Santa Vitória do Palmar weather in March

In March, Santa Vitória do Palmar sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 93 mm of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Santa Vitória do Palmar's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Vitória do Palmar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:35 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
54%
4th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

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 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Santa Vitória do Palmar reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Santa Vitória do Palmar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 20°908.8147.0
Feb26° / 20°979.413.26.7
Mar25° / 19°939.512.37.0
Apr22° / 16°1149.511.26.8
May19° / 13°105810.36.3
Jun16° / 11°1108.79.85.1
Jul15° / 1048.7104.7
Aug16° / 10°1068.810.85.3
Sep17° / 12°1039.211.85.7
Oct20° / 14°1119.612.86.3
Nov22° / 16°86813.77.1
Dec25° / 18°797.714.27.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santa Vitória do Palmar gets around 93 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3030
3130

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1415253620
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Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:238:10
212.77:248:09
312.77:258:08
412.77:268:06
512.67:278:05
612.67:278:04
712.67:288:03
812.57:298:01
912.57:308:00
1012.57:317:59
1112.47:317:58
1212.47:327:56
1312.47:337:55
1412.37:347:54
1512.37:357:52
1612.37:357:51
1712.27:367:50
1812.27:377:48
1912.27:387:47
2012.17:387:45
2112.17:397:44
2212.07:407:43
2312.07:417:41
2412.07:417:40
2511.97:427:38
2611.97:437:37
2711.97:447:36
2811.87:447:34
2911.87:457:33
3011.87:467:32
3111.77:477:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Santa Vitória do Palmar?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Santa Vitória do Palmar for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Vitória do Palmar in March

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

In March, Santa Vitória do Palmar sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Santa Vitória do Palmar in March

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 25 km away) is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 6 to Apr 24 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May18Cool
Jun15Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct16Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Santa Vitória do Palmar in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (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 Vitória do Palmar peaks around January 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 12Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Vitória do Palmar?

Santa Vitória do Palmar sits at 33.5°S, 53.4°W, 22 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Treinta y Tres, 100 km away.

Topography around Santa Vitória do Palmar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Vitória do Palmar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Santa Vitória do Palmar is covered by grassland (46%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and water (38%), grassland (28%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

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28 m
16 km
41 m
80 km
218 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Treinta y Tres 100 km · Jaguarão 106 km · Rocha 139 km · Arroio Grande 145 km · La Paloma 147 km · Melo 148 km · Minas 197 km · San Carlos 201 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 Vitória do Palmar (-33.5189°, -53.3681°, elevation 22 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).