Portuguese Phrase
Em março costuma ventar bastante por aqui.
Meaning
The sentence states that, as a matter of habit, the wind is usually strong in March in the speaker’s locality. It conveys a typical weather pattern rather than a one‑off event.
When to use
Use this phrase when describing seasonal climate trends, giving travel advice, or answering a question about what the weather is like in March in your town or region.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Emmarçocostumaventarbastanteporaqui
Em (preposition of time)
‘Em’ introduces a specific time period; here it means ‘in’ (the month of March).
costumar (habitual verb)
‘Costumar’ expresses a regular habit or tendency. In the third‑person singular present it becomes ‘costuma’.
ventar (impersonal verb)
‘Ventar’ is an impersonal verb that only exists in the third person; it describes the wind itself, not a person.
bastante (adverb of intensity)
Used after a verb to mean ‘a lot’ or ‘very’. It intensifies the action of the verb.
por aqui (locative phrase)
Literally ‘around here’, it points to the speaker’s immediate area.
🗨In Conversation
Como está o tempo em março?
How’s the weather in March?
Em março costuma ventar bastante por aqui.
It usually gets very windy around here in March.
✕Common Mistakes
Em março costumam ventar bastante por aqui.
‘Costumam’ is third‑person plural; the subject here is impersonal (the wind), which requires singular ‘costuma’.
Em março costuma vento bastante por aqui.
‘Vento’ is a noun; the correct verb form is ‘ventar’. Using the noun creates an ungrammatical sentence.
Em março costuma sopra bastante por aqui.
While ‘soprar’ is correct, you need the impersonal construction ‘sopra’ with ‘há’ or ‘costuma’; ‘sopra’ alone needs a subject (e.g., ‘o vento sopra’).
↔Alternatives
Em março costuma fazer muito vento aqui.
In March it usually makes a lot of wind here.
Em março costuma haver muito vento por aqui.
In March there is usually a lot of wind around here.
Em março costuma soprar bastante vento por aqui.
In March it usually blows a lot of wind around here.
Cultural Tip
In most of Brazil, March marks the transition from summer to autumn. Coastal cities such as Rio de Janeiro and Salvador often experience stronger sea breezes during this month, so locals frequently comment on the wind. In the interior, the phrase can also hint at the start of the rainy season, when wind and rain often come together.