Cota in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Cota sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 384 mm of rain over about 55 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Cota's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Cota's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 19°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Rainfall: 384 mm; 55 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 4.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Cota in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.

A typical spring day in Cota reaches about 19°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

Cota 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 9°	60	14.1	11.8	5.5
Feb	20° / 10°	84	15.2	11.8	5.1
Mar	19° / 10°	140	18.8	12	4.6
Apr	19° / 10°	148	19.8	12.1	4.3
May	18° / 10°	96	16.3	12.2	4.7
Jun	18° / 10°	39	10.3	12.3	5.3
Jul	18° / 9°	33	9.4	12.3	5.4
Aug	18° / 9°	24	7.3	12.2	5.9
Sep	19° / 9°	34	10.4	12	5.6
Oct	19° / 9°	100	17.9	11.9	4.7
Nov	19° / 9°	129	20.6	11.8	4.3
Dec	20° / 9°	78	15.8	11.7	5.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Cota gets around 384 mm of rain over 55 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Cota?

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.

4.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Cota for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cota in Spring

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

In spring, Cota sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 55 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Cota in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Cota 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	17	17	15	14	14	13	14	15	14	13	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Cota 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 Cota is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	34	38	43	38	31	26	23	27	33	32	32	34
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	34	Moderate
Feb	38	Poor
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	31	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cota?

Cota sits at 4.8°N, 74.1°W, 2,557 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Chía, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Cota

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cota has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m around an average of 2,611 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 697 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,785 m.

The land around Cota is covered by grassland (37%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

542 m

grassland 37%

16 km

697 m

grassland 39%

80 km

3,785 m

trees 59%

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Spring weather nearby: Chía 7.0 km · Bosconia 14 km · Cajicá 14 km · Funza 16 km · Mosquera 19 km · Madrid 20 km · Kennedy 22 km · Bogota 22 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

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 Cota (4.8094°, -74.098°, elevation 2,557 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.