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Best time to visit Santa Marta

January is the best time to visit Santa Marta for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 3 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 71/100
A beach holiday February sea 25 °C
The least cloud January 35 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 18 mm
Warmth June 29 °C
Cooler weather January 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 71 27 °C 3 99
2 February 70 27 °C 3 100
3 March 68 28 °C 6 93
4 December 62 28 °C 12 80
5 April 54 28 °C 16 75
6 November 52 28 °C 23 72
7 October 51 28 °C 27 70
8 July 50 29 °C 19 73
9 May 49 28 °C 23 73
10 September 49 29 °C 25 70
11 June 48 29 °C 21 72
12 August 48 29 °C 22 71

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 27 °C 35 % 99
February 25 °C 27 °C 37 % 100
March 26 °C 28 °C 49 % 93
April 26 °C 28 °C 74 % 75
May 28 °C 28 °C 85 % 73
June 28 °C 29 °C 83 % 72
July 28 °C 29 °C 83 % 73
August 28 °C 29 °C 86 % 71
September 29 °C 29 °C 86 % 70
October 29 °C 28 °C 84 % 70
November 28 °C 28 °C 74 % 72
December 27 °C 28 °C 53 % 80

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 22 wet days and highs near 29 °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 27.3 °C 21 mm 35 %
February 27.4 °C 18 mm 37 %
March 27.7 °C 37 mm 49 %
April 28.2 °C 133 mm 74 %
May 28.4 °C 286 mm 85 %
June 28.7 °C 211 mm 83 %
July 28.5 °C 179 mm 83 %
August 28.7 °C 220 mm 86 %
September 28.6 °C 298 mm 86 %
October 28.1 °C 378 mm 84 %
November 27.8 °C 279 mm 74 %
December 27.6 °C 89 mm 53 %

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.