Santaluz weather in March

In March, Santaluz sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 48 mm of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Santaluz's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santaluz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:45 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Santaluz is 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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Santaluz reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°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 Santaluz

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.

Santaluz weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°497.112.63.6
Feb33° / 23°407.412.43.5
Mar33° / 23°489.412.13.5
Apr32° / 22°431111.84.0
May29° / 21°4111.311.55.0
Jun28° / 20°3211.511.45.9
Jul27° / 19°259.311.46.4
Aug28° / 19°217.811.66.1
Sep30° / 20°154.811.95.4
Oct32° / 21°203.812.34.5
Nov33° / 22°425.912.54.0
Dec33° / 22°365.212.63.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65248
75149
85050
95050
105050
114852
124852
134852
144852
154852
164852
174852
184852
194951
204951
215050
225050
235149
245149
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265248
275248
285347
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santaluz gets around 48 mm of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
426
526
627
727
828
929
1029
1130
1230
1330
1431
1531
1631
1731
1831
1931
2032
2132
2232
2332
2432
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2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1116623
2126523
3126523
4126424
5116524
6116524
7116425
8106525
9106426
10106426
1196427
1296427
1396328
1496328
1586329
1686329
1786230
1886230
1986131
2076231
2176231
2276132
2376132
2466232
2566232
2666232
2766232
2866133
2956233
3056233
3156233

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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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 5:44 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:445:58
212.25:445:57
312.25:445:57
412.25:445:56
512.25:445:56
612.25:445:55
712.25:445:55
812.25:445:54
912.25:445:54
1012.15:455:53
1112.15:455:52
1212.15:455:52
1312.15:455:51
1412.15:455:51
1512.15:455:50
1612.15:455:49
1712.15:455:49
1812.15:455:48
1912.05:455:48
2012.05:455:47
2112.05:455:46
2212.05:455:46
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2612.05:455:43
2712.05:455:43
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
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235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Santaluz?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santaluz. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santaluz in March

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

In March, Santaluz sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santaluz 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 Santaluz peaks around February 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 16UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santaluz?

Santaluz sits at 11.3°S, 39.4°W, 361 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Valente, 20 km away.

Topography around Santaluz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santaluz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 349 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 711 m.

The land around Santaluz is covered by grassland (56%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
711 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Valente 20 km · Conceição do Coité 36 km · Queimadas 41 km · Barrocas 44 km · Araci 45 km · Teofilândia 48 km · Nordestina 49 km · Quijingue 59 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 Santaluz (-11.2558°, -39.3747°, elevation 361 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).