Volta Redonda weather in March

In March, Volta Redonda sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 196 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 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 Volta Redonda's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Volta Redonda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
196 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:01 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Volta Redonda is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 13.5 µg/m³ · 2014

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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Volta Redonda reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Volta Redonda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Volta Redonda weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°28021.813.23.7
Feb30° / 21°20617.612.83.9
Mar29° / 20°19620.412.24.3
Apr27° / 18°891211.56.1
May25° / 16°498.510.97.1
Jun25° / 14°275.410.67.8
Jul24° / 14°285.310.88.0
Aug25° / 15°265.411.27.7
Sep26° / 16°631011.96.6
Oct27° / 18°11013.712.55.7
Nov27° / 19°20018.613.14.9
Dec29° / 20°24121.113.44.2

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
103961
113763
123763
133763
143664
153664
163565
173466
183466
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213466
223466
233565
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263664
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283763
293862
303862
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Volta Redonda gets around 196 mm of rain over 20.4 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 65% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
266
367
467
567
668
768
868
968
1068
1168
1268
1368
1468
1568
1668
1768
1867
1967
2066
2165
2265
2364
2463
2562
2661
2760
2859
2957
3056
3155

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1066331
2066331
3066331
4066331
5066331
6066331
7066331
8066331
9066331
10066331
11066430
12076330
13076429
14076429
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16086527
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18096526
190106525
200106525
210116524
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250136621
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270136720
280146719
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301156618
311156717

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
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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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 6:55 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:557:24
212.56:557:23
312.46:567:23
412.46:567:22
512.46:577:21
612.46:577:20
712.46:587:19
812.36:587:18
912.36:587:17
1012.36:597:17
1112.36:597:16
1212.27:007:15
1312.27:007:14
1412.27:007:13
1512.27:017:12
1612.27:017:11
1712.17:027:10
1812.17:027:09
1912.17:027:08
2012.17:037:07
2112.17:037:06
2212.07:037:05
2312.07:047:04
2412.07:047:03
2512.07:047:02
2611.97:057:01
2711.97:057:00
2811.97:066:59
2911.97:066:58
3011.87:066:57
3111.87:076:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Volta Redonda

In seasonPeak

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

Volta Redonda'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 Volta Redonda?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Volta Redonda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Volta Redonda in March

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

In March, Volta Redonda sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Volta Redonda in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Volta Redonda peaks around January 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Volta Redonda 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 Volta Redonda is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Volta Redonda's WHO annual average of 13.5 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1320 µg/m³Dec 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Volta Redonda?

Volta Redonda sits at 22.5°S, 44.1°W, 400 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Barra Mansa, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Volta Redonda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Volta Redonda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 408 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,761 m.

The land around Volta Redonda is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
419 m
80 km
2,761 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Barra Mansa 7.0 km · Pinheiral 11 km · Porto Real 22 km · Rio Claro 22 km · Piraí 24 km · Barra do Piraí 29 km · Resende 36 km · Mendes 38 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 Volta Redonda (-22.5231°, -44.1042°, elevation 400 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).