Santa Marta is rarely comfortable to be outside at midday. It comes closest in late February, and even then it is too hot. For sun, aim for late February.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
The sun season here falls in late February. It peaks in late February, at 61. That is a short window, about three weeks a year. The weakest stretch is from July to mid August, when it drops to 12, mostly because it is too hot. The clearest skies come in February, when the sky is typically 30% covered at midday (mostly clear).
Being outside is not what Santa Marta is for: the Easy outdoors rating tops out at 5, mostly because it is too hot.
Walking is not what Santa Marta is for: the Active outdoors rating tops out at 1, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Santa Marta over the whole year is 28°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C. Santa Marta has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 0% in February, the driest month, to 5% in October, the wettest. Winds in Santa Marta are highest in February, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Santa Marta come in February, when the sky is typically 29% covered; October is the cloudiest month, at 62%.
Month by month Santa Marta climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C | 24°C | 34°C | 0% | 31% | 3.7 m/s | 2 | 52 | 0 |
| February | 31°C | 24°C | 33°C | 0% | 29% | 4.4 m/s | 4 | 55 | 0 |
| March | 32°C | 25°C | 34°C | 0% | 39% | 4.2 m/s | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| April | 32°C | 26°C | 35°C | 1% | 51% | 3.6 m/s | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| May | 32°C | 26°C | 36°C | 2% | 58% | 2.9 m/s | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| June | 32°C | 26°C | 36°C | 3% | 58% | 2.7 m/s | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| July | 32°C | 26°C | 36°C | 2% | 52% | 2.9 m/s | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| August | 32°C | 26°C | 36°C | 3% | 56% | 2.8 m/s | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| September | 32°C | 26°C | 36°C | 4% | 60% | 2.7 m/s | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| October | 31°C | 25°C | 36°C | 5% | 62% | 2.6 m/s | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| November | 31°C | 25°C | 35°C | 4% | 54% | 2.7 m/s | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| December | 31°C | 24°C | 35°C | 0% | 34% | 3.2 m/s | 1 | 32 | 0 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Santa Marta weather by season
Year round, Santa Marta has days of about 31°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 32°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 24°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around October and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Santa Marta weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Santa Marta has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 0% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Marta weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Santa Marta has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 1% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Marta weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Santa Marta has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Santa Marta weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Santa Marta has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 4% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santa Marta?
Santa Marta has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 0% in February, the driest month, to 5% in October, the wettest.
What time of year is Santa Marta windiest?
Winds in Santa Marta are highest in February, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Santa Marta year round?
The average temperature in Santa Marta over the whole year is 28°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 24°C.
Where to go instead in early April, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.