Florencia in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Florencia sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 675 mm of rain over about 75 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 30°C in early March to 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
29°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
675 mm
75 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
3.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Florencia in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 30°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Florencia reaches about 29°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How spring really feels in Florencia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 41 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
41
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Florencia 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.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Florencia gets around 675 mm of rain over 75 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 3 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early March to 12 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

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.

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Florencia?

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.

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Florencia.

What to pack for Florencia in Spring

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

In spring, Florencia sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 75 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Florencia in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 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 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 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
Spring 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.