Pacho weather in March

In March, Pacho sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 285 mm of rain across 29.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pacho's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pacho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
285 mm
29.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:07 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
86%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10
Founded
1604

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Pacho reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°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)
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Pacho weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 14°13824.211.74.4
Feb23° / 15°18023.811.84.1
Mar23° / 15°28529.2123.7
Apr23° / 16°38929.512.13.4
May23° / 16°39630.812.23.4
Jun23° / 15°30228.512.33.6
Jul23° / 15°27628.812.33.8
Aug23° / 15°27927.812.23.9
Sep23° / 15°34929123.6
Oct22° / 15°35030.711.93.4
Nov22° / 15°25329.311.83.5
Dec22° / 15°19126.511.74.1

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 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
13793
14793
15793
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18793
19793
20793
21793
22793
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24793
25694
26694
27694
28694
29694
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pacho gets around 285 mm of rain over 29.2 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 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
391
491
591
692
792
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1093
1193
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1795
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1995
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2796
2896
2996
3096
3196

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
12971
22971
32872
42872
52872
62773
72773
82773
92773
102773
112674
122674
132674
142674
152575
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202377
212278
222278
232179
242179
252080
262080
271981
281882
291882
301783
311783

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:136:07
211.96:136:07
311.96:126:07
411.96:126:07
511.96:126:06
611.96:116:06
711.96:116:06
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911.96:106:06
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1312.06:096:06
1412.06:086:06
1512.06:086:05
1612.06:076:05
1712.06:076:05
1812.06:066:05
1912.06:066:05
2012.06:066:05
2112.06:056:04
2212.06:056:04
2312.06:046:04
2412.06:046:04
2512.06:036:04
2612.06:036:04
2712.06:026:03
2812.06:026:03
2912.06:016:03
3012.06:016:03
3112.06:006:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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95.5Bright
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155.5Bright
165.4Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
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295.3Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Pacho?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pacho.

What to pack for Pacho in March

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

In March, Pacho sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Pacho in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pacho peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 14UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pacho 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 Pacho is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1834 µg/m³Jul 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pacho?

Pacho sits at 5.1°N, 74.2°W, 1,783 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Zipaquirá, 21 km away.

Topography around Pacho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pacho has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 853 m around an average of 1,934 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,762 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,668 m.

The land around Pacho is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (45%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
853 m
16 km
2,762 m
80 km
3,668 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Zipaquirá 21 km · Cajicá 28 km · La Mesa 31 km · Chía 32 km · Tocancipá 33 km · Bosconia 37 km · Cota 37 km · Villeta 37 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 Pacho (5.1328°, -74.1598°, elevation 1,783 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).