Santana do Cariri weather in March

In March, Santana do Cariri sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 196 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 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 Cariri's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santana do Cariri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:47 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Santana do Cariri reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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)
12920
22921
32921
42921
52921
62921
72921
82921
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102921
112921
122921
132921
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212820
222820
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282820
292820
302820
312820

How March really feels in Santana do Cariri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Santana do Cariri weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°13816.912.44.3
Feb29° / 21°14717.712.24.3
Mar29° / 20°19620.6124.3
Apr28° / 20°12315.211.85.0
May28° / 20°518.511.76.2
Jun28° / 19°143.411.67.4
Jul28° / 18°8211.67.7
Aug29° / 18°30.911.86.9
Sep31° / 19°30.7125.7
Oct32° / 21°111.912.24.8
Nov32° / 21°223.512.34.7
Dec31° / 21°40712.44.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
104060
114060
123961
133862
143862
153763
163763
173565
183565
193565
203565
213367
223367
233367
243367
253466
263565
273565
283565
293664
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santana do Cariri gets around 196 mm of rain over 20.6 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 66% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
260
360
460
560
660
760
861
961
1062
1163
1264
1365
1466
1567
1668
1769
1870
1971
2071
2172
2272
2372
2472
2571
2671
2770
2869
2968
3067
3166

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
113816
213816
313816
413807
513807
613807
712808
812808
911809
1011809
11108010
1298110
1388111
1488012
1578112
1668113
1768113
1858114
1958114
2058015
2158015
2258015
2358015
2457916
2557916
2657916
2767816
2867816
2977716
3077815
3177815

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:48 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:485:57
212.15:485:56
312.15:485:56
412.15:485:55
512.15:485:55
612.15:485:55
712.15:485:54
812.15:485:54
912.15:485:53
1012.15:485:53
1112.15:475:52
1212.15:475:52
1312.15:475:52
1412.15:475:51
1512.15:475:51
1612.05:475:50
1712.05:475:50
1812.05:475:49
1912.05:475:49
2012.05:475:48
2112.05:475:48
2212.05:475:47
2312.05:465:47
2412.05:465:46
2512.05:465:45
2612.05:465:45
2712.05:465:44
2812.05:465:44
2912.05:465:43
3012.05:465:43
3111.95:455:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Santana do Cariri

In seasonPeak

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

Santana do Cariri's monsoon runs January–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 Cariri?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Santana do Cariri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santana do Cariri in March

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

In March, Santana do Cariri sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santana do Cariri in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (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 Cariri peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santana do Cariri?

Santana do Cariri sits at 7.2°S, 39.7°W, 503 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Olinda, 12 km away.

Topography around Santana do Cariri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santana do Cariri has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m around an average of 558 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 776 m.

The land around Santana do Cariri is covered by grassland (49%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
321 m
16 km
532 m
80 km
776 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Nova Olinda 12 km · Farias Brito 34 km · Exu 36 km · Crato 36 km · Assaré 38 km · Araripe 44 km · Juazeiro do Norte 47 km · Barbalha 50 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 Cariri (-7.1883°, -39.7369°, elevation 503 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).