Santana do Araguaia weather in March

In March, Santana do Araguaia sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 293 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Santana do Araguaia's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santana do Araguaia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
293 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:29 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Santana do Araguaia reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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 do Araguaia

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 do Araguaia weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°31628.412.52.8
Feb30° / 22°27826.112.32.8
Mar30° / 23°29328.612.12.8
Apr31° / 23°21122.611.83.2
May32° / 22°8010.911.64.1
Jun33° / 22°51.111.54.6
Jul34° / 21°10.211.54.3
Aug35° / 22°40.811.73.3
Sep35° / 23°364.811.93.0
Oct32° / 23°13016.512.23.1
Nov31° / 23°2262412.42.9
Dec30° / 23°27426.912.52.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santana do Araguaia gets around 293 mm of rain over 28.6 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 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3186

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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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314calm

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 6:29 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:296:40
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412.26:296:39
512.26:296:39
612.26:296:38
712.16:296:38
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912.16:296:37
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2612.06:296:27
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2812.06:296:26
2911.96:296:25
3011.96:286:25
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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 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Santana do Araguaia

In seasonPeak

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

Santana do Araguaia's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Santana do Araguaia?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santana do Araguaia.

What to pack for Santana do Araguaia in March

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

In March, Santana do Araguaia sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santana do Araguaia 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 do Araguaia peaks around February 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 20UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Santana do Araguaia 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 Santana do Araguaia is worst in September — around 128 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.2× the cleanest month (February, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 16117 µg/m³Feb 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug44Poor
Sep128Unhealthy
Oct34Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Santana do Araguaia?

Santana do Araguaia sits at 9.3°S, 50.4°W, 178 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santa Maria das Barreiras, 87 km away.

Topography around Santana do Araguaia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santana do Araguaia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 174 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 m.

The land around Santana do Araguaia is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
574 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Santa Maria das Barreiras 87 km · Vila Rica 113 km · Redenção 149 km · Conceição do Araguaia 168 km · Lagoa da Confusão 181 km · Paraíso do Tocantins 188 km · Confresa 197 km · Guaraí 210 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 do Araguaia (-9.335°, -50.35°, elevation 178 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).