Manzanares in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Manzanares sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 1113 mm of rain over about 80 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 12°C
Rainfall: 1113 mm; 80 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 3.8; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Manzanares in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical spring day in Manzanares reaches about 22°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

Manzanares 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	21° / 11°	146	15.4	11.7	5.5
Feb	22° / 12°	200	17.1	11.8	5.1
Mar	22° / 12°	323	24	12	4.3
Apr	21° / 12°	383	26.7	12.1	3.7
May	22° / 12°	407	29.5	12.2	3.4
Jun	22° / 12°	284	26.9	12.3	3.7
Jul	22° / 11°	221	25.3	12.3	4.1
Aug	23° / 11°	211	23.7	12.2	4.4
Sep	22° / 11°	304	25.5	12	4.0
Oct	21° / 12°	397	28.1	11.9	3.6
Nov	21° / 12°	376	26.9	11.8	3.7
Dec	21° / 12°	228	20.6	11.7	4.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Manzanares gets around 1113 mm of rain over 80 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — 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 18 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 4.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Manzanares?

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.

3.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manzanares.

What to pack for Manzanares in Spring

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

In spring, Manzanares sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 80 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Manzanares in Spring

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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 Manzanares peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 12 (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)	14	16	16	13	14	12	13	13	15	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Manzanares in Spring

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Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Manzanares is worst in March — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	26	31	27	23	21	20	23	24	21	20	21
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	26	Moderate
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	27	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	21	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Manzanares?

Manzanares sits at 5.3°N, 75.2°W, 1,867 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Padua, 13 km away.

Topography around Manzanares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manzanares has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 971 m around an average of 2,052 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,859 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,113 m.

The land around Manzanares is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (78%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

971 m

trees 63%

16 km

2,859 m

trees 78%

80 km

5,113 m

trees 67%

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Spring weather nearby: Padua 13 km · Fresno 17 km · San Sebastián de Mariquita 30 km · Líbano 38 km · Salamina 41 km · Neira 42 km · Manizales 44 km · Villamaría 46 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 Manzanares (5.254°, -75.154°, elevation 1,867 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.