Santa Marta weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Santa Marta is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with February and March close behind. Santa Marta averages about 2,935 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,935
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 848 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 499k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Santa Marta?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Santa Marta is January, then February and March. The dullest month is October (69/100, 175 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Santa Marta?
Santa Marta gets a lot of sun: around 2,935 hours a year. January (96/100) is noticeably better than October (69). Santa Marta is the sunniest of the 49 destinations tracked in Colombia. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 48% of the annual 848 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 2 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 2 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 95 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 7 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 91 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 30 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 75 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 114 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 81 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 83 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 82 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 79 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 79 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 96 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 73 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 130 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 175 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 77 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 104 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 26 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Santa Marta by month
The sea off Santa Marta is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 29°C / 84°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Barranquilla Colombia · 65 km · best in Jan · 2,640 h sun/yr
- Valledupar Colombia · 131 km · best in Jan · 2,523 h sun/yr
- Riohacha Colombia · 149 km · best in Jan · 2,757 h sun/yr
- Cartagena Colombia · 159 km · best in Jan · 2,547 h sun/yr
- Montería Colombia · 309 km · best in Dec · 2,253 h sun/yr
- Cúcuta Colombia · 402 km · best in Nov · 1,616 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Corozal Colombia · 230 km · 2,380 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Santiago de Tolú Colombia · 232 km · 2,380 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Santa Marta compares month by month: Santa Marta vs Barranquilla · Santa Marta vs Cartagena · Santa Marta vs Valledupar · Santa Marta vs Riohacha · all comparisons
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