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Monthly climate in Cartagena, Colombia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cartagena features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 27 °C (82 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (74 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1416 mm (55.7 inches) and receives 211 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cartagena enjoys an average of 3585 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cartagena, Colombia §

The warmest months in Cartagena are April, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (83 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 27 to 27 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cartagena experiences 329 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, Colombia.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 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cartagena, Colombia §

Cartagena usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 208 mm (8.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cartagena are January, February and March. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cartagena, Colombia.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) 12 (0.5) 3 (0.1) 14 (0.6) 65 (2.6) 170 (6.7) 181 (7.1) 151 (5.9) 205 (8.1) 194 (7.6) 226 (8.9) 162 (6.4) 34 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 0 3 14 25 26 24 28 28 28 24 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Cartagena, Colombia §

The sunniest months in Cartagena are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cartagena: January, June and September receive an average of 9 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cartagena, Colombia.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 268 309 339 312 284 278 307 291 278 294 290 330
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 34m 11h 47m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 35m 12h 42m 12h 38m 12h 25m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 37m 11h 30m

Solar UV radiation in Cartagena, Colombia §

Cartagena experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cartagena UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cartagena, Colombia.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) 11 11 13 15 13 13 12 13 13 13 11 10