Gigante weather in March

In March, Gigante sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 392 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Gigante's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gigante's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
392 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:12 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
87%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Gigante reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12415
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42415
52415
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92415
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112415
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222315
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Gigante weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°17917.411.95.5
Feb24° / 15°23219.311.95.0
Mar24° / 15°39226.1124.2
Apr23° / 15°41827.912.13.7
May23° / 15°33528.412.13.7
Jun22° / 14°25026.412.13.8
Jul22° / 14°23326.412.14.0
Aug23° / 14°18823.112.14.5
Sep24° / 14°21422.5124.7
Oct24° / 15°32625.111.94.3
Nov24° / 15°33825.911.94.1
Dec24° / 15°22621.211.95.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4991
5892
6892
7892
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18892
19892
20892
21793
22793
23793
24694
25694
26694
27694
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gigante gets around 392 mm of rain over 26.1 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 84% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
380
480
581
681
781
881
981
1082
1182
1282
1383
1483
1584
1684
1785
1885
1985
2086
2186
2286
2386
2486
2587
2687
2787
2887
2987
3087
3188

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
135542
235443
335443
435344
535344
635245
735245
835146
945046
1045047
1144947
1244948
1344848
1444849
1544749
1644749
1734749
1834750
1934750
2034750
2134750
2234750
2334750
2424751
2524751
2624751
2724751
2824751
2924850
3014752
3114752

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
13calm
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 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 6:14 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:176:14
212.06:176:14
312.06:166:14
412.06:166:14
512.06:166:13
612.06:166:13
712.06:156:13
812.06:156:13
912.06:156:13
1012.06:146:13
1112.06:146:12
1212.06:146:12
1312.06:136:12
1412.06:136:12
1512.06:136:12
1612.06:126:11
1712.06:126:11
1812.06:126:11
1912.06:116:11
2012.06:116:10
2112.06:106:10
2212.06:106:10
2312.06:106:10
2412.06:096:09
2512.06:096:09
2612.06:096:09
2712.06:086:09
2812.06:086:08
2912.06:076:08
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 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
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214.9Bright
224.9Bright
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244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Gigante?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Gigante for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gigante in March

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

In March, Gigante sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Gigante in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gigante peaks around February 16 at about 16 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 16UV 16Dec 14UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Gigante 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 Gigante is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1222 µg/m³Jul 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gigante?

Gigante sits at 2.4°N, 75.5°W, 808 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Garzón, 23 km away.

Topography around Gigante

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gigante has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m around an average of 887 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,700 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,116 m.

The land around Gigante is covered by grassland (63%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
486 m
16 km
2,700 m
80 km
5,116 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Garzón 23 km · La Plata 38 km · Campoalegre 41 km · Tarqui 43 km · Guadalupe 46 km · Rivera 54 km · Belalcázar 55 km · Neiva 67 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 Gigante (2.3868°, -75.5474°, elevation 808 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).