Quinchía weather in March

In March, Quinchía sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 536 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°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 Quinchía's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quinchía's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
536 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:14 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
89%
4th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Quinchía reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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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Quinchía weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°36225.911.74.3
Feb24° / 15°41024.411.84.1
Mar24° / 15°53629123.8
Apr24° / 15°68229.312.13.5
May24° / 15°82330.712.23.4
Jun24° / 15°70129.412.33.5
Jul24° / 14°60929.912.33.6
Aug24° / 14°58629.612.23.6
Sep24° / 15°62728.7123.6
Oct24° / 15°65530.411.93.5
Nov24° / 15°63329.311.83.5
Dec24° / 15°48727.811.74.0

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 4% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8694
9694
10694
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
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18595
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20496
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22496
23496
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25496
26496
27496
28496
29496
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Quinchía gets around 536 mm of rain over 29 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 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
292
393
493
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793
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992
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1192
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1693
1793
1893
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2094
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2795
2895
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3095
3195

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13934
23934
33934
43943
53943
63943
73943
83943
93943
103943
114933
124933
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Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
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243calm
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263calm
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293calm
303calm
313calm

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 6:19 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:196:13
211.96:196:13
311.96:196:13
411.96:186:13
511.96:186:13
611.96:186:13
711.96:176:13
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1211.96:156:12
1311.96:156:12
1412.06:156:12
1512.06:146:12
1612.06:146:11
1712.06:136:11
1812.06:136:11
1912.06:126:11
2012.06:126:11
2112.06:116:11
2212.06:116:11
2312.06:106:10
2412.06:106:10
2512.06:106:10
2612.06:096:10
2712.06:096:10
2812.06:086:10
2912.06:086:09
3012.06:076:09
3112.06:076:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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134.7Bright
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294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Quinchía?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Quinchía.

What to pack for Quinchía in March

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

In March, Quinchía sees daytime highs around 24°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 Quinchía in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quinchía peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 15Dec 15UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Quinchía 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 Quinchía is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1526 µg/m³Nov 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Quinchía?

Quinchía sits at 5.3°N, 75.7°W, 1,817 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Anserma, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Quinchía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quinchía has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 945 m around an average of 1,808 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,064 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,184 m.

The land around Quinchía is covered by trees (76%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
945 m
16 km
2,064 m
80 km
5,184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Anserma 7.0 km · Riosucio 10 km · Supía 15 km · Belén de Umbría 22 km · Salamina 28 km · Neira 30 km · Andes 39 km · Manizales 39 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 Quinchía (5.3396°, -75.7302°, elevation 1,817 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).