Climate of Cartagena

Cartagena has a mediterranean climate. The summers are warm and dry, and the temperature is cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Cartagena is 51° degrees and there is about 198 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 88 days a year with an average humidity of 69% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 25°C and 29°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 15°C and 17°C
Rain: it rains 247 days and there is a total of approximately 502 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3727 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 25°C and 29°C
Warmest month:	29°C in January
Coldest month:	25°C in June
Night temperature:	between 15°C and 17°C
Dry days:	118 days
Days with rain:	247 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	502 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3727 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)	84	85	83	79	78	77	76	79	81	82	82	83
Night temp. (°F)	59	61	62	61	62	61	60	61	62	62	60	59
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inch)	6	10	21	32	25	16	13	15	16	19	15	8
Days with rain	12	17	24	27	24	21	21	22	20	23	21	15
Dry days	19	11	7	3	7	9	10	9	10	8	9	16
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	10	10	9	11	11	11	10	11	11	10	10	9
Wind force (Bft)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
UV-index	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6

Best time to visit Cartagena

The best time to visit Cartagena in Colombia is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Cartagena is 85°F in February and the lowest is 76°F in July.

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