Climate averages 1991–2020
Montelíbano weather
in March.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Montelíbano: daytime highs average 33.1°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 89 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montería (100 km away). In March its highs average 33.1°C, about as warm as Montelíbano, with 71 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Montelíbano ranks joint 4th of 46 for the warmest March highs and 15th of 46 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 46 cities is 27.1°C; Montelíbano is 6.0°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 2.0°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 89 mm to 169 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Montelíbano climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 33 | 9.5 | 11.712 h |
| February | 33.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 39 | 8.6 | 11.912 h |
| March, selected | 33.1°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 89 | 16.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 169 | 25.3 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 224 | 28.7 | 12.512 h |
| June | 30.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 163 | 25.2 | 12.613 h |
| July | 30.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 149 | 24.6 | 12.513 h |
| August | 30.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 161 | 26.2 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 182 | 27.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 206 | 29.5 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.1°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 177 | 27.1 | 11.812 h |
| December | 29.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 96 | 19.3 | 11.712 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Montería in MarchColombia · 100 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 24.6°C · 71 mm rain
- Cereté in MarchColombia · 109 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 24.7°C · 61 mm rain
- Apartadó in MarchColombia · 133 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.3°C · 97 mm rain
- Chigorodó in MarchColombia · 143 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 23.7°C · 141 mm rain
- Sincelejo in MarchColombia · 147 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 74 mm rain
- Magangué in MarchColombia · 158 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 25.7°C · 72 mm rain
- Bello in MarchColombia · 183 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.6°C · 268 mm rain
- Medellín in MarchColombia · 194 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 15.2°C · 268 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Montelíbano) is explained once on the Montelíbano year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.