São João do Soter weather in March

In March, São João do Soter sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 308 mm of rain across 28.3 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 31°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 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is São João do Soter's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São João do Soter's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 308 mm; 28.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:04 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

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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 São João do Soter reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

How March really feels in São João do Soter

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

São João do Soter 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 23°	240	25.3	12.3	2.7
Feb	31° / 23°	256	24.4	12.2	2.7
Mar	31° / 23°	308	28.3	12	2.6
Apr	31° / 23°	247	25.1	11.9	2.9
May	31° / 23°	116	15.2	11.8	3.8
Jun	32° / 23°	18	4.1	11.7	4.4
Jul	33° / 23°	8	1.5	11.7	4.3
Aug	34° / 23°	3	0.7	11.8	3.6
Sep	36° / 23°	8	1.4	12	2.8
Oct	36° / 24°	19	3.6	12.1	2.6
Nov	35° / 24°	60	8.7	12.2	2.8
Dec	33° / 24°	121	15.2	12.3	2.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	19	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17
Cloudier (%)	81	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	83

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

São João do Soter gets around 308 mm of rain over 28.3 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	91

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	66	65	65	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	58	57	57	56	55	54
Miserable (%)	34	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	43	43	44	45	46

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	55	45
31	54	46

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
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10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:05	6:12
2	12.1	6:05	6:11
3	12.1	6:05	6:11
4	12.1	6:05	6:11
5	12.1	6:05	6:10
6	12.1	6:05	6:10
7	12.1	6:05	6:10
8	12.1	6:05	6:09
9	12.1	6:05	6:09
10	12.1	6:05	6:08
11	12.1	6:05	6:08
12	12.1	6:04	6:08
13	12.0	6:04	6:07
14	12.0	6:04	6:07
15	12.0	6:04	6:06
16	12.0	6:04	6:06
17	12.0	6:04	6:06
18	12.0	6:04	6:05
19	12.0	6:03	6:05
20	12.0	6:03	6:04
21	12.0	6:03	6:04
22	12.0	6:03	6:03
23	12.0	6:03	6:03
24	12.0	6:03	6:02
25	12.0	6:02	6:02
26	12.0	6:02	6:01
27	12.0	6:02	6:01
28	12.0	6:02	6:00
29	12.0	6:02	6:00
30	12.0	6:02	6:00
31	12.0	6:01	5:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.7	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
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17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.4	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for São João do Soter

In seasonPeak

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

São João do Soter'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 São João do Soter?

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

2.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in São João do Soter.

What to pack for São João do Soter in March

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

In March, São João do Soter sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São João do Soter 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 João do Soter peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	15	15	13	11	10	10	10	12	12	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in São João do Soter 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 João do Soter is worst in October — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (May, 12 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	14	13	12	12	16	18	32	53	83	39	26
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	12	Good
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	53	Poor
Oct	83	Unhealthy
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is São João do Soter?

São João do Soter sits at 5.1°S, 43.8°W, 114 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Caxias, 58 km away.

Topography around São João do Soter

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of São João do Soter.

Within 3 km, the terrain around São João do Soter has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 132 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m.

The land around São João do Soter is covered by trees (64%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

68 m

trees 64%

16 km

184 m

trees 66%

80 km

268 m

trees 66%

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← February São João do Soter year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Caxias 58 km · Aldeias Altas 66 km · Dom Pedro 70 km · Codó 74 km · Presidente Dutra 78 km · Fortuna 79 km · Buriti Bravo 80 km · Matões 81 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

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 João do Soter (-5.1139°, -43.81°, elevation 114 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	55	45
31	54	46

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	23
23	31	23
24	31	23
25	31	23
26	31	23
27	31	23
28	31	23
29	31	23
30	31	23
31	31	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	15	85
9	14	86
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	12	88
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	13	87
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	16	84
31	17	83

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	89
4	89
5	89
6	89
7	90
8	90
9	90
10	90
11	91
12	91
13	91
14	92
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	92
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	93
23	93
24	93
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	91

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	60	40
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	60	40
22	60	40
23	60	40
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	58	42
27	57	43
28	57	43
29	56	44
30	55	45
31	54	46