Padua weather in March

In March, Padua sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 323 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Padua's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Padua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 323 mm; 24 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:11 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical March day in Padua reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
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10	22	12
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12	22	12
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15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	12
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	22	12
29	22	12
30	22	12
31	22	12

Padua weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	8	8	8	8	6
Cloudier (%)	86	86	87	87	87	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	91	90	91	92	92	92	92	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	6	94

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Padua gets around 323 mm of rain over 24 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 77% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	71	72	72	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	72
4	73
5	74
6	74
7	75
8	75
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	77
13	77
14	78
15	78
16	78
17	78
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	80
24	80
25	80
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	61
Comfortable (%)	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	61	39

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
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27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:17 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:17	6:11
2	11.9	6:17	6:11
3	11.9	6:16	6:11
4	11.9	6:16	6:10
5	11.9	6:16	6:10
6	11.9	6:15	6:10
7	11.9	6:15	6:10
8	11.9	6:15	6:10
9	11.9	6:14	6:10
10	11.9	6:14	6:10
11	11.9	6:13	6:10
12	11.9	6:13	6:10
13	12.0	6:13	6:10
14	12.0	6:12	6:09
15	12.0	6:12	6:09
16	12.0	6:11	6:09
17	12.0	6:11	6:09
18	12.0	6:10	6:09
19	12.0	6:10	6:09
20	12.0	6:09	6:09
21	12.0	6:09	6:08
22	12.0	6:09	6:08
23	12.0	6:08	6:08
24	12.0	6:08	6:08
25	12.0	6:07	6:08
26	12.0	6:07	6:08
27	12.0	6:06	6:07
28	12.0	6:06	6:07
29	12.0	6:05	6:07
30	12.0	6:05	6:07
31	12.0	6:04	6:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
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9	5.4	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
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15	5.3	Bright
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18	5.3	Bright
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20	5.3	Bright
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24	5.3	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Padua?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.9

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Padua for sightseeing.

What to pack for Padua in March

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

In March, Padua sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Padua 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 Padua 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 Padua 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 Padua 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 Padua?

Padua sits at 5.1°N, 75.1°W, 2,041 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Fresno, 12 km away.

Topography around Padua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Padua has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,403 m around an average of 1,950 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,902 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,107 m.

The land around Padua is covered by trees (78%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (78%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,403 m

trees 78%

16 km

2,902 m

trees 78%

80 km

5,107 m

trees 66%

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← February Padua year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Fresno 12 km · Manzanares 13 km · Líbano 25 km · San Sebastián de Mariquita 28 km · Lérida 40 km · Manizales 41 km · Neira 42 km · Villamaría 43 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 Padua (5.1343°, -75.14°, elevation 2,041 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
9	22	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	12
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	22	12
29	22	12
30	22	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	72
4	73
5	74
6	74
7	75
8	75
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	77
13	77
14	78
15	78
16	78
17	78
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	80
24	80
25	80
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
9	22	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	12
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
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23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	22	12
29	22	12
30	22	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	72
4	73
5	74
6	74
7	75
8	75
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	77
13	77
14	78
15	78
16	78
17	78
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	80
24	80
25	80
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	61	39

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	12
2	22	12
3	22	12
4	22	12
5	22	12
6	22	12
7	22	12
8	22	12
9	22	12
10	22	12
11	22	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	12
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	12
22	22	12
23	22	12
24	22	12
25	22	12
26	22	12
27	22	12
28	22	12
29	22	12
30	22	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	14	86
2	14	86
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	14	86
7	13	87
8	13	87
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	10	90
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	9	91
25	10	90
26	9	91
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	72
3	72
4	73
5	74
6	74
7	75
8	75
9	76
10	76
11	76
12	77
13	77
14	78
15	78
16	78
17	78
18	79
19	79
20	79
21	79
22	79
23	80
24	80
25	80
26	81
27	81
28	81
29	81
30	81
31	81

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	66	34
5	66	34
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	65	35
13	65	35
14	65	35
15	65	35
16	65	35
17	65	35
18	65	35
19	65	35
20	65	35
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	61	39