Granada in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Granada sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 665 mm of rain over about 66 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 32°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 30°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 665 mm; 66 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 3.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Granada in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Granada reaches about 30°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Granada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 82 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Granada 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	32° / 21°	33	5.2	11.8	4.3
Feb	33° / 22°	62	8	11.9	3.6
Mar	32° / 22°	162	16.1	12	3.5
Apr	30° / 22°	236	23.8	12.1	3.1
May	29° / 21°	267	25.9	12.2	3.3
Jun	28° / 21°	240	25.1	12.2	3.7
Jul	28° / 20°	230	23.6	12.2	4.1
Aug	29° / 21°	126	18.3	12.1	4.2
Sep	30° / 21°	120	19.2	12	3.7
Oct	30° / 21°	144	21	11.9	3.4
Nov	30° / 21°	142	19.7	11.8	3.5
Dec	31° / 21°	60	10.3	11.8	4.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Granada gets around 665 mm of rain over 66 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

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 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Granada

In seasonPeak

In spring, Granada overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Granada'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 Granada?

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.

3.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Granada.

What to pack for Granada in Spring

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

In spring, Granada sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 66 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Granada 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 Granada peaks around February 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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)	13	14	13	11	12	13	12	11	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Granada 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 Granada is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 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)	18	23	33	27	21	19	16	18	18	19	20	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Granada?

Granada sits at 3.5°N, 73.7°W, 336 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Martín, 17 km away.

Topography around Granada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Granada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,020 m.

The land around Granada is covered by grassland (50%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (48%) within 80 km.

3 km

51 m

grassland 50%

16 km

284 m

grassland 50%

80 km

4,020 m

trees 50%

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Spring weather nearby: San Martín 17 km · Acacías 49 km · Villavicencio 66 km · Restrepo 81 km · Puerto López 103 km · Fusagasugá 114 km · Silvania 122 km · Sibaté 122 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 Granada (3.5463°, -73.7069°, elevation 336 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.