Santa Marta: weather and best time to visit
Santa Marta (Colombia) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in June at around 29°C; the coolest month is January at around 27°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 | 27° | 25° | 26° | 4 | 11 | 93 | 85 | 69 |
| Feb | 28° | 24° | 25° | 3 | 11 | 93 | 85 | 69 |
| Mar | 28° | 25° | 26° | 7 | 12 | 89 | 77 | 61 |
| Apr | 28° | 25° | 26° | 17 | 11 | 79 | 60 | 44 |
| May | 29° | 25° | 28° | 24 | 10 | 80 | 60 | 44 |
| Jun | 29° | 26° | 28° | 21 | 10 | 80 | 59 | 43 |
| Jul | 29° | 26° | 28° | 20 | 10 | 79 | 59 | 43 |
| Aug | 29° | 26° | 28° | 22 | 10 | 80 | 59 | 43 |
| Sep | 29° | 25° | 29° | 25 | 10 | 80 | 60 | 44 |
| Oct | 28° | 25° | 29° | 28 | 9 | 80 | 61 | 45 |
| Nov | 28° | 25° | 28° | 24 | 10 | 80 | 63 | 47 |
| Dec | 28° | 25° | 27° | 13 | 11 | 82 | 67 | 51 |
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 27°C, nights near 25°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 4 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Santa Marta in February
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 24°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 3 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Santa Marta in March
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 25°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 7 rain days 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 28°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 17 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Santa Marta in May
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 24 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Santa Marta in June
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 26°C. June is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 21 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Santa Marta in July
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 20 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Santa Marta in August
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 22 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Santa Marta in September
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 25 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Santa Marta in October
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 25°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 28 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Santa Marta in November
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 24 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Santa Marta in December
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 13 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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