Climate of Santa Marta
Santa Marta has a tropical rainforest climate. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. The average annual temperature for Santa Marta is 52° degrees and there is about 417 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 61 days a year with an average humidity of 74% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 29°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 23°C and 26°C
- Rain: it rains 267 days and there is a total of approximately 1060 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3217 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 26°C and 29°C |
Warmest month: | 29°C in September |
Coldest month: | 26°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 23°C and 26°C |
Dry days: | 98 days |
Days with rain: | 267 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 1060 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3217 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Santa Marta.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Santa Marta.
Climate table of Santa Marta
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Santa Marta. 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 Santa Marta might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 79 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 80 |
Night temp. (°F) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 37 | 32 | 48 | 37 | 25 | 28 | 43 | 43 |
Days with rain | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Dry days | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Best time to visit Santa Marta
The best time to visit Santa Marta in Panama is from January through June and August through October. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Santa Marta is 84°F in September and the lowest is 79°F in January.
Climate of Santa Marta by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Santa Marta? 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.
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