Santo Antônio do Amparo weather in March

In March, Santo Antônio do Amparo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 167 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Santo Antônio do Amparo's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santo Antônio do Amparo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
167 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:05 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Santo Antônio do Amparo is human 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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Santo Antônio do Amparo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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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Santo Antônio do Amparo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°25221.213.14.6
Feb28° / 19°15116.512.74.9
Mar27° / 18°16717.412.15.3
Apr26° / 17°628.811.56.8
May24° / 14°395.7117.7
Jun24° / 13°182.610.88.4
Jul24° / 12°122.110.98.6
Aug26° / 13°172.711.38.3
Sep27° / 15°627.311.97.0
Oct28° / 17°10312.612.55.9
Nov27° / 18°19019.7134.8
Dec27° / 19°25223.213.24.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53862
63862
73961
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
133862
143862
153862
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183664
193664
203664
213763
223862
233862
243961
254060
264258
274258
284456
294456
304555
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santo Antônio do Amparo gets around 167 mm of rain over 17.4 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 56% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
261
361
461
561
660
760
860
959
1059
1159
1259
1359
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1558
1658
1758
1857
1956
2056
2155
2254
2353
2452
2551
2650
2749
2847
2946
3045
3144

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1034255
2034255
3034255
4034255
5034255
6044254
7044254
8044254
9044254
10044254
11044254
12054253
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20064549
21074548
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311104841

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:597:26
212.47:007:26
312.47:007:25
412.47:017:24
512.47:017:23
612.47:017:22
712.37:027:22
812.37:027:21
912.37:027:20
1012.37:037:19
1112.37:037:18
1212.27:047:17
1312.27:047:16
1412.27:047:16
1512.27:057:15
1612.17:057:14
1712.17:057:13
1812.17:067:12
1912.17:067:11
2012.17:067:10
2112.07:067:09
2212.07:077:08
2312.07:077:07
2412.07:077:06
2512.07:087:05
2611.97:087:05
2711.97:087:04
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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 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
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75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Santo Antônio do Amparo

In seasonPeak

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

Santo Antônio do Amparo's monsoon runs November–March, 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 Santo Antônio do Amparo?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Santo Antônio do Amparo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Santo Antônio do Amparo in March

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

In March, Santo Antônio do Amparo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santo Antônio do Amparo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santo Antônio do Amparo peaks around February 8 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 15Jun 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Santo Antônio do Amparo 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 Santo Antônio do Amparo is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1615 µg/m³Nov 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santo Antônio do Amparo?

Santo Antônio do Amparo sits at 20.9°S, 44.9°W, 1,013 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Bom Sucesso, 19 km away.

Topography around Santo Antônio do Amparo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santo Antônio do Amparo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo Antônio do Amparo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 957 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 858 m.

The land around Santo Antônio do Amparo is covered by grassland (48%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
386 m
80 km
858 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bom Sucesso 19 km · Perdões 24 km · Oliveira 29 km · Lavras 34 km · Campo Belo 38 km · Nepomuceno 46 km · Carmópolis de Minas 54 km · Itapecerica 57 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 Santo Antônio do Amparo (-20.9464°, -44.9189°, elevation 1,013 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).