SeasonMapVilla de Leyva weather in March
Colombia
March in Villa de Leyva: warm, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 27 rainy days.
#10 of 12 months in Villa de Leyva · #669 of 1383 destinations to visit in March · comfort 76/100 (tier B)
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Villa de Leyva climate normals — March
| Daytime high | 22°C / 71°F | 🌤 warm |
|---|---|---|
| Nighttime low | 13°C / 56°F | |
| Feels like (high) | 24°C / 75°F | |
| Rainfall | 223 mm / 8.8 in | ⛈ soaked |
| Rainy days | 27 days | |
| Humidity | 85% | 💦 very humid |
| Dew point | 14°C / 58°F | |
| Sunshine | 9.6 h/day | |
| Daylight | 12.1 h | |
| Wind | 7 km/h / 4 mph | |
| Air quality (US AQI) | 46 | 🍃 good |
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Villa de Leyva in March
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsFestival de Astronomia, Semana Santa, Semana Santa recess in Colombia(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Villa de Leyva's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherVilla de Leyva's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Villa de Leyva in March
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Festival
Festival de Astronomia
20–22 MarDark-sky seasonCrowdedTelescopes fill the enormous cobbled plaza for a long weekend in March, with talks, a guest country and a town that turns its lights down for it. The nights up here are genuinely dark. Source ↗
- Holiday
Semana Santa
29 Mar – 5 AprEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedBook earlyProcessions round the plaza on the Thursday and Friday, and every hotel in a colonial town of five thousand taken by Bogota. The road in from Tunja crawls on the Wednesday. Source ↗
- Season
Wet season
MonsoonRisk27 rainy days and about 223 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.
from the climate normals
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Villa de Leyva — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
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Villa de Leyva in March — FAQ
- Is March a good time to visit Villa de Leyva?
- March in Villa de Leyva: warm, soaked, with clean air — fine if you can take 27 rainy days. It ranks #10 of 12 months for Villa de Leyva on SeasonMap's comfort score (76/100).
- What is the weather like in Villa de Leyva in March?
- In March, Villa de Leyva averages a daily high of 21.9°C and a low of 13.1°C, with about 223.3 mm of rain over roughly 27.3 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Villa de Leyva in March?
- Villa de Leyva has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 46 in March.
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Similar destinations in South America — March
Within 300 km: Medellín's The drier weeks between the rains on 15 Dec – 10 Mar, and Bogotá's Semana Santa on 29 Mar – 5 Apr.