Recife Weather in March
Recife in March
The short of it: Recife in March averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 138 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 23° · rain 138 mm · daylight 12 h 10 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Recife an average March high of 31°, a low of 23° and some 138 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 138 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 10 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Recife runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Olinda, 6 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
March in Recife, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 43 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OlindaPernambuco | 6 km NNE | 31° | 23° | 135 mm |
| CamaragibePernambuco | 12 km WNW | 30° | 22° | 121 mm |
| PaulistaPernambuco | 13 km N | 31° | 23° | 145 mm |
| Abreu e LimaPernambuco | 16 km N | 31° | 22° | 150 mm |
| Jaboatão dos GuararapesPernambuco | 16 km WSW | 30° | 22° | 105 mm |
| São Lourenço da MataPernambuco | 16 km WNW | 30° | 22° | 112 mm |
| MorenoPernambuco | 24 km WSW | 30° | 22° | 93 mm |
| IgarassuPernambuco | 25 km N | 31° | 22° | 156 mm |