Caicedonia weather in March

In March, Caicedonia sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 510 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Caicedonia's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caicedonia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
10th coldest
Rainfall
510 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:14 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
90%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical March day in Caicedonia reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°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)
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Caicedonia weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11°33925.111.84.0
Feb20° / 11°37423.811.93.8
Mar20° / 12°51028.4123.5
Apr20° / 12°57428.412.13.3
May20° / 12°46027.312.23.6
Jun20° / 12°25920.712.24.3
Jul21° / 11°17317.312.24.9
Aug21° / 11°15315.812.15.1
Sep21° / 11°29822.5124.2
Oct20° / 11°49629.111.93.3
Nov20° / 12°58729.211.83.2
Dec20° / 11°44327.411.83.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14496
15496
16496
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18496
19496
20397
21397
22397
23397
24298
25298
26298
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Caicedonia gets around 510 mm of rain over 28.4 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 91% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
388
488
588
688
788
888
988
1088
1188
1289
1389
1489
1590
1690
1791
1891
1992
2093
2193
2294
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2495
2595
2695
2795
2896
2996
3096
3196

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
15842
25743
35743
45743
55644
65644
75545
85545
95446
105347
115248
125248
135149
145149
155050
165050
175050
184951
194951
204852
214852
224753
234753
244753
254654
264654
274555
284555
294456
304357
314258

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
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
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 6:19 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:196:14
211.96:196:14
311.96:196:14
411.96:186:14
511.96:186:14
611.96:186:13
711.96:176:13
811.96:176:13
911.96:176:13
1011.96:166:13
1112.06:166:13
1212.06:156:13
1312.06:156:13
1412.06:156:12
1512.06:146:12
1612.06:146:12
1712.06:136:12
1812.06:136:12
1912.06:136:12
2012.06:126:11
2112.06:126:11
2212.06:116:11
2312.06:116:11
2412.06:106:11
2512.06:106:10
2612.06:106:10
2712.06:096:10
2812.06:096:10
2912.06:086:10
3012.06:086:09
3112.06:076:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 4.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
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185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
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244.9Bright
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274.8Bright
284.8Bright
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304.8Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Caicedonia?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Caicedonia.

What to pack for Caicedonia in March

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

In March, Caicedonia sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Caicedonia in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks 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 Caicedonia peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 15Dec 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Caicedonia 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 Caicedonia is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1534 µg/m³Jul 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Caicedonia?

Caicedonia sits at 4.3°N, 75.8°W, 1,165 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Sevilla, 14 km away.

Topography around Caicedonia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caicedonia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 m around an average of 1,209 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,769 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,027 m.

The land around Caicedonia is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
574 m
16 km
1,769 m
80 km
5,027 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Sevilla 14 km · La Tebaida 14 km · Montenegro 27 km · Zarzal 28 km · Armenia 28 km · Calarcá 30 km · Quimbaya 33 km · Roldanillo 37 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 Caicedonia (4.3324°, -75.8267°, elevation 1,165 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).