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Best time to visit Cartagena

January is the best time to visit Cartagena for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 62/100
A beach holiday January sea 28 °C
The least cloud January 32 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 6 mm
Warmth March 31 °C
Cooler weather October 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 62 30 °C 2 94
2 December 59 29 °C 10 80
3 February 59 31 °C 2 92
4 March 58 31 °C 4 89
5 October 49 29 °C 28 68
6 November 49 29 °C 24 69
7 April 48 31 °C 15 69
8 September 47 29 °C 28 67
9 August 46 30 °C 26 66
10 May 45 30 °C 25 69
11 June 45 30 °C 25 66
12 July 45 30 °C 24 66

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 30 °C 32 % 94
February 27 °C 31 °C 34 % 92
March 27 °C 31 °C 46 % 89
April 28 °C 31 °C 73 % 69
May 29 °C 30 °C 86 % 69
June 30 °C 30 °C 84 % 66
July 30 °C 30 °C 84 % 66
August 29 °C 30 °C 87 % 66
September 30 °C 29 °C 88 % 67
October 29 °C 29 °C 86 % 68
November 29 °C 29 °C 74 % 69
December 29 °C 29 °C 52 % 80

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.4 °C 9 mm 32 %
February 31.3 °C 6 mm 34 %
March 31.4 °C 19 mm 46 %
April 30.8 °C 73 mm 73 %
May 29.6 °C 176 mm 86 %
June 29.6 °C 169 mm 84 %
July 29.7 °C 152 mm 84 %
August 29.5 °C 178 mm 87 %
September 29.0 °C 200 mm 88 %
October 28.6 °C 255 mm 86 %
November 28.7 °C 198 mm 74 %
December 29.4 °C 60 mm 52 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.