípe weather in March

In March, Riachão do Jacuípe sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Riachão do Jacuípe's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riachão do Jacuípe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:45 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Riachão do Jacuípe reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Riachão do Jacuípe

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.

Riachão do Jacuípe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°577.812.63.5
Feb33° / 23°43812.43.4
Mar33° / 23°549.612.13.5
Apr31° / 22°4111.711.74.1
May29° / 21°3611.311.55.1
Jun28° / 20°3211.311.36.0
Jul27° / 19°2610.111.46.4
Aug28° / 19°22811.66.1
Sep30° / 20°165.311.95.3
Oct32° / 21°19412.34.3
Nov33° / 22°42612.53.8
Dec33° / 22°446.312.73.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45347
55347
65248
75149
85149
95050
105050
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
175050
185149
195149
205248
215248
225347
235347
245446
255446
265446
275545
285545
295545
305644
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Riachão do Jacuípe gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
227
327
427
527
628
728
828
929
1029
1129
1230
1330
1430
1530
1631
1731
1831
1931
2032
2132
2232
2333
2433
2533
2633
2734
2834
2934
3035
3135

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
176231
276231
376231
476231
576231
676231
766331
866331
966232
1066133
1166133
1266034
1365935
1455936
1555936
1655837
1755738
1855738
1955639
2045739
2145640
2245640
2345541
2445541
2545541
2645442
2745442
2845442
2945343
3045343
3145244

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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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 5:43 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:435:58
212.25:445:58
312.25:445:57
412.25:445:57
512.25:445:56
612.25:445:56
712.25:445:55
812.25:445:54
912.25:445:54
1012.15:445:53
1112.15:445:53
1212.15:455:52
1312.15:455:51
1412.15:455:51
1512.15:455:50
1612.15:455:50
1712.15:455:49
1812.15:455:48
1912.05:455:48
2012.05:455:47
2112.05:455:46
2212.05:455:46
2312.05:455:45
2412.05:455:45
2512.05:455:44
2612.05:455:43
2712.05:455:43
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2911.95:455:41
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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 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
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95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Riachão do Jacuípe?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Riachão do Jacuípe. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Riachão do Jacuípe in March

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

In March, Riachão do Jacuípe sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Riachão do Jacuípe 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 Riachão do Jacuípe peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Riachão do Jacuípe?

Riachão do Jacuípe sits at 11.8°S, 39.4°W, 217 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Conceição do Coité, 29 km away.

Topography around Riachão do Jacuípe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riachão do Jacuípe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m.

The land around Riachão do Jacuípe is covered by grassland (82%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
609 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Conceição do Coité 29 km · Serra Preta 40 km · Serrinha 44 km · Valente 45 km · Barrocas 46 km · Santa Bárbara 48 km · Ipirá 55 km · Teofilândia 56 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 Riachão do Jacuípe (-11.8069°, -39.3856°, elevation 217 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).