Rio Real weather in March

In March, Rio Real sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 49 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 32% 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 Rio Real's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Real's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:39 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Rio Real 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 Rio Real reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Rio Real

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.

Rio Real weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°4910.512.64.0
Feb32° / 23°4512.112.43.7
Mar32° / 23°4913.512.13.7
Apr31° / 23°6616.111.84.0
May29° / 22°7718.411.54.6
Jun27° / 21°712011.35.0
Jul27° / 20°5618.711.45.4
Aug27° / 19°4616.311.65.7
Sep28° / 20°3612.711.95.6
Oct30° / 21°309.112.35.2
Nov31° / 22°388.512.54.6
Dec32° / 23°347.912.74.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
95941
105941
115842
125842
135842
145842
155842
165842
175842
185842
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205842
215743
225743
235842
245743
255842
265842
275941
286040
295941
305941
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Rio Real gets around 49 mm of rain over 13.5 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 43% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
438
538
638
738
839
939
1040
1140
1241
1341
1441
1542
1643
1743
1844
1945
2046
2146
2247
2348
2448
2548
2648
2749
2849
2949
3049
3149

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
117830
217830
317830
417830
517830
616840
716840
816840
915850
1014860
1114860
1213870
1313870
1413870
1512880
1612880
1712880
1812880
1912880
2011890
2111890
2211890
2311890
2411890
2511890
2611890
2711890
2811881
2911881
3011881
3111881

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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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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 5:38 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:385:52
212.25:385:52
312.25:385:51
412.25:385:51
512.25:385:50
612.25:385:50
712.25:385:49
812.25:395:48
912.25:395:48
1012.15:395:47
1112.15:395:47
1212.15:395:46
1312.15:395:46
1412.15:395:45
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1912.05:395:42
2012.05:395:41
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2212.05:395:40
2312.05:395:39
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2612.05:395:37
2712.05:395:37
2811.95:395:36
2911.95:395:35
3011.95:395:35
3111.95:395:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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225.5Bright
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265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Rio Real?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rio Real.

What to pack for Rio Real in March

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

In March, Rio Real sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rio Real 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 62 km away) is warmest in April at about 28°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
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Rio Real 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 Rio Real peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 highExtremeFeb 17UV 15Jul 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rio Real?

Rio Real sits at 11.5°S, 37.9°W, 170 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Cristinápolis, 19 km away.

Topography around Rio Real

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rio Real has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m.

The land around Rio Real is covered by grassland (59%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
617 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Cristinápolis 19 km · Crisópolis 24 km · Aporá 25 km · Itabaianinha 28 km · Umbaúba 32 km · Tobias Barreto 34 km · Esplanada 35 km · Itapicuru 38 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 Real (-11.4847°, -37.9328°, elevation 170 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).