Florencia weather in March

In March, Florencia sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 193 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Florencia's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Florencia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:12 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
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 Florencia reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Florencia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Florencia weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°8614.111.94.0
Feb31° / 21°12516.111.93.6
Mar30° / 21°19324.1123.3
Apr29° / 21°23925.3123.3
May28° / 21°24425.912.13.8
Jun27° / 20°24024.312.14.1
Jul27° / 20°21222.912.14.5
Aug28° / 20°12117.812.14.8
Sep29° / 20°10818.2124.2
Oct30° / 20°16421.5123.6
Nov30° / 21°20224.911.93.2
Dec30° / 21°14221.211.93.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
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101486
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301288
311189

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Florencia gets around 193 mm of rain over 24.1 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 77% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
173
274
374
475
575
675
775
875
975
1075
1175
1275
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1476
1576
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1878
1978
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3081
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1143758
2143659
3143560
4043462
5043462
6043462
7043462
8043462
9043462
10043462
11033364
12033364
13033364
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17023266
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22013069
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27012970
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30012970
31002872

Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
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213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:176:15
212.06:166:15
312.06:166:14
412.06:166:14
512.06:166:14
612.06:156:14
712.06:156:14
812.06:156:14
912.06:156:13
1012.06:146:13
1112.06:146:13
1212.06:146:13
1312.06:136:12
1412.06:136:12
1512.06:136:12
1612.06:126:12
1712.06:126:11
1812.06:126:11
1912.06:116:11
2012.06:116:11
2112.06:116:10
2212.06:106:10
2312.06:106:10
2412.06:106:10
2512.06:096:09
2612.06:096:09
2712.06:096:09
2812.06:086:09
2912.06:086:08
3012.06:076:08
3112.06:076:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Florencia?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Florencia.

What to pack for Florencia in March

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

In March, Florencia sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Florencia in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks 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 Florencia peaks around February 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 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 12UV 15Aug 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Florencia 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 Florencia is worst in February — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1642 µg/m³Jul 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb45Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul11Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Florencia?

Florencia sits at 1.6°N, 75.6°W, 560 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is El Doncello, 36 km away.

Topography around Florencia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Florencia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 312 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,875 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,261 m.

The land around Florencia is covered by trees (51%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
1,875 m
80 km
3,261 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: El Doncello 36 km · Guadalupe 49 km · Pitalito 56 km · Puerto Rico 59 km · Tarqui 60 km · Garzón 65 km · Isnos 79 km · San Agustin 79 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 Florencia (1.6155°, -75.6041°, elevation 560 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).