Rio Verde weather in March

In March, Rio Verde sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 209 mm of rain across 23.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 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 Verde's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rio Verde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
209 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:30 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Rio Verde reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
132920
142920
152920
162920
172920
182920
192920
202920
212920
222920
232920
242920
252920
262920
272920
282920
292920
302920
312920

Rio Verde weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°23624.712.93.7
Feb29° / 20°20422.112.63.7
Mar29° / 20°20923.912.13.7
Apr29° / 19°891311.65.2
May28° / 17°264.211.27.3
Jun28° / 16°91.2118.1
Jul28° / 16°40.7118.0
Aug30° / 17°111.811.46.4
Sep32° / 19°537.711.94.6
Oct31° / 20°14217.712.43.8
Nov29° / 20°21123.112.83.6
Dec29° / 20°23826.1133.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33466
43565
53664
63664
73664
83664
93763
103763
113763
123565
133565
143466
153367
163268
173169
183070
193070
202971
212971
222971
233169
243169
253268
263367
273565
283664
293961
303961
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Rio Verde gets around 209 mm of rain over 23.9 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 77% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
178
277
377
476
575
675
774
874
974
1074
1174
1275
1375
1476
1577
1678
1779
1880
1981
2081
2181
2281
2381
2480
2579
2678
2777
2876
2974
3073
3171

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1058510
2058510
3068410
4168310
5168310
616849
716849
816849
916849
1016849
1115859
1215868
1315868
1414878
1504888
1603898
1703898
1803898
1903898
2003907
2103907
2204897
2304897
2405896
2505896
2606886
2707876
2807876
2908866
3009856
31110845

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:267:48
212.47:267:48
312.37:267:47
412.37:277:46
512.37:277:46
612.37:277:45
712.37:277:44
812.37:287:43
912.27:287:43
1012.27:287:42
1112.27:287:41
1212.27:297:40
1312.27:297:40
1412.27:297:39
1512.17:297:38
1612.17:307:37
1712.17:307:36
1812.17:307:35
1912.17:307:35
2012.17:307:34
2112.07:317:33
2212.07:317:32
2312.07:317:31
2412.07:317:31
2512.07:327:30
2612.07:327:29
2711.97:327:28
2811.97:327:27
2911.97:327:26
3011.97:327:26
3111.97:337:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Rio Verde

In seasonPeak

In March, Rio Verde sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Rio Verde's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Rio Verde?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rio Verde in March

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

In March, Rio Verde sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rio Verde 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 Verde peaks around January 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 23UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rio Verde 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 Verde is worst in September — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.9× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1634 µg/m³Jul 95 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May6Good
Jun5Good
Jul5Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct13Moderate
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rio Verde?

Rio Verde sits at 17.8°S, 50.9°W, 721 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Helena de Goiás, 35 km away.

Topography around Rio Verde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rio Verde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 556 m.

The land around Rio Verde is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
271 m
80 km
556 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Santa Helena de Goiás 35 km · Acreúna 74 km · Jataí 84 km · Quirinópolis 88 km · Indiara 124 km · Caiapônia 132 km · Bom Jesus de Goiás 135 km · São Simão 139 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 Verde (-17.7981°, -50.9281°, elevation 721 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).