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Monthly climate in Cartagena, Valparaíso, Chile

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cartagena features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 17 °C (62 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (80 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 290 mm (11.4 inches) and receives 23 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cartagena enjoys an average of 3736 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 56 minutes to 14 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cartagena, Valparaíso, Chile §

The warmest months in Cartagena are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 17 °C (61 - 62 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 11 °C (50 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cartagena experiences 1 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cartagena, Valparaíso, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cartagena, Valparaíso, Chile §

Cartagena usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 4 rainy days and 66 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cartagena are March, November and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cartagena, Valparaíso, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 43 (1.7) 107 (4.2) 47 (1.9) 38 (1.5) 16 (0.6) 14 (0.6) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 1 3 7 4 4 2 2 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Cartagena, Valparaíso, Chile §

The sunniest months in Cartagena are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cartagena: May, June and July receive an average of 7 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cartagena, Valparaíso, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 320 338 350 292 254 219 254 274 302 353 374 399
Mean daily daylight hours 14h 4m 13h 15m 12h 14m 11h 12m 10h 21m 9h 56m 10h 10m 10h 55m 11h 54m 12h 56m 13h 51m 14h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Cartagena, Valparaíso, Chile §

Cartagena experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, November and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cartagena UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cartagena, Valparaíso, Chile.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 13 11 8 5 3 4 6 8 11 13 14