Flandes in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Flandes sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1537 mm of rain over about 83 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Flandes's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Flandes's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 29°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 1537 mm; 83 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 3.0; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Spring Summer Fall Winter

Temperature in Flandes in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in Flandes reaches about 29°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

Flandes 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	30° / 22°	125	16.5	11.8	4.1
Feb	30° / 22°	191	17.6	11.9	3.6
Mar	30° / 22°	322	25.1	12	3.1
Apr	29° / 22°	537	28	12.1	2.9
May	29° / 22°	679	30.3	12.2	2.9
Jun	28° / 21°	643	29.8	12.2	2.9
Jul	28° / 20°	530	30.5	12.2	3.0
Aug	29° / 21°	344	28.5	12.1	3.0
Sep	29° / 21°	288	26.3	12	3.1
Oct	29° / 21°	300	26.7	11.9	3.2
Nov	29° / 22°	253	23.9	11.8	3.5
Dec	29° / 22°	200	20.9	11.8	3.8

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

Flandes gets around 1537 mm of rain over 83 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 km/h across spring.

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.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Flandes

In seasonPeak

In spring, Flandes overlaps 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 spring a good time to visit Flandes?

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.

3.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Flandes.

What to pack for Flandes in Spring

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

In spring, Flandes sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 83 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Flandes in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	13	11	13	12	12	11	13	12	11	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Flandes 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	31	36	40	35	28	24	21	25	31	29	28	31
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	31	Moderate
Feb	36	Poor
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	35	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	31	Moderate

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

trees 33%

16 km

789 m

trees 46%

80 km

5,002 m

trees 55%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring 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

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.