Valledupar in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Valledupar sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 685 mm of rain over about 63 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Valledupar's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Valledupar 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 Valledupar's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 27°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 21°C
Rainfall: 685 mm; 63 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 4.6; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Valledupar in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical spring day in Valledupar reaches about 27°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

Valledupar 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 19°	26	4.7	11.5	7.5
Feb	28° / 20°	36	5.8	11.7	7.2
Mar	28° / 20°	103	12.6	11.9	6.0
Apr	27° / 21°	247	22	12.2	4.4
May	27° / 21°	336	28.5	12.5	3.5
Jun	28° / 21°	163	24	12.6	4.0
Jul	29° / 21°	101	19.5	12.6	4.2
Aug	29° / 21°	147	23.2	12.3	3.6
Sep	28° / 21°	207	25.9	12.1	3.5
Oct	27° / 21°	315	27.6	11.8	3.7
Nov	27° / 20°	308	22.6	11.5	4.4
Dec	27° / 20°	90	11.1	11.4	6.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Valledupar gets around 685 mm of rain over 63 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Valledupar?

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.

4.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Valledupar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Valledupar in Spring

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

In spring, Valledupar sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 63 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Valledupar 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 Valledupar peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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)	11	13	13	14	12	13	12	13	13	12	10	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Valledupar 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 Valledupar is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Valledupar's WHO annual average of 12 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	13	23	16	14	14	14	12	9	8	7	6
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Valledupar?

Valledupar sits at 10.5°N, 73.3°W, 160 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is San Diego, 17 km away.

Topography around Valledupar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valledupar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,531 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,577 m.

The land around Valledupar is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

177 m

artificial surfaces 68%

16 km

1,531 m

trees 47%

80 km

5,577 m

trees 67%

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Spring weather nearby: San Diego 17 km · Villanueva 34 km · San Juan del Cesar 44 km · Agustín Codazzi 48 km · Fonseca 64 km · Barrancas 74 km · Becerril 85 km · El Copey 85 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 Valledupar (10.4654°, -73.2531°, elevation 160 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.