Guadalajara de Buga in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Guadalajara de Buga sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 3086 mm of rain over about 91 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels humid.

Spring is Guadalajara de Buga's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Guadalajara de Buga has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Guadalajara de Buga's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
16°C
Rainfall
3086 mm
91 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
3.5
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Guadalajara de Buga in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical spring day in Guadalajara de Buga reaches about 24°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

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Guadalajara de Buga 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
Jan24° / 15°79730.611.83.5
Feb24° / 15°80627.211.93.6
Mar24° / 16°85830.2123.6
Apr24° / 16°102329.512.13.5
May24° / 16°120530.812.23.4
Jun23° / 15°12383012.23.4
Jul23° / 15°12103112.23.4
Aug24° / 15°11003112.13.4
Sep23° / 15°99130123.4
Oct23° / 15°87830.411.93.5
Nov23° / 16°82529.211.83.5
Dec23° / 15°85630.511.83.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Guadalajara de Buga gets around 3086 mm of rain over 91 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 humid — 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 5 km/h across spring.

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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.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Guadalajara de Buga?

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
2nd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guadalajara de Buga.

What to pack for Guadalajara de Buga in Spring

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

In spring, Guadalajara de Buga sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 91 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Guadalajara de Buga in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Guadalajara de Buga peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 at about 12 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Aug 11UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Guadalajara de Buga 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 Guadalajara de Buga is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1721 µg/m³Nov 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guadalajara de Buga?

Guadalajara de Buga sits at 3.9°N, 76.3°W, 979 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Guacarí, 16 km away.

Topography around Guadalajara de Buga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guadalajara de Buga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 323 m around an average of 999 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,847 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,538 m.

The land around Guadalajara de Buga is covered by trees (41%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
323 m
16 km
1,847 m
80 km
4,538 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Guacarí 16 km · Darien 21 km · Tuluá 23 km · El Cerrito 24 km · Andalucía 33 km · Palmira 40 km · Yumbo 41 km · Pradera 54 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 Guadalajara de Buga (3.9009°, -76.2978°, elevation 979 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.