San Juan de Urabá in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), San Juan de Urabá sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 468 mm of rain over about 70 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is San Juan de Urabá's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. San Juan de Urabá 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 San Juan de Urabá's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
468 mm
70 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
3.7
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in San Juan de Urabá in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical spring day in San Juan de Urabá reaches about 29°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest April.

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How spring really feels in San Juan de Urabá

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
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

San Juan de Urabá 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
Jan29° / 25°481311.55.4
Feb29° / 25°399.811.75.6
Mar29° / 25°6715.111.94.9
Apr29° / 25°1512512.23.4
May29° / 25°25029.512.42.9
Jun29° / 25°21728.112.52.9
Jul29° / 25°22429.312.52.9
Aug29° / 25°21129.412.32.8
Sep29° / 25°20928.812.12.9
Oct29° / 25°21428.911.83.1
Nov29° / 25°1912711.63.3
Dec29° / 25°11422.511.54.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

San Juan de Urabá gets around 468 mm of rain over 70 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 miserable — 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 11 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit San Juan de Urabá?

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.

3.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Juan de Urabá.

What to pack for San Juan de Urabá in Spring

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

In spring, San Juan de Urabá sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 70 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near San Juan de Urabá in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in June at about 29°C and coldest in March near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in San Juan de Urabá 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 San Juan de Urabá peaks around June 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highJun 11UV 13Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in San Juan de Urabá 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 San Juan de Urabá is worst in April — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1723 µg/m³Oct 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Juan de Urabá?

San Juan de Urabá sits at 8.8°N, 76.5°W, 22 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Pedro de Urabá, 56 km away.

Topography around San Juan de Urabá

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Juan de Urabá.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Juan de Urabá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around San Juan de Urabá is covered by trees (49%), water (28%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (42%), trees (38%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (41%), grassland (33%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
700 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: San Pedro de Urabá 56 km · Montería 72 km · Turbo 77 km · Cereté 82 km · Tierralta 83 km · Cotorra 87 km · San Carlos 91 km · Lorica 95 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 San Juan de Urabá (8.7592°, -76.5297°, elevation 22 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.