Quinchía in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Quinchía sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 2040 mm of rain over about 89 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels humid.

Spring is Quinchía's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Quinchía has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Quinchía's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
15°C
Rainfall
2040 mm
89 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
3.6
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Quinchía in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical spring day in Quinchía reaches about 24°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

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Quinchía 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.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Quinchía gets around 2040 mm of rain over 89 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 3 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Quinchía?

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.

3.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Quinchía.

What to pack for Quinchía in Spring

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

In spring, Quinchía sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 89 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Quinchía in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 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 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 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
Spring 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.