Weather in Cartagena in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Cartagena in December
Going from a maximum of +35°C during the day to a minimum of +25°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +33°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +33°C to +33°C.
Is Cartagena warm or cold in December?
Cartagena is typically hot in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +30°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +25°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Cartagena:
Climate in Cartagena in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +31°C | +32°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +23°C | +23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +34°C | +36°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 174 mm | 48 mm | 7 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 83% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 8 | 17 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 25 | 17 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December often has better weather than November. It’s getting warmer as December arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +30°C to +31°C during the day. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 174 mm to 48 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 86% to 83%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 1 to 8.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Cartagena is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Cartagena?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cartagena in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+30°C) and the highest in 2015 (+32°C). The driest year was 1982 with only 834 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 1981 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cartagena, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.