Rio Negro weather in March

In March, Rio Negro sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 106 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Rio Negro's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Negro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:23 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Rio Negro is 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Rio Negro reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22718
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42718
52718
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112618
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Rio Negro weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°18319.913.54.9
Feb27° / 18°15717.812.95.0
Mar26° / 17°10614.212.25.9
Apr24° / 15°718.811.46.9
May21° / 12°94810.76.6
Jun19° / 10°1069.210.46.3
Jul19° / 86810.56.5
Aug21° / 10°847.811.17.0
Sep22° / 12°14510.811.86.4
Oct23° / 14°14414.212.66.0
Nov25° / 15°12313.913.36.0
Dec26° / 17°1491713.65.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43466
53466
63466
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83466
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103367
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Rio Negro gets around 106 mm of rain over 14.2 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 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
158
258
357
456
555
654
754
853
952
1051
1151
1250
1349
1448
1547
1646
1745
1844
1943
2042
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2241
2340
2439
2538
2638
2737
2836
2936
3035
3135

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
10133453
20133552
30133651
40143749
50143748
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100164044
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182214235
192214334
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254254527
264254526
275254525
285254524
296254623
307254623
317254622

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:157:50
212.67:167:49
312.57:167:48
412.57:177:47
512.57:177:46
612.57:187:45
712.47:187:44
812.47:197:43
912.47:207:42
1012.37:207:41
1112.37:217:40
1212.37:217:39
1312.37:227:38
1412.27:227:37
1512.27:237:36
1612.27:237:35
1712.27:247:33
1812.17:247:32
1912.17:257:31
2012.17:257:30
2112.17:267:29
2212.07:267:28
2312.07:277:27
2412.07:277:26
2512.07:277:25
2611.97:287:24
2711.97:287:22
2811.97:297:21
2911.87:297:20
3011.87:307:19
3111.87:307:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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34.9Bright
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54.9Bright
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174.5Bright
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214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Rio Negro?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Rio Negro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rio Negro in March

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

In March, Rio Negro sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rio Negro in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rio Negro peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jul 12UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rio Negro 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 Rio Negro is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (February, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1115 µg/m³Feb 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rio Negro?

Rio Negro sits at 26.1°S, 49.8°W, 795 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Mafra, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Rio Negro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rio Negro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 800 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,275 m.

The land around Rio Negro is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
1,275 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Mafra 1.0 km · Itaiópolis 28 km · Rio Negrinho 32 km · Lapa 38 km · Quitandinha 40 km · São Bento do Sul 45 km · Papanduva 45 km · Três Barras 52 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 Rio Negro (-26.1058°, -49.7975°, elevation 795 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).