Bogota weather in March

In March, Bogota sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 132 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Bogota's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bogota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
6th warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:07 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
86%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Bogota is capital city of Colombia.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,863/km²
people per km²
Founded
1538

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 18°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bogota reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Bogota weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 6917.311.84.8
Feb18° / 8918.211.84.5
Mar18° / 10°13222.4124.0
Apr18° / 10°14021.512.13.9
May17° / 10°9118.112.24.3
Jun17° / 4312.512.34.6
Jul16° / 3711.712.24.7
Aug17° / 237.612.25.4
Sep18° / 3310.8125.4
Oct18° / 9918.811.94.4
Nov18° / 10°12722.211.84.0
Dec18° / 8319.311.74.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bogota gets around 132 mm of rain over 22.4 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 72% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
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569
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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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
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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 6:12 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:126:07
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311.96:126:07
411.96:116:07
511.96:116:06
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2012.06:056:04
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2712.06:026:03
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2912.06:016:03
3012.06:016:02
3112.06:006:02

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bogota?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bogota for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bogota in March

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

In March, Bogota sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bogota in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bogota peaks around February 21 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 17Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bogota 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 Bogota is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bogota's WHO annual average of 12.7 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1617 µg/m³Jul 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May12Good
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bogota?

Bogota sits at 4.6°N, 74.1°W, 2,582 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Kennedy, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Bogota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bogota has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 641 m around an average of 2,619 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,563 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,996 m.

The land around Bogota is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (38%), trees (32%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
641 m
16 km
1,563 m
80 km
3,996 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kennedy 7.0 km · Soacha 15 km · Funza 19 km · Mosquera 20 km · Cota 22 km · Sibaté 24 km · Madrid 24 km · Chía 28 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 Bogota (4.6097°, -74.0817°, elevation 2,582 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).