Popayán Weather in March
Popayán in March
The short of it: Popayán in March averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 14 °C (56 °F), with 182 mm (7.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 14° · rain 182 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
March in Popayán brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 14°, with about 182 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 25°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 182 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Popayán runs about middling and drier than most in March. Paispamba, 20 km to the S, is 6° cooler by day.
March in Popayán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 26 mm more rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaispambaCauca Department | 20 km S | 19° | 9° | 162 mm |
| LópezCauca Department | 21 km W | 25° | 15° | 190 mm |
| CajibíoCauca Department | 21 km NNE | 25° | 13° | 194 mm |
| El TamboCauca Department | 22 km W | 25° | 15° | 190 mm |
| PiendamoCauca Department | 24 km NNE | 23° | 13° | 190 mm |
| RosasCauca Department | 24 km SW | 25° | 15° | 193 mm |
| TotoróCauca Department | 25 km ENE | 19° | 8° | 136 mm |
| Villa RicaCauca Department | 28 km WNW | 25° | 14° | 192 mm |