Climate almanac
Santa Marta
Magdalena Department, Colombia · 11.24°, -74.19°
What is the climate like in Santa Marta?
The best time to visit Santa Marta is typically December – April, with trip comfort peaking in January (8.8/10). Santa Marta is warmest in September, when daily highs average 83°F (28°C), and coolest in February, when lows fall to about 77°F (25°C). The wettest month is typically October and the driest is January; the year sees roughly 29 in (740 mm) of precipitation.
- Best time to visitDecember – April — comfort peaks in January (8.8/10)
- Warmest monthSeptember — average high 83°F (28°C)
- Coolest monthFebruary — average low 77°F (25°C)
- Wettest monthOctober (7.1 in (181 mm))
- Driest monthJanuary (0.1 in (3 mm))
- Annual precipitation29 in (740 mm)
- Based on2016-2025 daily ERA5 reanalysis data (10-year normals)
- Records fromSimon Bolivar, 14 km away (1964-2025)