Colón weather in March

In March, Colón sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 419 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Colón's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
419 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:30 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
76%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Colón is human settlement in Venezuela.

Density
129/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Colón reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°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)
12617
22617
32617
42617
52617
62617
72618
82618
92618
102618
112618
122618
132618
142618
152618
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172618
182618
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202618
212618
222618
232618
242618
252618
262618
272618
282618
292618
302618
312618

Colón weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°25120.611.65.2
Feb26° / 17°28220.111.74.8
Mar26° / 18°41924.611.94.3
Apr27° / 18°40322.712.24.2
May27° / 19°22217.612.44.9
Jun27° / 19°9712.312.55.5
Jul28° / 19°8210.912.45.7
Aug28° / 19°11010.112.35.4
Sep28° / 19°17914124.8
Oct27° / 18°3342211.84.4
Nov26° / 18°40924.711.64.1
Dec26° / 17°30321.111.54.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33070
43070
53070
62872
72872
82872
92674
102674
112575
122476
132476
142278
152278
162179
172179
182179
192179
202080
211981
221882
231882
241882
251981
261981
271882
281882
291783
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Colón gets around 419 mm of rain over 24.6 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 79% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
176
276
376
475
575
675
775
876
976
1076
1177
1277
1378
1478
1579
1679
1780
1880
1981
2082
2182
2282
2382
2482
2582
2682
2782
2882
2981
3081
3181

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1296623
2296524
3296524
4296425
5296425
6296425
7296326
8296326
9296227
10286327
11286327
12186328
13176428
14176329
15166429
16166330
17156331
18056431
19056332
20046333
21046234
22046135
23046036
24036037
25035938
26035839
27035740
28045541
29045442
30045343
31035344

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
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:376:27
211.86:376:27
311.86:366:27
411.96:366:27
511.96:366:27
611.96:356:27
711.96:356:27
811.96:346:27
911.96:346:27
1011.96:336:27
1111.96:336:27
1211.96:326:27
1311.96:326:27
1411.96:316:27
1511.96:316:27
1611.96:306:27
1712.06:306:27
1812.06:296:27
1912.06:296:27
2012.06:286:27
2112.06:286:27
2212.06:276:27
2312.06:276:27
2412.06:266:26
2512.06:266:26
2612.06:256:26
2712.06:246:26
2812.06:246:26
2912.06:236:26
3012.16:236:26
3112.16:226:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
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95.2Bright
105.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Colón?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Colón for sightseeing.

What to pack for Colón in March

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

In March, Colón sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Colón in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks 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 Colón peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highFeb 17UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Colón 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 Colón is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2034 µg/m³Dec 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Colón?

Colón sits at 8.0°N, 72.3°W, 805 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Michelena, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Colón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colón has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m around an average of 829 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,839 m.

The land around Colón is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
788 m
16 km
2,681 m
80 km
3,839 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Michelena 9.0 km · La Fría 20 km · Palmira 22 km · Capacho Nuevo 24 km · Ureña 24 km · Táriba 24 km · San Cristóbal 30 km · Cúcuta 30 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$3,495
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
12.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
39
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 520
Religion
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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 Colón (8.0312°, -72.2605°, elevation 805 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).