Climate of Cartagena

Cartagena has a moderate climate. There is a lot of rainfall in the summer, and in the winter it is quite dry again. The average annual temperature for Cartagena is 49° degrees and there is about 469 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 71 days a year with an average humidity of 76% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 23°C and 27°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 15°C and 18°C
Rain: it rains 260 days and there is a total of approximately 1190 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3595 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 23°C and 27°C
Warmest month:	27°C in January
Coldest month:	23°C in June
Night temperature:	between 15°C and 18°C
Dry days:	105 days
Days with rain:	260 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	1190 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3595 hours

Climate of Cartagena
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Cartagena
The best travel time for Cartagena
Climate of Cartagena by month
Experiences with the weather of Cartagena

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Cartagena.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Cartagena.

Climate table of Cartagena

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Cartagena. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Cartagena might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°F)	81	81	80	77	76	74	74	77	80	79	78	79
Night temp. (°F)	62	64	64	63	61	59	59	59	60	62	62	61
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inch)	19	22	49	66	56	40	38	24	30	54	49	22
Days with rain	13	16	25	27	27	24	22	22	19	25	24	16
Dry days	18	12	6	3	4	6	9	9	11	6	6	15
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	10	9	9	9
Wind force (Bft)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
UV-index	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5

Best time to visit Cartagena

The best time to visit Cartagena in Colombia is from January and February, July through September and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Cartagena is 81°F in January and the lowest is 74°F in June.

Climate of Cartagena by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Cartagena? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January