Weather in Santa Marta in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Santa Marta in May
Going from a maximum of +31°C during the day to a minimum of +25°C during the night, the temperature in May averages around +29°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +28°C to +29°C.
Is Santa Marta warm or cold in May?
Santa Marta is typically warm in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +28°C to +29°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +26°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Santa Marta:
Climate in Santa Marta in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +23°C | +24°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +34°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 40 mm | 115 mm | 98 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 84% | 84% | 83% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 17 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May typically has worse weather conditions compared to April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +28°C to +29°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 40 mm to 115 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 84%. Winds are calmer in comparison to April, going down from 5 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in April to 1 in May.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
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 Santa Marta is gradually increasing during May, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Santa Marta?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Santa Marta in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+27°C) and the highest in 2012 (+30°C). The driest year was 2015 with only 338 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 2006 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Santa Marta, 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.