Climate of Santa Marta

Santa Marta has a tropical monsoon climate. You have high temperatures and a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature for Santa Marta is 28° degrees and there is about 207 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 217 days a year with an average humidity of 72% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 31°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 17°C and 21°C
Rain: it rains 124 days and there is a total of approximately 207 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3525 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 26°C and 31°C
Warmest month:	31°C in February
Coldest month:	26°C in June
Night temperature:	between 17°C and 21°C
Dry days:	241 days
Days with rain:	124 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	207 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3525 hours

Climate of Santa Marta
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Santa Marta
The best travel time for Santa Marta
Climate of Santa Marta by month
Experiences with the weather of Santa Marta

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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
Day temp. (°C)	30	31	30	28	27	26	26	27	29	29	29	29
Night temp. (°C)	20	21	21	20	18	18	17	18	18	19	19	19
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	4	4	14	22	18	17	19	18	14	44	27	6
Days with rain	4	5	10	12	10	11	15	14	13	14	11	5
Dry days	27	23	21	18	21	19	16	17	17	17	19	26
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	8	10	10	9	9	10	11	11	10	9	10	10
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
UV-index	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Best time to visit Santa Marta

The best time to visit Santa Marta in Colombia is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Santa Marta is 31°C in February and the lowest is 26°C in June.

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.

January