Retiro weather in March

In March, Retiro sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 281 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Retiro's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Retiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 281 mm; 27.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:13 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 4th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; 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 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Retiro reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

Retiro weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-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	23° / 13°	136	22.2	11.7	4.8
Feb	23° / 13°	184	22.6	11.8	4.4
Mar	23° / 14°	281	27.6	12	3.9
Apr	23° / 14°	344	28.1	12.1	3.6
May	23° / 14°	368	28.8	12.3	3.7
Jun	24° / 13°	234	25.7	12.3	4.0
Jul	24° / 13°	183	23.7	12.3	4.5
Aug	25° / 13°	194	22.7	12.2	4.6
Sep	24° / 13°	275	26.5	12	4.0
Oct	23° / 13°	321	28.9	11.9	3.6
Nov	22° / 14°	290	28.5	11.7	3.5
Dec	23° / 13°	188	24.4	11.7	4.4

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 91%.

	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 (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	95

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	5	95

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Retiro gets around 281 mm of rain over 27.6 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 89% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	88
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 73% 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 (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Comfortable (%)	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	73	74	74	73	74	73	72	72	71	71	71	70	69
Humid (%)	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	77	18
2	5	77	18
3	5	76	19
4	5	76	19
5	5	75	20
6	5	75	20
7	5	74	21
8	5	74	21
9	5	74	21
10	5	74	21
11	5	73	22
12	5	73	22
13	5	73	22
14	5	73	22
15	5	73	22
16	5	73	22
17	5	73	22
18	4	74	22
19	4	73	23
20	3	74	23
21	3	74	23
22	3	73	24
23	2	74	24
24	2	73	25
25	2	72	26
26	2	72	26
27	2	71	27
28	1	71	28
29	1	71	28
30	1	70	29
31	1	69	30

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 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	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
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24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	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 6:19 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:11 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	11.9	11.9	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:19	6:11
2	11.9	6:19	6:11
3	11.9	6:18	6:11
4	11.9	6:18	6:11
5	11.9	6:18	6:11
6	11.9	6:17	6:11
7	11.9	6:17	6:11
8	11.9	6:16	6:11
9	11.9	6:16	6:11
10	11.9	6:16	6:11
11	11.9	6:15	6:11
12	11.9	6:15	6:11
13	11.9	6:14	6:11
14	11.9	6:14	6:11
15	12.0	6:13	6:11
16	12.0	6:13	6:10
17	12.0	6:12	6:10
18	12.0	6:12	6:10
19	12.0	6:12	6:10
20	12.0	6:11	6:10
21	12.0	6:11	6:10
22	12.0	6:10	6:10
23	12.0	6:10	6:09
24	12.0	6:09	6:09
25	12.0	6:09	6:09
26	12.0	6:08	6:09
27	12.0	6:08	6:09
28	12.0	6:07	6:09
29	12.0	6:07	6:09
30	12.0	6:06	6:08
31	12.0	6:06	6:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 5.22 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)	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1
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	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Retiro?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Retiro.

What to pack for Retiro in March

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

In March, Retiro sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Retiro in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Retiro peaks around February 22 at about 15 (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)	13	15	15	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Retiro 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 Retiro is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 18 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)	23	27	30	24	21	20	20	21	20	18	19	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	24	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Retiro?

Retiro sits at 6.1°N, 75.5°W, 2,166 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is La Ceja, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Retiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Retiro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m around an average of 2,287 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,015 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,609 m.

The land around Retiro is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

456 m

trees 57%

16 km

2,015 m

trees 60%

80 km

3,609 m

trees 67%

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

March weather nearby: La Ceja 8.0 km · Caldas 15 km · Sabaneta 16 km · Envigado 16 km · Itagüí 18 km · Rionegro 18 km · La Unión 18 km · Carmen de Viboral 19 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 Retiro (6.0586°, -75.5031°, elevation 2,166 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	23	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	13
7	23	13
8	23	13
9	23	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	23	14
24	23	14
25	23	14
26	23	14
27	23	14
28	23	14
29	23	14
30	23	14
31	23	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	88
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	77	18
2	5	77	18
3	5	76	19
4	5	76	19
5	5	75	20
6	5	75	20
7	5	74	21
8	5	74	21
9	5	74	21
10	5	74	21
11	5	73	22
12	5	73	22
13	5	73	22
14	5	73	22
15	5	73	22
16	5	73	22
17	5	73	22
18	4	74	22
19	4	73	23
20	3	74	23
21	3	74	23
22	3	73	24
23	2	74	24
24	2	73	25
25	2	72	26
26	2	72	26
27	2	71	27
28	1	71	28
29	1	71	28
30	1	70	29
31	1	69	30

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	88
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	77	18
2	5	77	18
3	5	76	19
4	5	76	19
5	5	75	20
6	5	75	20
7	5	74	21
8	5	74	21
9	5	74	21
10	5	74	21
11	5	73	22
12	5	73	22
13	5	73	22
14	5	73	22
15	5	73	22
16	5	73	22
17	5	73	22
18	4	74	22
19	4	73	23
20	3	74	23
21	3	74	23
22	3	73	24
23	2	74	24
24	2	73	25
25	2	72	26
26	2	72	26
27	2	71	27
28	1	71	28
29	1	71	28
30	1	70	29
31	1	69	30

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	13	87
5	13	87
6	13	87
7	12	88
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	10	90
14	10	90
15	9	91
16	8	92
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94
31	5	95

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	87
4	87
5	86
6	86
7	86
8	86
9	86
10	86
11	86
12	86
13	87
14	87
15	87
16	88
17	88
18	89
19	90
20	90
21	91
22	91
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	92

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	5	77	18
2	5	77	18
3	5	76	19
4	5	76	19
5	5	75	20
6	5	75	20
7	5	74	21
8	5	74	21
9	5	74	21
10	5	74	21
11	5	73	22
12	5	73	22
13	5	73	22
14	5	73	22
15	5	73	22
16	5	73	22
17	5	73	22
18	4	74	22
19	4	73	23
20	3	74	23
21	3	74	23
22	3	73	24
23	2	74	24
24	2	73	25
25	2	72	26
26	2	72	26
27	2	71	27
28	1	71	28
29	1	71	28
30	1	70	29
31	1	69	30