South America · City travel

Best time to visit Cartagena

Early Jan–Late Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 31.5°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Cartagena
Photo: JMC Michael (CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Cartagena season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 94.4)Mid Jan: Best (season score 95.5)Late Jan: Best (season score 94.8)Early Feb: Best (season score 96.0)Mid Feb: Best (season score 86.0)Late Feb: Best (season score 89.0)Early Mar: Great (season score 85.7)Mid Mar: Great (season score 82.8)Late Mar: Great (season score 81.0)Early Apr: Good (season score 62.8)Mid Apr: Good (season score 59.1)Late Apr: Okay (season score 52.1)Early May: Fair (season score 33.9)Mid May: Off-season (season score 26.9)Late May: Off-season (season score 23.4)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 18.9)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 15.3)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 16.7)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 23.4)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 24.8)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 21.7)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 19.5)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 11.7)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 17.6)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 8.3)Mid Sep: Avoid (season score 12.2)Late Sep: Avoid (season score 13.9)Early Oct: Avoid (season score 4.0)Mid Oct: Avoid (season score 5.5)Late Oct: Avoid (season score 11.7)Early Nov: Fair (season score 29.2)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 33.7)Late Nov: Okay (season score 46.0)Early Dec: Good (season score 66.6)Mid Dec: Good (season score 68.1)Late Dec: Great (season score 77.4)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest31.4°C0.433.4%
FebruaryBest31.5°C0.339.8%
MarchGreat31.6°C0.151.8%
AprilGood32.0°C0.867.4%
MayOff-season32.6°C1.976.9%
JuneOff-season32.7°C3.275.7%
JulyOff-season32.8°C2.672.7%
AugustOff-season32.8°C3.077.0%
SeptemberAvoid32.8°C3.280.7%
OctoberAvoid32.7°C3.780.8%
NovemberFair32.1°C2.568.5%
DecemberGood32.0°C1.144.6%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: RAFAEL NUNEZ(7 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.