Santa Marta: weather and best time to visit
Santa Marta (Colombia) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in July at around 31°C; the coolest month is October at around 29°C. The sea is warmest in September at about 29°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Santa Marta
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Santa Marta climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° | 23° | 26° | 2 | 11 | 92 | 75 | 59 |
| Feb | 30° | 23° | 25° | 1 | 11 | 94 | 78 | 62 |
| Mar | 30° | 24° | 26° | 1 | 12 | 94 | 77 | 61 |
| Apr | 31° | 24° | 26° | 4 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 53 |
| May | 30° | 24° | 28° | 15 | 10 | 78 | 51 | 35 |
| Jun | 31° | 24° | 28° | 18 | 11 | 78 | 49 | 33 |
| Jul | 31° | 24° | 28° | 14 | 11 | 78 | 49 | 33 |
| Aug | 31° | 24° | 28° | 21 | 11 | 78 | 49 | 33 |
| Sep | 30° | 23° | 29° | 22 | 10 | 79 | 53 | 37 |
| Oct | 29° | 23° | 29° | 27 | 10 | 79 | 55 | 39 |
| Nov | 29° | 23° | 28° | 23 | 10 | 78 | 54 | 38 |
| Dec | 30° | 24° | 27° | 8 | 11 | 86 | 65 | 49 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Santa Marta in January
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for January →
Santa Marta in February
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Santa Marta in March
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 24°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Santa Marta in April
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 4 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Santa Marta in May
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 15 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for May →
Santa Marta in June
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 18 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for June →
Santa Marta in July
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 24°C. July is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 14 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for July →
Santa Marta in August
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 21 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for August →
Santa Marta in September
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 22 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for September →
Santa Marta in October
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 23°C. October is the coldest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 27 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for October →
Santa Marta in November
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 23 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for November →
Santa Marta in December
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for December →
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