Serra Preta weather in March

In March, Serra Preta sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 62 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Serra Preta's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Serra Preta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 62 mm; 12.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:44 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; 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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Serra Preta reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than 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)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
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	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

How March really feels in Serra Preta

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.

Serra Preta weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	64	10.2	12.6	3.7
Feb	33° / 23°	44	10	12.4	3.5
Mar	33° / 23°	62	12.6	12.1	3.5
Apr	31° / 22°	51	14.8	11.7	4.0
May	29° / 21°	50	14.1	11.4	5.1
Jun	27° / 20°	49	15.6	11.3	5.7
Jul	27° / 19°	41	15.2	11.4	5.9
Aug	27° / 19°	36	14	11.6	5.9
Sep	29° / 20°	26	9.6	11.9	5.5
Oct	31° / 21°	28	7.8	12.3	4.7
Nov	32° / 22°	52	8.5	12.6	4.1
Dec	32° / 22°	49	8.4	12.7	3.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	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 (%)	56	56	56	57	57	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	56	57	58	57	58	58	58	59	59	58
Cloudier (%)	44	44	44	43	43	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	44	43	44	43	42	43	42	42	42	41	41	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Serra Preta gets around 62 mm of rain over 12.6 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 40% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	46	46	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	37
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	39
17	39
18	40
19	40
20	41
21	42
22	43
23	44
24	44
25	45
26	45
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46
31	46

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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
Muggy (%)	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25
Oppressive (%)	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	62	62	63	64	64	65	66	67	68	68	69	70	71	72	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	75

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
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5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
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20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:40 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)	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:45
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:43	5:58
2	12.2	5:43	5:58
3	12.2	5:43	5:57
4	12.2	5:43	5:57
5	12.2	5:44	5:56
6	12.2	5:44	5:56
7	12.2	5:44	5:55
8	12.2	5:44	5:54
9	12.2	5:44	5:54
10	12.2	5:44	5:53
11	12.1	5:44	5:53
12	12.1	5:44	5:52
13	12.1	5:44	5:51
14	12.1	5:44	5:51
15	12.1	5:44	5:50
16	12.1	5:44	5:50
17	12.1	5:45	5:49
18	12.1	5:45	5:48
19	12.0	5:45	5:48
20	12.0	5:45	5:47
21	12.0	5:45	5:46
22	12.0	5:45	5:46
23	12.0	5:45	5:45
24	12.0	5:45	5:44
25	12.0	5:45	5:44
26	12.0	5:45	5:43
27	12.0	5:45	5:42
28	11.9	5:45	5:42
29	11.9	5:45	5:41
30	11.9	5:45	5:40
31	11.9	5:45	5:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
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	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Serra Preta?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Serra Preta.

What to pack for Serra Preta in March

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

In March, Serra Preta sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Serra Preta in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Serra Preta peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (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)	14	15	14	12	9	9	9	10	11	12	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Serra Preta?

Serra Preta sits at 12.2°S, 39.3°W, 285 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Santo Estêvão, 31 km away.

Topography around Serra Preta

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Serra Preta.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Serra Preta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m around an average of 330 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 818 m.

The land around Serra Preta is covered by grassland (51%) and trees (45%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

379 m

grassland 51%

16 km

487 m

grassland 77%

80 km

818 m

grassland 81%

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← February Serra Preta year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Santo Estêvão 31 km · Rafael Jambeiro 33 km · Riachão do Jacuípe 40 km · Feira de Santana 41 km · Ipirá 44 km · Cabaceiras do Paraguaçu 44 km · Santa Bárbara 45 km · São Gonçalo dos Campos 51 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 Serra Preta (-12.1603°, -39.3317°, elevation 285 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	37
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	39
17	39
18	40
19	40
20	41
21	42
22	43
23	44
24	44
25	45
26	45
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46
31	46

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	37
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	39
17	39
18	40
19	40
20	41
21	42
22	43
23	44
24	44
25	45
26	45
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46
31	46

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	23
2	33	23
3	33	23
4	33	23
5	33	23
6	33	23
7	33	23
8	33	23
9	33	23
10	33	23
11	33	23
12	33	23
13	33	23
14	33	23
15	33	23
16	33	23
17	33	23
18	33	23
19	32	23
20	32	23
21	32	23
22	32	23
23	32	23
24	32	23
25	32	23
26	32	23
27	32	23
28	32	23
29	32	23
30	32	23
31	32	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	57	43
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	57	43
26	58	42
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	59	41
30	59	41
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	36
8	36
9	37
10	37
11	37
12	38
13	38
14	38
15	38
16	39
17	39
18	40
19	40
20	41
21	42
22	43
23	44
24	44
25	45
26	45
27	46
28	46
29	46
30	46
31	46

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	38	62
2	38	62
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	38	62
9	38	62
10	37	63
11	36	64
12	36	64
13	35	65
14	34	66
15	33	67
16	32	68
17	32	68
18	31	69
19	30	70
20	29	71
21	28	72
22	27	73
23	27	73
24	26	74
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	25	75
28	25	75
29	25	75
30	25	75
31	25	75