Santa Fé do Sul weather in March

In March, Santa Fé do Sul sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 172 mm of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 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 Fé do Sul's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Fé do Sul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:29 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
59%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Santa Fé do Sul 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Santa Fé do Sul reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
83123
93123
103123
113123
123123
133123
143123
153123
163123
173123
183123
193123
203123
213123
223122
233022
243022
253022
263022
273022
283122
293122
303122
313122

How March really feels in Santa Fé do Sul

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.

Santa Fé do Sul weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°24622.513.13.3
Feb31° / 23°19120.312.73.3
Mar31° / 23°17219.712.13.7
Apr30° / 21°658.811.65.1
May28° / 18°445.411.16.9
Jun28° / 17°20310.87.5
Jul29° / 17°12210.97.1
Aug31° / 18°172.611.35.8
Sep32° / 20°556.411.94.4
Oct32° / 22°10512.912.53.6
Nov32° / 22°15517133.5
Dec31° / 23°20921.313.23.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24654
34654
44852
54951
64951
75050
85050
95149
105248
115149
125149
135050
145050
154951
164951
174951
184951
194951
204951
214951
224951
235050
245050
255248
265248
275347
285446
295545
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santa Fé do Sul gets around 172 mm of rain over 19.7 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 63% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
170
269
369
468
567
666
765
865
964
1064
1164
1265
1365
1465
1566
1666
1766
1866
1966
2066
2165
2264
2363
2462
2561
2659
2757
2855
2953
3052
3150

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10213823
20213823
30214813
40214813
50214813
60314803
70315793
80315793
90315793
100316783
110216793
120216793
130216793
140216802
150216802
160217792
170217792
180217801
190218791
200219781
210220771
220320761
230321751
240322741
250424711
261425700
271426690
281427680
291428670
301529650
311530640

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:33 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.47:247:50
212.47:247:49
312.47:257:48
412.47:257:48
512.47:257:47
612.37:267:46
712.37:267:45
812.37:267:44
912.37:277:44
1012.37:277:43
1112.27:277:42
1212.27:287:41
1312.27:287:40
1412.27:287:39
1512.27:297:39
1612.17:297:38
1712.17:297:37
1812.17:307:36
1912.17:307:35
2012.17:307:34
2112.07:317:33
2212.07:317:32
2312.07:317:31
2412.07:317:30
2512.07:327:30
2611.97:327:29
2711.97:327:28
2811.97:327:27
2911.97:337:26
3011.97:337:25
3111.87:337:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Santa Fé do Sul

In seasonPeak

In March, Santa Fé do Sul sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Fé do Sul's monsoon runs November–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 Santa Fé do Sul?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Fé do Sul.

What to pack for Santa Fé do Sul in March

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

In March, Santa Fé do Sul sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santa Fé do Sul in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (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 Fé do Sul peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Santa Fé do Sul 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 Santa Fé do Sul is worst in September — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1717 µg/m³Jul 125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul5Good
Aug9Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Fé do Sul?

Santa Fé do Sul sits at 20.2°S, 50.9°W, 402 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Aparecida do Taboado, 22 km away.

Topography around Santa Fé do Sul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Fé do Sul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 386 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m.

The land around Santa Fé do Sul is covered by grassland (41%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
274 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Aparecida do Taboado 22 km · Jales 40 km · Ilha Solteira 50 km · Pereira Barreto 51 km · Paranaíba 66 km · Fernandópolis 71 km · Andradina 90 km · Iturama 93 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 Santa Fé do Sul (-20.2111°, -50.9258°, elevation 402 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).