Belém in March

Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–May (heavy rain); Círio de Nazaré week in October (crowds, high prices).

March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatInside Belém's best window: Jun–Nov (drier, brief afternoon showers).
• JulyGreatInside Belém's best window: Jun–Nov (drier, brief afternoon showers).
• AugustGreatInside Belém's best window: Jun–Nov (drier, brief afternoon showers).
• SeptemberGreatInside Belém's best window: Jun–Nov (drier, brief afternoon showers).

• BelémHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 26 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 26 days
• Amazon, Brazil · Manaus, Amazon lodges, Belémrainy

  Hot and humid all year; high water around May–July lets canoes enter flooded forest; low water August–November exposes beaches. Fire smoke can haze the sky in September–October.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Carnival big impact

  5–10 Feb 2027 (moves yearly) · Brazil

  Rio Sambadrome parades, street blocos; Salvador and Olinda street Carnival; many businesses shut.

Crowds · Brazil overall

Medium

Prices · Brazil overall

Medium

Brazil overall: Post-Carnival lull; still hot; Amazon rising, Pantanal flooded.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Belém, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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