climigo

Caribbean region

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are January–February, the least hot. Avoid March–December (hot, at times often rainy).

Climate zones

OrinoquíaAndean regionPacific regionVenezuelaCartagenaCartagenaCartagenaBarranquillaBarranquillaBarranquillaSanta MartaSanta MartaSanta MartaValleduparValleduparValleduparMonteríaMonteríaMontería

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 31°22°
February 32°23°
March 32°23°
April 32°23°
May 32°23°
June 32°23°
July 32°23°
August 32°23°
September 31°23°
October 31°23°
November 31°23°
December 31°22°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec22.1 · 31.4 °CJanuary: 22.1 · 31.4 °C22.5 · 32.3 °CFebruary: 22.5 · 32.3 °C22.8 · 32.4 °CMarch: 22.8 · 32.4 °C23.1 · 31.8 °CApril: 23.1 · 31.8 °C23.3 · 31.7 °CMay: 23.3 · 31.7 °C23.2 · 31.8 °CJune: 23.2 · 31.8 °C23.1 · 32.0 °CJuly: 23.1 · 32.0 °C23.1 · 31.7 °CAugust: 23.1 · 31.7 °C23.0 · 31.2 °CSeptember: 23.0 · 31.2 °C22.9 · 30.8 °COctober: 22.9 · 30.8 °C22.7 · 30.5 °CNovember: 22.7 · 30.5 °C22.4 · 30.8 °CDecember: 22.4 · 30.8 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 22.1 – 31.4 °C
Feb 22.5 – 32.3 °C
Mar 22.8 – 32.4 °C
Apr 23.1 – 31.8 °C
May 23.3 – 31.7 °C
Jun 23.2 – 31.8 °C
Jul 23.1 – 32.0 °C
Aug 23.1 – 31.7 °C
Sep 23.0 – 31.2 °C
Oct 22.9 – 30.8 °C
Nov 22.7 – 30.5 °C
Dec 22.4 – 30.8 °C

How much it rains

January 30 mm3 d
February 32 mm3 d
March 66 mm6 d
April 138 mm13 d
May 210 mm18 d
June 183 mm16 d
July 169 mm15 d
August 199 mm16 d
September 229 mm20 d
October 271 mm22 d
November 186 mm16 d
December 73 mm7 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec30 mm · 3 rain days · 10 mm a dayJanuary: 30 mm · 3 rain days · 10 mm a day32 mm · 3 rain days · 11 mm a dayFebruary: 32 mm · 3 rain days · 11 mm a day66 mm · 6 rain days · 11 mm a dayMarch: 66 mm · 6 rain days · 11 mm a day138 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a dayApril: 138 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a day210 mm · 18 rain days · 12 mm a dayMay: 210 mm · 18 rain days · 12 mm a day183 mm · 16 rain days · 11 mm a dayJune: 183 mm · 16 rain days · 11 mm a day169 mm · 15 rain days · 11 mm a dayJuly: 169 mm · 15 rain days · 11 mm a day199 mm · 16 rain days · 12 mm a dayAugust: 199 mm · 16 rain days · 12 mm a day229 mm · 20 rain days · 11 mm a daySeptember: 229 mm · 20 rain days · 11 mm a day271 mm · 22 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 271 mm · 22 rain days · 12 mm a day186 mm · 16 rain days · 12 mm a dayNovember: 186 mm · 16 rain days · 12 mm a day73 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a dayDecember: 73 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 30 mm3 d
Feb 32 mm3 d
Mar 66 mm6 d
Apr 138 mm13 d
May 210 mm18 d
Jun 183 mm16 d
Jul 169 mm15 d
Aug 199 mm16 d
Sep 229 mm20 d
Oct 271 mm22 d
Nov 186 mm16 d
Dec 73 mm7 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 38
February 11 h 50
March 12 h 04
April 12 h 20
May 12 h 33
June 12 h 40
July 12 h 37
August 12 h 26
September 12 h 11
October 11 h 56
November 11 h 42
December 11 h 35

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities