La Unión in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), La Unión sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 972 mm of rain over about 77 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels humid.

Spring is La Unión's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see La Unión's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
23°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
14°C
Rainfall
972 mm
77 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
4.1
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in La Unión in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.

A typical spring day in La Unión reaches about 23°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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La Unión 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
Jan23° / 14°16122.311.74.8
Feb23° / 14°19022.511.84.4
Mar23° / 14°30926.9124.1
Apr23° / 15°35225.512.14.0
May24° / 15°31124.812.34.3
Jun24° / 14°13016.912.35.3
Jul25° / 14°8511.812.36.1
Aug25° / 14°11113.112.25.8
Sep24° / 14°21621.6124.7
Oct23° / 14°3672811.93.8
Nov23° / 14°40228.811.73.6
Dec23° / 14°24324.511.74.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

La Unión gets around 972 mm of rain over 77 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 3 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 18 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 5.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit La Unión?

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.

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit La Unión for sightseeing.

What to pack for La Unión in Spring

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

In spring, La Unión sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 77 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in La Unión in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Unión peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 16Dec 13UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in La Unión 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 La Unión is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1631 µg/m³Oct 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Unión?

La Unión sits at 6.0°N, 75.4°W, 2,475 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is La Ceja, 10 km away.

Topography around La Unión

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Unión has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 2,485 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,898 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,673 m.

The land around La Unión is covered by grassland (68%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
274 m
16 km
1,898 m
80 km
3,673 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Spring weather nearby: La Ceja 10 km · Carmen de Viboral 12 km · Retiro 18 km · Rionegro 20 km · Santuario 21 km · Abejorral 22 km · Marinilla 22 km · Sonsón 30 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 La Unión (5.9743°, -75.3619°, elevation 2,475 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.