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Rio de Janeiro in March: every year compared

In March, Rio de Janeiro averages highs of 31.1 °C and lows of 23.2 °C, with 216 mm of precipitation. The warmest March was 2002 (28.3 °C), the coldest 1948 (23.6 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 31.1 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 23.2 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 216 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 21

Day by day through March

Normal high and low for each day of March in Rio de Janeiro.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every March in Rio de Janeiro, ranked

86 months of March since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 13 of 86 (+0.4 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 27.1 °C · +0.4 °C vs normal · rank 13 of 86

Warmest years

1200228.3 °C
2198028.0 °C
3200728.0 °C
4202227.7 °C
5200127.6 °C

Coldest years

1194823.6 °C
2194723.9 °C
3196524.2 °C
4196024.2 °C
5195924.6 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	27.1 °C	31.7 °C	23.5 °C	101 mm	25 days	18 days
2024	27.0 °C	31.1 °C	23.9 °C	238 mm	19 days	21 days
2023	27.1 °C	32.1 °C	23.1 °C	108 mm	28 days	15 days
2022	27.7 °C	33.3 °C	23.1 °C	112 mm	25 days	9 days
2021	27.1 °C	32.6 °C	23.0 °C	114 mm	26 days	15 days
2020	25.0 °C	29.1 °C	21.5 °C	174 mm	11 days	20 days
2019	27.3 °C	31.6 °C	23.9 °C	208 mm	24 days	21 days
2018	27.6 °C	32.0 °C	24.3 °C	229 mm	26 days	21 days
2017	26.3 °C	30.9 °C	22.8 °C	243 mm	17 days	21 days
2016	27.3 °C	31.8 °C	23.9 °C	156 mm	28 days	21 days
2015	26.5 °C	30.6 °C	23.2 °C	251 mm	19 days	23 days
2014	26.9 °C	31.6 °C	23.0 °C	156 mm	23 days	16 days
2013	26.2 °C	30.5 °C	23.1 °C	260 mm	17 days	27 days
2012	26.2 °C	31.0 °C	22.4 °C	197 mm	20 days	20 days
2011	25.5 °C	29.1 °C	22.9 °C	287 mm	9 days	27 days
2010	27.1 °C	32.0 °C	23.6 °C	225 mm	21 days	21 days
2009	26.6 °C	31.0 °C	23.2 °C	232 mm	15 days	20 days
2008	26.1 °C	30.7 °C	22.6 °C	236 mm	19 days	25 days
2007	28.0 °C	33.7 °C	23.6 °C	90 mm	29 days	12 days
2006	27.1 °C	31.3 °C	24.0 °C	135 mm	21 days	22 days
2005	26.8 °C	30.9 °C	23.9 °C	420 mm	20 days	19 days
2004	25.6 °C	30.2 °C	22.2 °C	139 mm	16 days	20 days
2003	27.0 °C	31.5 °C	23.8 °C	191 mm	20 days	24 days
2002	28.3 °C	33.7 °C	24.0 °C	78 mm	29 days	13 days
2001	27.6 °C	32.8 °C	23.4 °C	211 mm	27 days	19 days
2000	25.7 °C	29.8 °C	22.3 °C	248 mm	13 days	19 days
1999	26.3 °C	30.3 °C	23.0 °C	201 mm	13 days	25 days
1998	27.4 °C	32.0 °C	23.9 °C	129 mm	24 days	18 days
1997	25.4 °C	29.5 °C	21.6 °C	177 mm	12 days	19 days
1996	26.6 °C	30.8 °C	23.5 °C	285 mm	21 days	26 days
1995	26.6 °C	31.6 °C	23.0 °C	158 mm	21 days	20 days
1994	26.1 °C	29.9 °C	23.3 °C	577 mm	17 days	25 days
1993	27.0 °C	31.3 °C	24.0 °C	220 mm	21 days	25 days
1992	27.3 °C	32.4 °C	23.2 °C	80 mm	28 days	17 days
1991	26.2 °C	29.8 °C	23.4 °C	283 mm	17 days	24 days
1990	27.5 °C	31.5 °C	24.4 °C	185 mm	24 days	18 days
1989	26.7 °C	30.4 °C	23.8 °C	188 mm	20 days	20 days
1988	26.4 °C	30.4 °C	23.1 °C	161 mm	18 days	14 days
1987	25.7 °C	29.4 °C	22.9 °C	130 mm	14 days	16 days
1986	26.7 °C	30.4 °C	23.8 °C	236 mm	18 days	20 days
1985	26.8 °C	30.6 °C	24.1 °C	253 mm	21 days	21 days
1984	26.3 °C	30.3 °C	23.2 °C	201 mm	20 days	18 days
1983	26.2 °C	29.8 °C	23.3 °C	304 mm	15 days	22 days
1982	25.3 °C	28.4 °C	23.0 °C	336 mm	3 days	29 days
1981	26.1 °C	30.1 °C	22.9 °C	227 mm	15 days	21 days
1980	28.0 °C	33.2 °C	23.5 °C	97 mm	29 days	10 days
1979	24.9 °C	29.3 °C	21.3 °C	191 mm	9 days	23 days
1978	26.5 °C	31.1 °C	22.8 °C	296 mm	23 days	12 days
1977	27.3 °C	31.9 °C	24.0 °C	150 mm	25 days	23 days
1976	25.9 °C	30.0 °C	22.6 °C	204 mm	18 days	20 days
1975	26.5 °C	30.9 °C	22.8 °C	84 mm	20 days	16 days
1974	26.6 °C	30.8 °C	23.4 °C	170 mm	21 days	19 days
1973	25.8 °C	29.3 °C	23.0 °C	336 mm	11 days	22 days
1972	26.8 °C	31.0 °C	23.4 °C	299 mm	24 days	21 days
1971	27.0 °C	31.3 °C	23.7 °C	136 mm	21 days	23 days
1970	26.7 °C	31.2 °C	23.0 °C	76 mm	21 days	15 days
1969	26.1 °C	30.2 °C	22.8 °C	220 mm	16 days	23 days
1968	25.1 °C	29.4 °C	21.8 °C	215 mm	14 days	22 days
1967	25.8 °C	29.7 °C	22.7 °C	324 mm	15 days	24 days
1966	25.6 °C	29.6 °C	22.3 °C	321 mm	18 days	19 days
1965	24.2 °C	27.6 °C	21.6 °C	344 mm	7 days	25 days
1964	24.8 °C	29.2 °C	21.4 °C	176 mm	16 days	15 days
1963	26.4 °C	31.1 °C	22.9 °C	168 mm	22 days	17 days
1962	25.5 °C	30.1 °C	22.3 °C	137 mm	17 days	20 days
1961	25.1 °C	28.8 °C	22.3 °C	321 mm	13 days	25 days
1960	24.2 °C	27.9 °C	21.8 °C	399 mm	5 days	31 days
1959	24.6 °C	28.3 °C	22.0 °C	330 mm	9 days	28 days
1958	24.8 °C	29.1 °C	21.6 °C	350 mm	11 days	20 days
1957	24.8 °C	28.9 °C	22.0 °C	301 mm	11 days	26 days
1956	25.6 °C	30.2 °C	22.4 °C	186 mm	19 days	20 days
1955	26.3 °C	31.3 °C	22.5 °C	87 mm	23 days	13 days
1954	25.5 °C	29.5 °C	22.6 °C	577 mm	14 days	28 days
1953	26.3 °C	31.0 °C	23.0 °C	129 mm	20 days	21 days
1952	25.6 °C	29.8 °C	22.7 °C	199 mm	17 days	21 days
1951	25.6 °C	29.8 °C	22.9 °C	234 mm	16 days	24 days
1950	25.5 °C	29.8 °C	22.4 °C	209 mm	18 days	19 days
1949	26.0 °C	30.3 °C	23.1 °C	196 mm	16 days	25 days
1948	23.6 °C	27.3 °C	20.8 °C	190 mm	4 days	20 days
1947	23.9 °C	27.4 °C	21.2 °C	362 mm	5 days	22 days
1946	26.3 °C	30.9 °C	23.5 °C	302 mm	22 days	25 days
1945	25.1 °C	29.1 °C	22.5 °C	199 mm	9 days	26 days
1944	25.2 °C	29.1 °C	22.0 °C	341 mm	10 days	28 days
1943	24.7 °C	29.2 °C	21.7 °C	164 mm	10 days	25 days
1942	26.2 °C	31.2 °C	22.5 °C	100 mm	23 days	17 days
1941	24.8 °C	28.4 °C	22.1 °C	367 mm	8 days	24 days
1940	25.2 °C	28.8 °C	22.1 °C	344 mm	10 days	27 days

March records

Hottest day

38.4 °C

March 14, 2010 estimate

Coldest night

17.0 °C

March 28, 1979 estimate

Wettest day

187 mm

March 11, 1954 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Rio de Janeiro in March?

Highs average 31.1 °C and lows 23.2 °C. A typical March brings 20 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Rio de Janeiro in March?

About 216 mm falls in March, over some 21 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest March was 1954 (577 mm), the driest 1970 (76 mm).

What was the warmest March in Rio de Janeiro?

2002, with a mean temperature of 28.3 °C. The coldest was 1948 (23.6 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 13 of 86.