Best time to visit Cartagena
Our pick for sun: January.
The best months
- SunJanuary
- BeachJanuary to February
- CityNo month we would really recommend
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Ideal, 90/100 | Good, 79/100 | Good, 66/100 | Fair, 54/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Good, 73/100 |
| Beach | Ideal, 96/100 | Ideal, 92/100 | Good, 78/100 | Good, 64/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Good, 77/100 |
| City | Fair, 45/100 | Best avoided, 31/100 | Best avoided, 33/100 | Best avoided, 26/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 32/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 32/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 31/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 32/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 35/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 37/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 36/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 42/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°C | 24°C | 27°C | 18 mm |
| February | 35°C | 25°C | 27°C | 20 mm |
| March | 35°C | 25°C | 27°C | 50 mm |
| April | 33°C | 25°C | 27°C | 127 mm |
| May | 32°C | 25°C | 28°C | 207 mm |
| June | 32°C | 25°C | 29°C | 176 mm |
| July | 32°C | 25°C | 29°C | 153 mm |
| August | 32°C | 25°C | 29°C | 183 mm |
| September | 31°C | 25°C | 29°C | 200 mm |
| October | 31°C | 24°C | 29°C | 223 mm |
| November | 31°C | 24°C | 29°C | 170 mm |
| December | 32°C | 24°C | 28°C | 71 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 5 h 25 min
- From YYZ : about 5 h 10 min
- From YVR : about 8 h 10 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).