Brades weather in March

In March, Brades sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 19 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Brades's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brades's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:22 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
30%
3rd clearest
Wind
26 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Brades is village and the de facto capital of the British overseas territory of Montserrat.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Brades reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Brades

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.

Brades weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°3511.711.17.1
Feb25° / 24°227.811.47.6
Mar26° / 24°197.211.97.8
Apr26° / 25°308.312.47.3
May27° / 26°5410.712.86.6
Jun27° / 26°4310.4136.4
Jul28° / 26°7115.312.95.9
Aug28° / 26°8816.612.65.6
Sep28° / 26°11617.212.15.1
Oct28° / 26°12117.711.65.4
Nov27° / 26°9715.911.25.8
Dec26° / 25°6014.7116.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Brades gets around 19 mm of rain over 7.2 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 26 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:336:11
211.76:326:12
311.76:316:12
411.76:316:12
511.76:306:13
611.76:296:13
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811.86:286:13
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1911.96:206:16
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2112.06:186:16
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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 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Brades

In seasonPeak

None of Brades's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Brades sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Brades's rainy season runs July–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Brades sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Brades?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Brades for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Brades in March

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

In March, Brades sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Brades in March

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Brades 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 Brades peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Brades 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 Brades is worst in June — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2226 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Brades?

Brades sits at 16.8°N, 62.2°W, 52 m above sea level, in Montserrat. The nearest listed city is Plymouth, 10 km away.

Plymouth

Topography around Brades

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brades has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m.

The land around Brades is covered by water (46%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, water (88%) within 16 km, and water (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
547 m
16 km
1,037 m
80 km
1,012 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Plymouth 10 km · Falmouth 53 km · English Harbour 53 km · St. John's 54 km · Sainte-Rose 75 km · Basseterre 78 km · Baie-Mahault 89 km · Petit-Bourg 94 km

Montserrat travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
230 V · 60 Hz
Religion
Protestant 71%Roman Catholic 11%none 8%other/not stated 5%

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 Brades (16.7918°, -62.2106°, elevation 52 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).