Petrópolis Weather in March
Petrópolis in March
The short of it: Petrópolis in March averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 246 mm (9.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 16° · rain 246 mm · daylight 12 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Petrópolis an average March high of 26°, a low of 16° and some 246 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 246 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 17 min in mid-March, 36 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Petrópolis runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Guapimirim, 21 km to the E, is 4° warmer by day.
March in Petrópolis, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 15 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GuapimirimRio de Janeiro | 21 km E | 30° | 20° | 220 mm |
| MagéRio de Janeiro | 22 km SE | 31° | 20° | 206 mm |
| TeresópolisRio de Janeiro | 23 km ENE | 25° | 15° | 222 mm |
| São PedroRio de Janeiro | 24 km ENE | 25° | 15° | 222 mm |
| Paty do AlferesRio de Janeiro | 26 km WNW | 27° | 17° | 207 mm |
| Miguel PereiraRio de Janeiro | 30 km W | 27° | 16° | 203 mm |
| ArealRio de Janeiro | 31 km NNE | 28° | 17° | 203 mm |
| FreguesiaRio de Janeiro | 32 km S | 31° | 21° | 182 mm |