São Caetano de Odivelas weather in March

In March, São Caetano de Odivelas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 461 mm of rain across 30.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is São Caetano de Odivelas's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Caetano de Odivelas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
25°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
461 mm
30.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:22 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
86%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

São Caetano de Odivelas 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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in São Caetano de Odivelas reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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 São Caetano de Odivelas

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.

São Caetano de Odivelas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°26228.1123.5
Feb28° / 25°35827.1123.4
Mar28° / 25°46130.6123.3
Apr28° / 25°41229.5123.2
May28° / 25°28327.8123.4
Jun29° / 25°12823.5123.9
Jul29° / 25°8220.3124.5
Aug29° / 25°3310.7125.5
Sep30° / 26°133.6126.2
Oct30° / 26°123.3126.1
Nov30° / 26°235.8125.6
Dec29° / 25°9216.6124.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21189
31189
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

São Caetano de Odivelas gets around 461 mm of rain over 30.6 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 98% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18020
28020
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Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
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914light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:256:26
212.06:256:26
312.06:256:25
412.06:246:25
512.06:246:25
612.06:246:25
712.06:246:24
812.06:246:24
912.06:236:24
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1212.06:236:23
1312.06:226:23
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2012.06:206:21
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2712.06:186:18
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3112.06:176:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for São Caetano de Odivelas

In seasonPeak

In March, São Caetano de Odivelas sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

São Caetano de Odivelas's monsoon runs January–May, 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 São Caetano de Odivelas?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in São Caetano de Odivelas.

What to pack for São Caetano de Odivelas in March

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

In March, São Caetano de Odivelas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near São Caetano de Odivelas in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in São Caetano de Odivelas 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 São Caetano de Odivelas peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 24 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 24UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in São Caetano de Odivelas 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 São Caetano de Odivelas is worst in February — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 2023 µg/m³Jul 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug9Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is São Caetano de Odivelas?

São Caetano de Odivelas sits at 0.8°S, 48.0°W, 8 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Vigia, 18 km away.

Topography around São Caetano de Odivelas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São Caetano de Odivelas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Caetano de Odivelas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m.

The land around São Caetano de Odivelas is covered by mangroves (53%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (44%), water (28%) and mangroves (21%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
68 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Vigia 18 km · Curuçá 19 km · Marapanim 36 km · Santo Antônio do Tauá 46 km · Salvaterra 55 km · Soure 56 km · Santa Bárbara do Pará 61 km · Igarapé-Açu 61 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 São Caetano de Odivelas (-0.75°, -48.02°, elevation 8 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).