Suárez weather in March

In March, Suárez sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 319 mm of rain across 30.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 0% 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 Suárez's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Suárez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
319 mm
30.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:17 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
91%
5th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Suárez is municipality in Cauca, Colombia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Suárez reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Suárez weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 15°24028.511.83.7
Feb23° / 15°23626.311.93.6
Mar23° / 15°31930.1123.5
Apr23° / 15°36129.512.13.4
May22° / 15°33330.312.13.4
Jun22° / 15°26029.412.23.4
Jul22° / 14°22530.112.23.4
Aug22° / 14°20629.712.13.5
Sep22° / 15°23228.9123.4
Oct22° / 15°39930.211.93.4
Nov22° / 15°41528.911.93.4
Dec22° / 15°31329.411.83.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6199
7199
8199
9199
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11199
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Suárez gets around 319 mm of rain over 30.1 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
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498
598
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2997
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3197

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
119801
219801
318811
417821
517812
616822
716822
815832
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1015832
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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
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103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
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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 6:22 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:226:18
211.96:226:18
311.96:216:18
411.96:216:18
511.96:216:18
612.06:206:18
712.06:206:17
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1012.06:196:17
1112.06:196:17
1212.06:186:17
1312.06:186:16
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1512.06:176:16
1612.06:176:16
1712.06:176:16
1812.06:166:15
1912.06:166:15
2012.06:166:15
2112.06:156:15
2212.06:156:15
2312.06:146:14
2412.06:146:14
2512.06:146:14
2612.06:136:14
2712.06:136:13
2812.06:126:13
2912.06:126:13
3012.06:126:13
3112.06:116:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 4.7 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Suárez?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Suárez.

What to pack for Suárez in March

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

In March, Suárez sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Suárez in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Suárez peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 10UV 16Jul 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Suárez 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 Suárez is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1329 µg/m³Nov 1419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Suárez?

Suárez sits at 3.0°N, 76.7°W, 1,075 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Morales, 23 km away.

Topography around Suárez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suárez has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m around an average of 1,249 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,939 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,351 m.

The land around Suárez is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (40%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
795 m
16 km
1,939 m
80 km
5,351 m
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March weather nearby: Morales 23 km · Santander de Quilichao 24 km · Jamundí 39 km · Piendamo 40 km · Puerto Tejada 44 km · Villa Rica 52 km · Corinto 54 km · Cali 57 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 Suárez (2.9539°, -76.6964°, elevation 1,075 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).