Andalucía weather in March

In March, Andalucía sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 351 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Andalucía's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andalucía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
12th coldest
Rainfall
351 mm
29.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:15 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
90%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Andalucía is settlement in Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Andalucía reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12517
22517
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42517
52517
62517
72517
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102517
112517
122517
132517
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292517
302517
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Andalucía weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 17°32629.811.83.7
Feb25° / 17°32026.411.93.7
Mar25° / 17°35129.4123.7
Apr24° / 17°47228.912.13.6
May24° / 17°54930.312.23.5
Jun24° / 17°47729.612.23.5
Jul24° / 16°4283012.23.6
Aug24° / 16°35830.112.13.6
Sep24° / 16°38328.6123.6
Oct24° / 17°44329.911.93.6
Nov24° / 17°45428.511.83.7
Dec24° / 17°38329.611.83.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2496
3496
4496
5496
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Andalucía gets around 351 mm of rain over 29.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
195
295
395
495
595
695
795
895
995
1095
1195
1295
1394
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
2294
2394
2494
2594
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094
3195

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
105248
205248
305149
405149
505050
604951
704951
804852
904852
1004852
1104852
1204852
1314950
1414950
1515049
1615049
1715148
1815148
1915247
2015247
2115247
2205347
2305347
2405347
2505248
2605248
2705149
2804951
2904852
3004753
3104753

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
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274calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:206:15
211.96:206:15
311.96:206:15
411.96:206:15
511.96:196:15
611.96:196:15
711.96:196:15
811.96:186:15
911.96:186:15
1011.96:186:14
1112.06:176:14
1212.06:176:14
1312.06:166:14
1412.06:166:14
1512.06:166:14
1612.06:156:13
1712.06:156:13
1812.06:146:13
1912.06:146:13
2012.06:146:13
2112.06:136:13
2212.06:136:12
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:126:12
2512.06:116:12
2612.06:116:12
2712.06:106:11
2812.06:106:11
2912.06:106:11
3012.06:096:11
3112.06:096:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.28 kWh/m² to a high of 4.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 4.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
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204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Andalucía?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Andalucía.

What to pack for Andalucía in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Andalucía sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Andalucía in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Andalucía peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Dec 10UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Andalucía in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Andalucía is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1621 µg/m³Aug 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Andalucía?

Andalucía sits at 4.2°N, 76.2°W, 958 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Tuluá, 10 km away.

Topography around Andalucía

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Andalucía.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andalucía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 982 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,151 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,524 m.

The land around Andalucía is covered by grassland (48%), trees (27%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
1,151 m
80 km
4,524 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Tuluá 10 km · Roldanillo 27 km · Zarzal 27 km · Sevilla 28 km · Guadalajara de Buga 33 km · La Unión 41 km · Caicedonia 42 km · Darien 44 km

Colombia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,562
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
74%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 480
Religion
Roman Catholic 64%Protestant 17%none 14%atheist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Andalucía (4.1706°, -76.1664°, elevation 958 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).