Purificación weather in March

In March, Purificación sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 169 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Purificación's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Purificación's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:10 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
82%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Purificación is town.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Purificación reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Purificación

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Purificación weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°621311.83.4
Feb33° / 23°8215.511.92.9
Mar32° / 23°16924122.5
Apr32° / 22°2352612.12.5
May32° / 22°18524.812.22.6
Jun32° / 22°1031812.22.8
Jul33° / 22°6813.612.22.9
Aug34° / 23°5310.912.12.6
Sep34° / 23°8816.1122.3
Oct32° / 22°14722.911.92.5
Nov31° / 22°14623.211.82.9
Dec32° / 22°11119.111.83.2

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 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21684
31585
41585
51486
61486
71486
81387
91387
101387
111387
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Purificación gets around 169 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.

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Rain chance (%)
171
272
373
474
574
675
775
876
976
1076
1176
1276
1377
1477
1577
1677
1777
1877
1978
2078
2178
2278
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2679
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2879
2980
3080
3181

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12638522
22536552
32535562
42534563
52533573
62531593
71430614
81430614
91429624
101428634
111427635
121327645
131326655
141326655
150325675
160325675
170224695
180224695
190223705
200222715
210222715
220221725
230120736
240120736
250119746
260118747
270118747
280118738
290117739
3001177210
3101177210

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
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 6:15 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:156:11
211.96:156:11
311.96:156:10
411.96:146:10
511.96:146:10
611.96:146:10
711.96:136:10
811.96:136:10
911.96:136:10
1012.06:126:10
1112.06:126:09
1212.06:126:09
1312.06:116:09
1412.06:116:09
1512.06:116:09
1612.06:106:09
1712.06:106:08
1812.06:096:08
1912.06:096:08
2012.06:096:08
2112.06:086:08
2212.06:086:07
2312.06:076:07
2412.06:076:07
2512.06:066:07
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2712.06:066:06
2812.06:056:06
2912.06:056:06
3012.06:046:06
3112.06:046:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Purificación?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Purificación.

What to pack for Purificación in March

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

In March, Purificación sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Purificación in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Purificación peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 14Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Purificación 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 Purificación is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1234 µg/m³Jul 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Purificación?

Purificación sits at 3.9°N, 74.9°W, 305 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Guamo, 20 km away.

Topography around Purificación

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Purificación has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,900 m.

The land around Purificación is covered by trees (34%), cropland (29%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), trees (31%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
793 m
80 km
3,900 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Guamo 20 km · Natagaima 32 km · Espinal 33 km · Flandes 50 km · Melgar 50 km · Girardot City 51 km · Payandé 52 km · Rovira 54 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 Purificación (3.8587°, -74.9313°, elevation 305 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).