Santana weather in March

In March, Santana sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 121 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Santana's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:03 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
60%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

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 Santana reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°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)
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How March really feels in Santana

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.

Santana weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 22°12812.312.74.3
Feb31° / 22°9411.412.44.2
Mar31° / 22°1211312.14.2
Apr31° / 22°51711.74.9
May31° / 21°122.311.45.5
Jun30° / 19°20.311.36.4
Jul30° / 18°00.111.36.5
Aug31° / 19°00.111.65.6
Sep34° / 21°71.111.94.2
Oct34° / 22°575.712.33.4
Nov32° / 22°17113.612.63.8
Dec31° / 22°14313.712.84.1

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%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44852
54852
64951
74852
84852
94852
104852
114753
124852
134852
144852
154852
164951
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225149
235248
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255347
265347
275446
285545
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305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santana gets around 121 mm of rain over 13 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
140
241
341
441
541
641
741
841
941
1041
1141
1242
1343
1443
1544
1644
1745
1845
1945
2045
2144
2244
2343
2443
2542
2641
2740
2839
2938
3037
3136

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12216017
22215918
32215819
43225619
53225520
63225421
73225421
83215422
93215422
103205423
113195523
123185623
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312205523

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

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
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:016:18
212.36:016:17
312.26:026:17
412.26:026:16
512.26:026:15
612.26:026:15
712.26:026:14
812.26:026:14
912.26:026:13
1012.26:036:12
1112.26:036:12
1212.16:036:11
1312.16:036:11
1412.16:036:10
1512.16:036:09
1612.16:036:09
1712.16:036:08
1812.16:036:07
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2012.06:036:06
2112.06:046:05
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2712.06:046:01
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3011.96:045:59
3111.96:045:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
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275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Santana

In seasonPeak

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

Santana's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Santana?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Santana for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santana in March

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

In March, Santana sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santana in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santana peaks around February 19 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 19UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santana?

Santana sits at 13.0°S, 44.1°W, 539 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Serra Dourada, 27 km away.

Topography around Santana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m.

The land around Santana is covered by grassland (40%), shrubs (28%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), shrubs (30%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), trees (30%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
377 m
80 km
456 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Serra Dourada 27 km · Santa Maria da Vitória 48 km · São Félix do Coribe 49 km · Bom Jesus da Lapa 75 km · Correntina 75 km · Serra do Ramalho 80 km · Paratinga 99 km · São Desidério 121 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 Santana (-12.9833°, -44.0511°, elevation 539 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).