as the last month during rio de janeiro's blistering summer, the weather in march tends to be very hot, with the average temperatures of 26 degrees, varying between an average high of 29 degrees, and an average low of 23 degrees .

to accompany this sweltering heat, there is an average of approximately 55.8 percent of daylight hours sunny, and 44.2 percent cloudy, which makes sunscreen an important addition to a march trip to rio.

throughout the summer period rio de janeiro is blasted with a number of heavy showers and thunderstorms, which makes them wetter months, even though the downpours are often short lived.