Climate averages 1991–2020
Cartagena weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Cartagena: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 24.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sabanalarga (68 km away). In January its highs average 31.7°C, about as warm as Cartagena, with 6.6 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Cartagena ranks joint 1st of 46 for the warmest January highs and 6th of 46 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 46 cities is 26.5°C; Cartagena is 5.4°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 33.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.0 mm to 6.3 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Cartagena climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 31.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 9.0 | 2.3 | 11.612 h |
| February | 33.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 6.3 | 1.7 | 11.812 h |
| March | 33.4°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 19 | 4.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 32.1°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 75 | 15.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 30.3°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 181 | 26.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.2°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 176 | 25.4 | 12.713 h |
| July | 30.3°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 157 | 25.0 | 12.713 h |
| August | 30.1°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 186 | 27.6 | 12.512 h |
| September | 29.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 210 | 28.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.1°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 265 | 29.2 | 11.912 h |
| November | 29.1°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 201 | 24.4 | 11.712 h |
| December | 30.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 61 | 10.8 | 11.512 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Sabanalarga in JanuaryColombia · 68 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Soledad in JanuaryColombia · 98 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 25.2°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Barranquilla in JanuaryColombia · 100 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 25.4°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Sincelejo in JanuaryColombia · 122 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 30 mm rain
- Magangué in JanuaryColombia · 152 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Ciénaga in JanuaryColombia · 152 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 25.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Santa Marta in JanuaryColombia · 170 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 24.3°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Cereté in JanuaryColombia · 171 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 27 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Cartagena) is explained once on the Cartagena year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.