Santa Marta monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Santa Marta

Santa Marta average temperature chart (Celsius) Santa Marta average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Santa Marta (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.2 27.8 28.7 29 28.5 27.7 27.8 27.5 27.2 27.2 26.8 26.8
°F 81 82.1 83.7 84.2 83.3 81.9 82 81.4 80.9 81 80.2 80.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Santa Marta monthly rainfall chart (mm) Santa Marta monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Santa Marta (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 79 70 93 200 373 355 303 385 410 534 356 146
inches 3.1 2.8 3.7 7.9 14.7 14 11.9 15.2 16.1 21 14 5.7
Rainy days 12 9 8 10 18 21 22 22 21 22 19 16

Average annual rainfall in Santa Marta: 3230.433mm (1271.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Santa Marta

Santa Marta average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Santa Marta
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.5 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.1 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Santa Marta average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Santa Marta average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Santa Marta (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 20.6 20.6 21.5 21.9 22 21.4 21.7 21.4 21.1 20.9 20.7 20.5
Max °C 27.4 28 28.9 29.2 28.7 27.9 27.9 27.6 27.3 27.4 27 27
Min °F 69.1 69.1 70.7 71.3 71.5 70.4 71.1 70.5 70 69.5 69.2 68.8
Max °F 75.2 75.7 77.4 77.9 77.5 76.3 76.6 76.1 75.6 75.4 74.8 74.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Santa Marta average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Santa Marta average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Santa Marta in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.5 28.7 29 29.1 28.9 28.7 28.6 28.7 28.6 28.4 28.1 28.2
°F 83.2 83.7 84.1 84.4 84.1 83.7 83.5 83.6 83.5 83.1 82.6 82.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Santa Marta average winspeed by month (km/h) Santa Marta average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Santa Marta (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 14 13 12 9 8 9 9 8 8 9 12
mph 8 9 8 8 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Santa Marta relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Santa Marta
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
82% 79% 81% 83% 84% 87% 87% 88% 89% 89% 88% 85%

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Santa Marta weather stats

Santa Marta weather statistics
Hottest month: April 29°C 84.2°F
Driest month: February 70mm 2.8ins
Sunniest month: February 7.1hrs
Coldest month: December 26.8°C 80.2°F
Wettest month: October 534mm 21ins
Warmest sea: April 29.1°C 84.4°F
Map showing location of Santa Marta (8.51667, -82.7) Santa Marta map pin © Google

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