Sumidouro weather in March

In March, Sumidouro sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 143 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 12.2 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 18% 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 Sumidouro's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sumidouro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:56 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

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 Sumidouro reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12819
22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
142819
152819
162819
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182819
192819
202719
212719
222719
232719
242719
252719
262719
272719
282719
292719
302718
312718

Sumidouro 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° / 20°24119.213.24.8
Feb28° / 19°14214.312.84.9
Mar28° / 19°14317.412.25.2
Apr26° / 17°6610.611.56.5
May24° / 15°437117.4
Jun23° / 14°19410.78.0
Jul23° / 13°234.410.88.0
Aug24° / 14°25511.28.0
Sep25° / 15°699.511.97.0
Oct26° / 17°11914.212.55.9
Nov26° / 18°21719.613.14.9
Dec27° / 19°25621.913.34.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
113862
123862
133862
143664
153664
163664
173565
183565
193664
203664
213664
223763
233862
243961
253961
264060
274060
284258
294357
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sumidouro gets around 143 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 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
155
256
356
457
557
657
757
858
958
1058
1159
1259
1359
1460
1560
1660
1760
1859
1959
2058
2157
2256
2355
2455
2554
2653
2752
2851
2950
3049
3149

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1019747
2019747
3018757
4018757
5018757
6018757
7018757
8018766
9018766
10018766
11018766
12018766
13018766
14118756
15118756
16119755
17119755
18120745
19120745
20221734
21222724
22223714
23223714
24324694
25325684
26325693
27326683
28427663
29428653
30429643
31529633

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:50 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:507:18
212.56:507:17
312.46:507:17
412.46:517:16
512.46:517:15
612.46:527:14
712.46:527:13
812.36:537:12
912.36:537:11
1012.36:537:11
1112.36:547:10
1212.26:547:09
1312.26:557:08
1412.26:557:07
1512.26:557:06
1612.26:567:05
1712.16:567:04
1812.16:567:03
1912.16:577:02
2012.16:577:01
2112.06:577:00
2212.06:586:59
2312.06:586:58
2412.06:586:57
2512.06:596:56
2611.96:596:55
2711.96:596:55
2811.97:006:54
2911.97:006:53
3011.97:006:52
3111.87:016:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sumidouro

In seasonPeak

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

Sumidouro's monsoon runs October–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 Sumidouro?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Sumidouro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sumidouro in March

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

In March, Sumidouro sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sumidouro 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 Sumidouro peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 24UV 15Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Sumidouro 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 Sumidouro is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1518 µg/m³Jan 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sumidouro?

Sumidouro sits at 22.0°S, 42.7°W, 366 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Carmo, 15 km away.

Topography around Sumidouro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sumidouro has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m around an average of 492 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,230 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,252 m.

The land around Sumidouro is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (49%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
658 m
16 km
1,230 m
80 km
2,252 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Carmo 15 km · Além Paraíba 18 km · Sapucaia 25 km · São José do Vale do Rio Preto 28 km · Bom Jardim 29 km · Nova Friburgo 30 km · Cordeiro 32 km · Cantagalo 33 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 Sumidouro (-22.0497°, -42.6747°, elevation 366 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).