Andalucía in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Andalucía sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 1371 mm of rain over about 89 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Andalucía's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Andalucía has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Andalucía's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
17°C
Rainfall
1371 mm
89 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.6
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Andalucía in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical spring day in Andalucía reaches about 24°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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Andalucía weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Andalucía gets around 1371 mm of rain over 89 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 3.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Andalucía?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Andalucía.

What to pack for Andalucía in Spring

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

In spring, Andalucía sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 89 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Andalucía in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 15 (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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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
Spring 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.