Santa Marta climate — normals and trends
Santa Marta (Colombia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,070 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is June (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Santa Marta averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Santa Marta has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 19 September 2024) and the coldest 22.8 °C (on 10 January 1956).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Santa MartaMagdalena Department
- coords
- 11.24°, -74.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
26.9°C
Average daily low
25.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,070mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
29.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.7 °C
Average feels-like low
27.2 °C
Average peak gust
41.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.8 °C
19 September 2024
Coldest day
22.8 °C
10 January 1956
Wettest day
211 mm
13 November 1944
Windiest day
53.7 km/h
4 March 2004
Strongest gust
77.0 km/h
13 February 1959
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
19 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
19.9 °C
15 February 1989
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 May 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 14 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 27.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 27.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 21 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 28.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 49 mm | -85 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 90 mm | -39 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 21 mm | -52 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 134 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 152 mm | -106 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 39 mm | -108 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Santa Marta?
Santa Marta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,070 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Marta?
The hottest day measured in Santa Marta between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2024, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Santa Marta?
The coldest day measured in Santa Marta between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1956, at 22.8 °C.
Does it snow in Santa Marta?
Almost never: Santa Marta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Santa Marta warmed?
Yes: Santa Marta warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Santa Marta?
The wettest day measured in Santa Marta between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 1944, with 211 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Santa Marta?
The windiest day measured in Santa Marta between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2004, with winds reaching 53.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Santa Marta?
The warmest month in Santa Marta is June (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Santa Marta?
Santa Marta receives on average 1,070 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Santa Marta?
Santa Marta gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Santa Marta?
Yes: Santa Marta has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Marta?
In Santa Marta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 19 September 2024, and the lowest was 19.9 °C on 15 February 1989.
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