Puerto López in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Puerto López sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 960 mm of rain over about 73 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Puerto López's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Puerto López's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 31°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 960 mm; 73 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 2.8; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Puerto López in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Puerto López reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Puerto López

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Puerto López 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	33° / 23°	31	5.1	11.8	3.7
Feb	34° / 24°	71	7.6	11.9	3.2
Mar	32° / 23°	183	17.5	12	3.0
Apr	31° / 23°	378	26.8	12.1	2.7
May	30° / 23°	399	28.2	12.2	2.8
Jun	29° / 22°	356	28.3	12.2	3.0
Jul	28° / 22°	326	27.6	12.2	3.3
Aug	29° / 22°	248	26.1	12.1	3.3
Sep	30° / 22°	246	26	12	2.9
Oct	31° / 23°	255	27.3	11.9	2.7
Nov	31° / 23°	209	24	11.8	3.0
Dec	31° / 23°	87	11.7	11.8	4.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Puerto López gets around 960 mm of rain over 73 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 12 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 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Puerto López

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In spring, Puerto López overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Puerto López's rainy season runs March–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Puerto López?

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.

2.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto López.

What to pack for Puerto López in Spring

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

In spring, Puerto López sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 73 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Puerto López in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto López peaks around February 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (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)	12	13	12	11	12	12	12	11	13	12	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Puerto López 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 Puerto López is worst in March — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 15 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)	19	25	36	27	20	18	16	17	16	16	17	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	27	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Puerto López?

Puerto López sits at 4.1°N, 73.0°W, 180 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Restrepo, 69 km away.

Topography around Puerto López

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto López has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,214 m.

The land around Puerto López is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

grassland 57%

16 km

102 m

grassland 61%

80 km

3,214 m

grassland 66%

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Spring weather nearby: Restrepo 69 km · Villavicencio 74 km · Acacías 90 km · San Martín 94 km · Granada 103 km · Tauramena 105 km · Aguazul 128 km · Bogota 137 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 Puerto López (4.0991°, -72.9565°, elevation 180 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.