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When to go to Cartagena

Twelve months of averages for Cartagena, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Cartagena has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June and December to April.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May and July to November.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
The warmest month is April (30°C) and the coolest October (29°C). The wettest is October (242 mm) and the driest January (2 mm); about 1,369 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Cartagena: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovWet
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Cartagena

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Cartagena by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	29°C	25°C	2 mm	78%	37%	5.5	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	30°C	25°C	3 mm	75%	41%	5.9	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	30°C	26°C	10 mm	75%	54%	5.8	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	30°C	26°C	60 mm	78%	68%	5.6	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	30°C	27°C	178 mm	82%	79%	5.2	35°C	Wet
June	30°C	27°C	135 mm	81%	75%	5.3	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	30°C	27°C	160 mm	81%	74%	5.5	39°C	Wet
August	30°C	27°C	160 mm	82%	79%	5.4	39°C	Wet
September	29°C	27°C	182 mm	82%	81%	5.1	37°C	Wet
October	29°C	27°C	242 mm	82%	82%	4.7	34°C	Wet
November	29°C	27°C	181 mm	82%	69%	4.6	29°C	Wet
December	29°C	26°C	56 mm	81%	44%	5.1	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

29°C

25°C

2 mm

78%

37%

5.5

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

30°C

25°C

3 mm

75%

41%

5.9

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

30°C

26°C

10 mm

75%

54%

5.8

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

30°C

26°C

60 mm

78%

68%

5.6

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

30°C

27°C

178 mm

82%

79%

5.2

35°C

Wet

June

30°C

27°C

135 mm

81%

75%

5.3

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

30°C

27°C

160 mm

81%

74%

5.5

39°C

Wet

August

30°C

27°C

160 mm

82%

79%

5.4

39°C

Wet

September

29°C

27°C

182 mm

82%

81%

5.1

37°C

Wet

October

29°C

27°C

242 mm

82%

4.7

34°C

Wet

November

29°C

27°C

181 mm

82%

69%

4.6

29°C

Wet

December

29°C

26°C

56 mm

81%

44%

5.1

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery