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Monthly climate in Santa Marta, Colombia

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Marta features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (74 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (86 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 533 mm (21.0 inches) and receives 71 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Santa Marta enjoys an average of 3725 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 27 minutes to 12 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santa Marta, Colombia

The warmest months in Santa Marta are June, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Marta experiences 327 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 Santa Marta. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(86°F)		30°C
(86°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(85°F)		30°C
(85°F)		29°C
(85°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(83°F)
Average high26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(82°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(80°F)
Average low25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(80°F)		26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Minimum23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(76°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Marta, Colombia

Santa Marta usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 11 rainy days and 97 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Santa Marta are January, February and March. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Marta. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)3 (0.1)0 (0.0)2 (0.1)7 (0.3)45 (1.8)58 (2.3)54 (2.1)68 (2.7)77 (3.0)143 (5.6)72 (2.9)4 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)000289710111860

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Marta, Colombia

The sunniest months in Santa Marta are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 43 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Santa Marta: January, September and November receive an average of 9 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Marta. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours267308340319311304328316299303295328
Mean daily daylight hours11h 32m11h 45m12h 3m12h 22m12h 37m12h 45m12h 41m12h 27m12h 9m11h 51m11h 35m11h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Santa Marta, Colombia

Santa Marta experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November 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 Santa Marta UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Marta. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)111214151413131313131110