Santa Cecília weather in March

In March, Santa Cecília sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 142 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Santa Cecília's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cecília's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 142 mm; 17.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 7:25 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Santa Cecília reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15
31	23	14

Santa Cecília weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	219	21.9	13.5	4.8
Feb	25° / 16°	201	20	13	4.9
Mar	24° / 15°	142	17.5	12.2	5.6
Apr	22° / 13°	102	11.6	11.4	6.3
May	19° / 10°	119	10.8	10.7	5.8
Jun	17° / 9°	128	10.5	10.3	5.5
Jul	17° / 8°	110	9.9	10.5	5.7
Aug	19° / 9°	111	9.4	11	6.4
Sep	20° / 11°	183	12.9	11.8	5.8
Oct	22° / 13°	201	17	12.6	5.4
Nov	23° / 14°	155	16.1	13.3	5.8
Dec	25° / 16°	198	19	13.7	5.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	30	30	32	33	33	33	33	35	35	35	35	34	34	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	38	37	37	37	38
Cloudier (%)	70	70	68	67	67	67	67	65	65	65	65	66	66	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	62	63	63	63	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	32	68
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santa Cecília gets around 142 mm of rain over 17.5 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 57% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	69	68	67	67	66	65	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	48	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	61
11	60
12	59
13	58
14	57
15	56
16	55
17	54
18	53
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	51
23	51
24	51
25	51
26	50
27	50
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	17
Comfortable (%)	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
Humid (%)	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	54	53	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	47	46	45	44	43	43	42	41	40
Muggy (%)	26	25	24	23	22	20	19	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	24	46	26
2	4	25	46	25
3	4	25	47	24
4	4	26	47	23
5	4	27	48	22
6	4	27	49	20
7	4	28	50	19
8	4	28	50	18
9	4	29	51	16
10	4	29	52	15
11	4	30	52	14
12	4	30	53	13
13	4	31	53	12
14	4	31	54	11
15	5	32	53	10
16	6	33	52	9
17	6	33	52	9
18	7	34	51	8
19	8	35	50	7
20	9	35	49	7
21	10	36	48	6
22	10	37	47	6
23	11	37	47	5
24	12	38	46	5
25	12	38	45	5
26	13	38	44	5
27	14	38	43	5
28	14	38	43	4
29	15	38	42	4
30	16	38	41	4
31	17	38	40	4

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 7:17 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 7:20 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:33
Sunset (PM)	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:21	7:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	7:17	7:53
2	12.6	7:18	7:52
3	12.5	7:18	7:51
4	12.5	7:19	7:50
5	12.5	7:19	7:49
6	12.5	7:20	7:48
7	12.4	7:20	7:47
8	12.4	7:21	7:46
9	12.4	7:22	7:45
10	12.4	7:22	7:44
11	12.3	7:23	7:43
12	12.3	7:23	7:42
13	12.3	7:24	7:41
14	12.3	7:24	7:40
15	12.2	7:25	7:38
16	12.2	7:25	7:37
17	12.2	7:26	7:36
18	12.1	7:26	7:35
19	12.1	7:27	7:34
20	12.1	7:28	7:33
21	12.1	7:28	7:32
22	12.0	7:29	7:31
23	12.0	7:29	7:29
24	12.0	7:30	7:28
25	12.0	7:30	7:27
26	11.9	7:31	7:26
27	11.9	7:31	7:25
28	11.9	7:32	7:24
29	11.8	7:32	7:23
30	11.8	7:33	7:21
31	11.8	7:33	7:20

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 2.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Santa Cecília?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Santa Cecília for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santa Cecília in March

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

In March, Santa Cecília sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

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UV index in Santa Cecília 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 Santa Cecília peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	14	12	9	6	5	5	6	8	10	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cecília?

Santa Cecília sits at 27.0°S, 50.4°W, 1,097 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Curitibanos, 39 km away.

Topography around Santa Cecília

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cecília has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 1,098 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,177 m.

The land around Santa Cecília is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km

232 m

trees 63%

16 km

723 m

trees 75%

80 km

1,177 m

trees 73%

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← February Santa Cecília year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Curitibanos 39 km · Taió 46 km · Fraiburgo 50 km · Pouso Redondo 59 km · Caçador 62 km · Otacílio Costa 65 km · Correia Pinto 70 km · Papanduva 71 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

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 Santa Cecília (-26.9608°, -50.4269°, elevation 1,097 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15
31	23	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	32	68
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	61
11	60
12	59
13	58
14	57
15	56
16	55
17	54
18	53
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	51
23	51
24	51
25	51
26	50
27	50
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	24	46	26
2	4	25	46	25
3	4	25	47	24
4	4	26	47	23
5	4	27	48	22
6	4	27	49	20
7	4	28	50	19
8	4	28	50	18
9	4	29	51	16
10	4	29	52	15
11	4	30	52	14
12	4	30	53	13
13	4	31	53	12
14	4	31	54	11
15	5	32	53	10
16	6	33	52	9
17	6	33	52	9
18	7	34	51	8
19	8	35	50	7
20	9	35	49	7
21	10	36	48	6
22	10	37	47	6
23	11	37	47	5
24	12	38	46	5
25	12	38	45	5
26	13	38	44	5
27	14	38	43	5
28	14	38	43	4
29	15	38	42	4
30	16	38	41	4
31	17	38	40	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15
31	23	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	32	68
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	61
11	60
12	59
13	58
14	57
15	56
16	55
17	54
18	53
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	51
23	51
24	51
25	51
26	50
27	50
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	24	46	26
2	4	25	46	25
3	4	25	47	24
4	4	26	47	23
5	4	27	48	22
6	4	27	49	20
7	4	28	50	19
8	4	28	50	18
9	4	29	51	16
10	4	29	52	15
11	4	30	52	14
12	4	30	53	13
13	4	31	53	12
14	4	31	54	11
15	5	32	53	10
16	6	33	52	9
17	6	33	52	9
18	7	34	51	8
19	8	35	50	7
20	9	35	49	7
21	10	36	48	6
22	10	37	47	6
23	11	37	47	5
24	12	38	46	5
25	12	38	45	5
26	13	38	44	5
27	14	38	43	5
28	14	38	43	4
29	15	38	42	4
30	16	38	41	4
31	17	38	40	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	25	16
9	25	16
10	25	16
11	25	16
12	25	16
13	25	16
14	24	16
15	24	16
16	24	16
17	24	15
18	24	15
19	24	15
20	24	15
21	24	15
22	24	15
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15
31	23	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	30	70
2	30	70
3	32	68
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	35	65
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	36	64
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	38	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	69
2	68
3	67
4	67
5	66
6	65
7	64
8	63
9	62
10	61
11	60
12	59
13	58
14	57
15	56
16	55
17	54
18	53
19	52
20	52
21	52
22	51
23	51
24	51
25	51
26	50
27	50
28	50
29	49
30	48
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	5	24	46	26
2	4	25	46	25
3	4	25	47	24
4	4	26	47	23
5	4	27	48	22
6	4	27	49	20
7	4	28	50	19
8	4	28	50	18
9	4	29	51	16
10	4	29	52	15
11	4	30	52	14
12	4	30	53	13
13	4	31	53	12
14	4	31	54	11
15	5	32	53	10
16	6	33	52	9
17	6	33	52	9
18	7	34	51	8
19	8	35	50	7
20	9	35	49	7
21	10	36	48	6
22	10	37	47	6
23	11	37	47	5
24	12	38	46	5
25	12	38	45	5
26	13	38	44	5
27	14	38	43	5
28	14	38	43	4
29	15	38	42	4
30	16	38	41	4
31	17	38	40	4