Visconde do Rio Branco weather in March

In March, Visconde do Rio Branco sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 173 mm of rain across 18 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 15% 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 Visconde do Rio Branco's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Visconde do Rio Branco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
173 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:57 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
68%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Visconde do Rio Branco 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 Visconde do Rio Branco 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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Visconde do Rio Branco 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
Jan29° / 20°2361913.14.3
Feb29° / 20°14814.512.74.5
Mar28° / 19°1731812.14.8
Apr27° / 18°8211.611.56.3
May25° / 15°416.8117.4
Jun24° / 14°153.410.78.2
Jul24° / 13°153.710.98.2
Aug25° / 14°213.911.38.0
Sep26° / 16°668.311.96.9
Oct27° / 18°11412.812.55.9
Nov27° / 19°23919.1134.9
Dec28° / 20°26121.113.34.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63763
73664
83664
93763
103664
113664
123664
133763
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213763
223763
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243961
253961
264060
274159
284258
294258
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Visconde do Rio Branco gets around 173 mm of rain over 18 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 57% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
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359
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561
661
761
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961
1061
1161
1261
1361
1461
1560
1660
1759
1858
1958
2057
2156
2255
2355
2454
2554
2653
2752
2851
2951
3050
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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11107811
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31107712
4197812
5197812
6197812
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81107712
91107712
100107713
110117712
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180147511
191157410
201167310
21116749
22117739
23118738
24118738
25219727
26219727
27220717
28220726
29321706
30321706
31322705

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:51 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:517:18
212.46:517:17
312.46:527:17
412.46:527:16
512.46:537:15
612.46:537:14
712.36:537:13
812.36:547:13
912.36:547:12
1012.36:547:11
1112.36:557:10
1212.26:557:09
1312.26:567:08
1412.26:567:07
1512.26:567:06
1612.16:577:06
1712.16:577:05
1812.16:577:04
1912.16:577:03
2012.16:587:02
2112.06:587:01
2212.06:587:00
2312.06:596:59
2412.06:596:58
2512.06:596:57
2611.97:006:56
2711.97:006:55
2811.97:006:54
2911.97:016:53
3011.97:016:52
3111.87:016:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.4Bright
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115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
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185.0Bright
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204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
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244.8Bright
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274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Visconde do Rio Branco

In seasonPeak

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

Visconde do Rio Branco'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 Visconde do Rio Branco?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Visconde do Rio Branco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Visconde do Rio Branco in March

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

In March, Visconde do Rio Branco sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Visconde do Rio Branco 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 Visconde do Rio Branco peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15Jun 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Visconde do Rio Branco 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 Visconde do Rio Branco is worst in September — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (March, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1715 µg/m³Mar 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Visconde do Rio Branco?

Visconde do Rio Branco sits at 21.0°S, 42.8°W, 343 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Ubá, 16 km away.

Topography around Visconde do Rio Branco

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Visconde do Rio Branco.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Visconde do Rio Branco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 375 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,843 m.

The land around Visconde do Rio Branco is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
644 m
80 km
1,843 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ubá 16 km · Tocantins 26 km · Ervália 27 km · Viçosa 29 km · Cataguases 45 km · Rio Pomba 46 km · Muriaé 51 km · Piranga 60 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 Visconde do Rio Branco (-21.0103°, -42.8406°, elevation 343 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).