Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Marta weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Santa Marta: daytime highs average 27.0°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ciénaga (26 km away). In February its highs average 30.0°C, 3.0°C warmer than Santa Marta, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Colombia, Santa Marta ranks joint 26th of 46 for the warmest February highs and 3rd of 46 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 46 cities is 27.2°C; Santa Marta is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 27.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.8 mm to 5.4 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Santa Marta climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 3.8 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| February, selected | 27.0°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 2.8 | 0.6 | 11.812 h |
| March | 27.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 5.4 | 1.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.7°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 33 | 3.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 28.1°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 128 | 10.9 | 12.613 h |
| June | 28.4°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 95 | 11.1 | 12.813 h |
| July | 28.1°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 78 | 8.4 | 12.713 h |
| August | 28.3°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 84 | 11.9 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.3°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 140 | 16.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.9°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 199 | 19.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 129 | 12.1 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 22 | 2.7 | 11.511 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
February in nearby cities
- Ciénaga in FebruaryColombia · 26 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 25.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Barranquilla in FebruaryColombia · 71 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 25.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Soledad in FebruaryColombia · 72 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 25.3°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Sabanalarga in FebruaryColombia · 104 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 24.4°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Valledupar in FebruaryColombia · 134 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 20.6°C · 36 mm rain
- Riohacha in FebruaryColombia · 144 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 10 mm rain
- Cartagena in FebruaryColombia · 170 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 25.0°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Maicao in FebruaryColombia · 214 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 5.7 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 Santa Marta) is explained once on the Santa Marta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.