Planadas weather in March

In March, Planadas sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 158 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Planadas's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Planadas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 158 mm; 21.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:13 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 7th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; 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 21°C through the month.

A typical March day in Planadas reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20
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	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	21	12
22	21	12
23	21	12
24	21	12
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12
29	21	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

Planadas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-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°	98	15.7	11.8	5.4
Feb	21° / 11°	94	15.4	11.9	5.2
Mar	21° / 12°	158	21.2	12	4.5
Apr	20° / 12°	270	26.3	12.1	3.6
May	20° / 13°	241	27.7	12.1	3.5
Jun	20° / 12°	124	24.5	12.2	3.9
Jul	20° / 11°	78	20.7	12.2	4.6
Aug	21° / 11°	54	14.7	12.1	5.4
Sep	21° / 11°	95	17.4	12	5.1
Oct	21° / 12°	189	23.4	11.9	4.2
Nov	20° / 12°	189	24.2	11.9	4.0
Dec	20° / 11°	120	18.3	11.8	4.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 90%.

	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 (%)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7
Cloudier (%)	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	89	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	7	93
31	7	93

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Planadas gets around 158 mm of rain over 21.2 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 68% and peaks near 77% 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 (%)	61	62	62	62	63	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	69	69	70	70	71	71	72	73	74	75	75	76	76	77

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	63
6	64
7	64
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	68
18	69
19	69
20	70
21	70
22	71
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	75
29	76
30	76
31	77

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 69% 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 (%)	77	76	75	74	73	73	72	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	68	67	66	65	64	63	61	60	58	57
Comfortable (%)	23	24	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	39	40	42	43

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	61	39
29	60	40
30	58	42
31	57	43

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
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
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19	4	calm
20	4	calm
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22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
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 6:18 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:08 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	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07
Sunset (PM)	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08

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

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.04 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)	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Planadas?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

2.6

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Planadas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Planadas in March

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

In March, Planadas sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Planadas 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 Planadas peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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	14	15	14	12	12	14	14	12	11
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	14	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Planadas 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 Planadas is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	19	21	16	11	9	8	10	12	12	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	12	Good
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Planadas?

Planadas sits at 3.2°N, 75.6°W, 1,212 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Rioblanco, 37 km away.

Topography around Planadas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Planadas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 m around an average of 1,313 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,509 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,012 m.

The land around Planadas is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (75%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,099 m

trees 63%

16 km

2,509 m

trees 75%

80 km

5,012 m

trees 59%

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

March weather nearby: Rioblanco 37 km · Neiva 50 km · Chaparral 61 km · Rivera 64 km · Miranda 65 km · Florida 67 km · Campoalegre 67 km · Corinto 69 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 Planadas (3.197°, -75.6451°, elevation 1,212 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	21	12
2	21	12
3	21	12
4	21	12
5	21	12
6	21	12
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	21	12
14	21	12
15	21	12
16	21	12
17	21	12
18	21	12
19	21	12
20	21	12
21	21	12
22	21	12
23	21	12
24	21	12
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12
29	21	12
30	20	12
31	20	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	63
6	64
7	64
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	68
18	69
19	69
20	70
21	70
22	71
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	75
29	76
30	76
31	77

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	61	39
29	60	40
30	58	42
31	57	43

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	63
6	64
7	64
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	68
18	69
19	69
20	70
21	70
22	71
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	75
29	76
30	76
31	77

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	61	39
29	60	40
30	58	42
31	57	43

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	10	90
6	10	90
7	10	90
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	10	90
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	10	90
16	10	90
17	10	90
18	10	90
19	10	90
20	10	90
21	10	90
22	9	91
23	9	91
24	8	92
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	7	93
31	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	62
3	62
4	62
5	63
6	64
7	64
8	65
9	65
10	65
11	66
12	66
13	66
14	67
15	67
16	67
17	68
18	69
19	69
20	70
21	70
22	71
23	71
24	72
25	73
26	74
27	75
28	75
29	76
30	76
31	77

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	72	28
8	71	29
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	68	32
23	67	33
24	66	34
25	65	35
26	64	36
27	63	37
28	61	39
29	60	40
30	58	42
31	57	43