Weather in Cartagena in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cartagena in January
Going from a maximum of +34°C during the day to a minimum of +24°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +32°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +33°C.
Is Cartagena warm or cold in January?
Cartagena is typically hot in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +31°C to +32°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.
January is one of the warmest months in Cartagena, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Cartagena in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +32°C | +33°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +23°C | +23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +36°C | +37°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 48 mm | 7 mm | 6 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 78% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1008 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1008 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 17 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +31°C to +32°C during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 48 mm to 7 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 83% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 8 to 17.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Cartagena is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Cartagena?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cartagena in January 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.