Duque de Caxias weather in March
In March, Duque de Caxias has daytime highs averaging 30 °C, nights around 23 °C, with 21 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 29.7°C Average high
- 22.6°C Average low
- 21days Wet days
- 214mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through March
How March develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 March | 30.5 °C | 23.0 °C | 65 % |
| 11–20 March | 29.9 °C | 22.8 °C | 69 % |
| 21–31 March | 29.0 °C | 22.1 °C | 65 % |
- Average highs fall from 30.5 °C early in March to 29.0 °C by the end of it.
What to expect
| Measure | Typical March | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 29 of 31 | 95 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 14 of 31 | 46 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 21 of 31 | 67 % |
Conditions in March
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 26 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 38 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 17 °C |
| Relative humidity | 82 % |
| Wind speed | 11 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 65 % |
March compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9 °C | 256 mm | 72 % |
| February | 31.4 °C | 192 mm | 63 % |
| March | 29.7 °C | 214 mm | 65 % |
| April | 28.1 °C | 103 mm | 55 % |
| May | 25.8 °C | 76 mm | 53 % |
See all twelve months for Duque de Caxias
- March is the 4th warmest month here.
- It is the 10th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 8th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 21 of 31 days — 67 % of the month.
- Nights are about 7.1 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest March day on record since 1991 reached 38 °C, 7.9 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsMarch in Duque de Caxias, answered
How warm is Duque de Caxias in March?
Daily highs average 30 °C and nights fall to about 23 °C, a spread of 7.1 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes March the 3rd warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Duque de Caxias in March?
March averages 214 mm of rain, spread over about 21 of the 31 days — 67 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 65 % of the sky.
How long are the days in March?
Duque de Caxias averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in March. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.