Cartagena, Colombia Weather
Cartagena hourly forecast: next 24 hours
Today's high of 86°F (30°C) is right in line with the typical August high of 87°F (30°C).
Current conditions in detail
Cartagena weather tomorrow (Thursday, August 27)
Tomorrow in Cartagena looks patchy rain nearby, with a high of 88° and an overnight low of 81°. Precipitation chance is modest at 37%. Winds top out near 24 mph, and the UV index reaches 10 (very high).
Cartagena 14-day forecast
About the weather in Cartagena
Temperature barely moves in Cartagena - 1°C between the average April and the average November. Rainfall does the work instead: 7.4 inches (187 mm) in October against 6 mm (0.2 in) in February.
Cartagena weather: quick facts
- Hottest month: April - highs near 89°F (32°C)
- Coldest month: November - highs near 85°F (29°C)
- Decade extremes (2015-2024): 98°F (37°C) high · 69°F (21°C) low
- Wettest month: October (26 rainy days) · Sunniest: March (11.4 h sun/day)
- Climate type: tropical wet-and-dry
- Annual swing: 1°C between the average warmest and coolest month · day to night: 6°C
- Months averaging 30°C or hotter: 9
- Average humidity: 81%
Temperatures through the year
April is the warm end of the year, averaging 89°F (32°C) by day and 78°F (25°C) overnight. November is the coolest month, with highs of 85°F (29°C) and lows near 77°F (25°C). The gridded 2015-2024 daily record for this location tops out at 98°F (37°C) and bottoms at 69°F (21°C) - decade extremes, not all-time station records. The wettest month is October (7.4 inches (187 mm) across 26 days) and the driest February.
Rain, sun and snow
Average highs hold at or above 30°C for 9 months of the year, December through August being the unbroken run. Days and nights are about 6°C apart on average - narrower than all but 6% of the 3496 cities in our dataset. Between the average April and the average November lie 1°C, a narrower spread than almost anywhere else we cover.
Season by season
March through May
March through May in Cartagena sits firmly in the heat, with daytime highs averaging 89°F (31°C) and nights around 77°F (25°C); rain falls on around 41 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 10.7 hours of sun a day.
June through August
June through August sits firmly in the heat here - highs near 87°F (30°C), nights near 78°F (26°C), and rain falls on around 69 of the 90 days.
September through November
September through November in Cartagena sits firmly in the heat, with daytime highs averaging 85°F (30°C) and nights around 77°F (25°C); rain falls on around 73 of the 90 days.
December through February
Through December through February, Cartagena sits firmly in the heat: 88°F (31°C) by day, 76°F (24°C) after dark, and rain comes on about 14 days over the three months. Daylight is generous - around 11.1 hours of sun a day.
Average temperatures in Cartagena by month
| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Precipitation | Sunshine | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88° | 76° | 4 | 0.5 in | 11.1 h/day | 75% |
| February | 89° | 76° | 2 | 0.2 in | 11.3 h/day | 72% |
| March | 90° | 76° | 5 | 0.6 in | 11.4 h/day | 74% |
| April | 89° | 78° | 14 | 2.5 in | 11.0 h/day | 79% |
| May | 87° | 78° | 23 | 5.7 in | 9.7 h/day | 84% |
| June | 86° | 78° | 24 | 6.0 in | 9.5 h/day | 84% |
| July | 87° | 78° | 21 | 5.2 in | 9.8 h/day | 83% |
| August | 87° | 78° | 23 | 5.6 in | 9.4 h/day | 84% |
| September | 86° | 78° | 24 | 5.5 in | 9.3 h/day | 85% |
| October | 85° | 77° | 26 | 7.4 in | 9.1 h/day | 85% |
| November | 85° | 77° | 22 | 7.4 in | 9.3 h/day | 85% |
| December | 87° | 76° | 9 | 1.2 in | 10.9 h/day | 80% |