Turmalina weather in March

In March, Turmalina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 102 mm of rain across 12.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Turmalina's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turmalina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:57 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Turmalina 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Turmalina reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Turmalina weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°11812.312.94.6
Feb30° / 20°898.812.64.7
Mar30° / 20°10212.212.14.8
Apr29° / 19°437.811.65.8
May27° / 17°193.911.27.2
Jun26° / 15°71.7117.9
Jul26° / 15°51.511.18.0
Aug28° / 15°41.411.47.7
Sep30° / 17°153.311.96.1
Oct30° / 19°727.512.45.0
Nov29° / 20°15214.912.84.6
Dec29° / 20°17416.4134.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
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63961
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104060
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134159
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224555
234654
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284654
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304654
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Turmalina gets around 102 mm of rain over 12.2 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3132

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 61% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1335575
2335575
3334576
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28240553
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30240553
31240553

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
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:537:15
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312.36:547:14
412.36:547:13
512.36:547:12
612.36:557:12
712.36:557:11
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1412.26:577:06
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1912.16:587:02
2012.16:587:01
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Turmalina

In seasonPeak

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

Turmalina's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Turmalina?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Turmalina for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Turmalina in March

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

In March, Turmalina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Turmalina 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 Turmalina peaks around February 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Turmalina?

Turmalina sits at 17.3°S, 42.7°W, 721 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Minas Novas, 17 km away.

Topography around Turmalina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turmalina has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m around an average of 709 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 608 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,322 m.

The land around Turmalina is covered by grassland (35%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
304 m
16 km
608 m
80 km
1,322 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Minas Novas 17 km · Capelinha 51 km · Itamarandiba 65 km · Araçuaí 85 km · Malacacheta 93 km · Novo Cruzeiro 93 km · Caraí 110 km · Bocaiúva 117 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 Turmalina (-17.2856°, -42.73°, elevation 721 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).