Flandes weather in March

In March, Flandes sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 322 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Flandes's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Flandes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
322 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:10 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
85%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Flandes reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13022
23022
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43022
53022
63022
73022
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93022
103022
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Flandes weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°12516.511.84.1
Feb30° / 22°19117.611.93.6
Mar30° / 22°32225.1123.1
Apr29° / 22°5372812.12.9
May29° / 22°67930.312.22.9
Jun28° / 21°64329.812.22.9
Jul28° / 20°53030.512.23.0
Aug29° / 21°34428.512.13.0
Sep29° / 21°28826.3123.1
Oct29° / 21°30026.711.93.2
Nov29° / 22°25323.911.83.5
Dec29° / 22°20020.911.83.8

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 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14892
15892
16892
17892
18892
19793
20793
21793
22793
23793
24793
25793
26694
27694
28694
29694
30694
31595

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Flandes gets around 322 mm of rain over 25.1 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 81% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
176
277
378
478
579
679
780
880
980
1080
1181
1281
1381
1481
1581
1681
1781
1881
1981
2081
2182
2282
2382
2482
2582
2683
2783
2883
2984
3084
3185

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1215812
2214822
3213823
4212833
5111853
6111853
7110863
8110854
919864
1019864
1118874
1218865
1318865
1418865
1517875
1617866
1717866
1817866
1917866
2007876
2107867
2206877
2306868
2406859
2505869
26058510
27048511
28048412
29038413
30038314
31028315

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 6:15 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:156:10
211.96:156:10
311.96:156:10
411.96:146:10
511.96:146:10
611.96:146:09
711.96:136:09
811.96:136:09
911.96:136:09
1011.96:126:09
1112.06:126:09
1212.06:116:09
1312.06:116:09
1412.06:116:08
1512.06:106:08
1612.06:106:08
1712.06:096:08
1812.06:096:08
1912.06:096:08
2012.06:086:07
2112.06:086:07
2212.06:076:07
2312.06:076:07
2412.06:066:07
2512.06:066:06
2612.06:066:06
2712.06:056:06
2812.06:056:06
2912.06:046:06
3012.06:046:05
3112.06:036:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
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244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Flandes

In seasonPeak

In March, Flandes sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Flandes's rainy season runs March–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Flandes?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Flandes.

What to pack for Flandes in March

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

In March, Flandes sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Flandes in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Flandes peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 17UV 14Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Flandes 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 Flandes is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1640 µg/m³Jul 1521 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr35Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Flandes?

Flandes sits at 4.3°N, 74.8°W, 285 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Girardot City, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Flandes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Flandes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,002 m.

The land around Flandes is covered by trees (33%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
789 m
80 km
5,002 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Girardot City 2.0 km · Espinal 17 km · Melgar 22 km · Payandé 31 km · Guamo 34 km · Ibagué 46 km · Rovira 47 km · Silvania 49 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 Flandes (4.29°, -74.8161°, elevation 285 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).