Sibaté weather in March

In March, Sibaté sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 281 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
281 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:08 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
87%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 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 19°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sibaté reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°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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Sibaté weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 11°20921.911.84.3
Feb19° / 11°2352211.94.0
Mar19° / 11°28124.9123.8
Apr19° / 12°25923.812.13.8
May19° / 12°18519.312.24.5
Jun20° / 12°561012.35.6
Jul20° / 12°377.312.26.3
Aug22° / 12°376.512.16.6
Sep21° / 12°10514.5125.4
Oct20° / 11°23624.211.93.9
Nov19° / 11°28326.511.83.5
Dec19° / 11°22623.311.74.1

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 5% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
16793
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18793
19793
20694
21694
22694
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24793
25793
26793
27793
28793
29694
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sibaté gets around 281 mm of rain over 24.9 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 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
379
478
578
678
778
878
978
1078
1179
1279
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1480
1580
1681
1781
1881
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2082
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2782
2882
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3082
3181

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18614
28614
38614
48614
58614
68515
78515
88515
98416
108416
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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
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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 6:13 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:136:07
211.96:136:07
311.96:126:07
411.96:126:07
511.96:126:07
611.96:116:07
711.96:116:07
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911.96:106:07
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1312.06:096:06
1412.06:086:06
1512.06:086:06
1612.06:086:06
1712.06:076:06
1812.06:076:05
1912.06:066:05
2012.06:066:05
2112.06:056:05
2212.06:056:05
2312.06:056:05
2412.06:046:04
2512.06:046:04
2612.06:036:04
2712.06:036:04
2812.06:026:04
2912.06:026:03
3012.06:016:03
3112.06:016:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 4.9 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
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144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sibaté?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sibaté.

What to pack for Sibaté in March

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

In March, Sibaté sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sibaté 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 Sibaté peaks around February 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 16Dec 12UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Sibaté 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 Sibaté is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1643 µg/m³Jul 1524 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr38Poor
May31Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sibaté?

Sibaté sits at 4.5°N, 74.3°W, 2,575 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Soacha, 11 km away.

Topography around Sibaté

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sibaté has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m around an average of 2,683 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,458 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,002 m.

The land around Sibaté is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
555 m
16 km
2,458 m
80 km
4,002 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Soacha 11 km · Silvania 17 km · Kennedy 19 km · Fusagasugá 21 km · Bogota 24 km · Mosquera 24 km · Funza 26 km · Madrid 27 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 Sibaté (4.4915°, -74.2596°, elevation 2,575 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).