Annual mean 19°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind E
Warmest
32.7 °C
Coldest
14.8 °C
Wettest
15%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
E
3.9 m/s average
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The average temperature in Cartagena over the whole year is 19°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. Cartagena has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 2% in July, the driest month, to 12% in March, the wettest. Winds in Cartagena are highest in March, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Cartagena come in July, when the sky is typically 24% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 48%.
Month by month Cartagena 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
15°C
7°C
12°C
9%
38%
2.9 m/s
32
0
85
February
17°C
9°C
14°C
4%
42%
3.2 m/s
49
0
89
March
19°C
10°C
15°C
12%
46%
3.7 m/s
56
3
84
April
21°C
13°C
18°C
10%
48%
3.4 m/s
77
6
81
May
25°C
16°C
22°C
6%
38%
3.2 m/s
87
29
58
June
29°C
21°C
28°C
4%
31%
3.2 m/s
47
73
13
July
32°C
24°C
32°C
2%
24%
3.4 m/s
11
65
2
August
32°C
24°C
33°C
5%
29%
3.3 m/s
7
59
1
September
29°C
21°C
29°C
6%
40%
3.0 m/s
34
76
8
October
25°C
16°C
24°C
8%
39%
2.6 m/s
79
50
36
November
20°C
12°C
17°C
9%
37%
2.9 m/s
73
5
82
December
17°C
9°C
14°C
7%
37%
2.8 m/s
51
0
89
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 Cartagena weather by season
Year round, Cartagena has days of about 15°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 32°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°C to 24°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 19°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around July. 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.
Cartagena weather in winterDecember to February
High 16°CLow 8°CRain 6%
Winter in Cartagena has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 6% chance of rain on a given day.
Cartagena weather in springMarch to May
High 21°CLow 13°CRain 9%
Spring in Cartagena has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Cartagena weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 23°CRain 3%
Summer in Cartagena has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 3% chance of rain on a given day.
Cartagena weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 16°CRain 8%
Autumn in Cartagena has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Cartagena?
Cartagena has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 2% in July, the driest month, to 12% in March, the wettest.
What time of year is Cartagena windiest?
Winds in Cartagena are highest in March, averaging 3.7 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Cartagena year round?
The average temperature in Cartagena over the whole year is 19°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.