São Joaquim de Bicas weather in March

In March, São Joaquim de Bicas sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 156 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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 22% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is São Joaquim de Bicas's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see São Joaquim de Bicas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:02 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

São Joaquim de Bicas 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 Joaquim de Bicas reaches about 28°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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62819
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302718
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São Joaquim de Bicas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°23418.313.14.9
Feb28° / 19°13112.812.75.1
Mar28° / 18°15616.312.15.4
Apr27° / 17°629.411.66.7
May25° / 14°375.211.17.7
Jun25° / 13°111.810.88.5
Jul25° / 12°60.910.98.8
Aug26° / 13°122.211.38.3
Sep28° / 16°56711.97.0
Oct28° / 18°9611.912.55.8
Nov27° / 18°20518.6134.9
Dec27° / 19°2712213.24.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
54159
64159
74258
84159
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154159
164258
174258
184258
194159
204159
214258
224258
234357
244357
254456
264555
274555
284753
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

São Joaquim de Bicas gets around 156 mm of rain over 16.3 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 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
354
454
554
655
755
855
955
1055
1155
1255
1355
1455
1556
1655
1755
1855
1954
2054
2153
2252
2351
2450
2549
2649
2748
2847
2946
3045
3145

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1043957
2043858
3043759
4043660
5043660
6043660
7043660
8043660
9043660
10033661
11033661
12033661
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16033760
17043759
18043858
19043957
20044056
21044155
22044254
23044353
24054451
25054451
26054549
27054549
28164648
29164647
30164746
31164745

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

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 24 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 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:577:23
212.46:587:22
312.46:587:22
412.46:597:21
512.46:597:20
612.36:597:19
712.37:007:19
812.37:007:18
912.37:007:17
1012.37:017:16
1112.27:017:15
1212.27:017:14
1312.27:027:14
1412.27:027:13
1512.27:027:12
1612.17:027:11
1712.17:037:10
1812.17:037:09
1912.17:037:08
2012.17:047:07
2112.07:047:07
2212.07:047:06
2312.07:047:05
2412.07:057:04
2512.07:057:03
2611.97:057:02
2711.97:067:01
2811.97:067:00
2911.97:066:59
3011.97:066:58
3111.87:076:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
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135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for São Joaquim de Bicas

In seasonPeak

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

São Joaquim de Bicas'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 São Joaquim de Bicas?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit São Joaquim de Bicas for sightseeing.

What to pack for São Joaquim de Bicas in March

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

In March, São Joaquim de Bicas sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in São Joaquim de Bicas 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 São Joaquim de Bicas peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 highExtremeJan 20UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in São Joaquim de Bicas 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 Joaquim de Bicas is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1526 µg/m³Jan 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is São Joaquim de Bicas?

São Joaquim de Bicas sits at 20.0°S, 44.3°W, 756 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Igarapé, 4.0 km away.

Topography around São Joaquim de Bicas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around São Joaquim de Bicas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 772 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,276 m.

The land around São Joaquim de Bicas is covered by trees (44%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
696 m
80 km
1,276 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Igarapé 4.0 km · Mário Campos 9.0 km · Betim 12 km · Juatuba 13 km · Brumadinho 13 km · Sarzedo 14 km · Mateus Leme 18 km · Ibirité 23 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 Joaquim de Bicas (-20.0492°, -44.2739°, elevation 756 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).