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Sea temperature by month
30-year averages (1996–2025). Min/Max are typical daily lows and highs, not record extremes.
75°F
79°F
82°F
86°F
90°F
93°F
January
81.6°F(81°F–83°F)
February
80.9°F(80°F–82°F)
March
80.4°F(79°F–82°F)
April
81.4°F(80°F–83°F)
May
83.4°F(82°F–85°F)
June
84.7°F(83°F–86°F)
July
84.4°F(83°F–86°F)
August
84.6°F(84°F–86°F)
September
85.1°F(84°F–86°F)
October
85.0°F(84°F–86°F)
November
84.5°F(84°F–85°F)
December
83.1°F(82°F–84°F)
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| MinMin °F | 8180.9 | 8079.8 | 7979.1 | 8079.8 | 8282.0 | 8383.1 | 8383.4 | 8483.7 | 8484.5 | 8484.3 | 8483.7 | 8282.1 |
| AvgAvg °F | 8281.6 | 8180.9 | 8080.4 | 8181.4 | 8383.4 | 8584.7 | 8484.4 | 8584.6 | 8585.1 | 8585.0 | 8484.5 | 8383.1 |
| MaxMax °F | 8383.0 | 8282.2 | 8282.1 | 8382.5 | 8584.8 | 8685.8 | 8685.7 | 8685.9 | 8686.2 | 8686.0 | 8585.4 | 8484.2 |
Warmest in September (85.1°F). Coldest in March (80.4°F). Comfortable for swimming year-round.
About Cartagena (Colombia)
Colombia's Caribbean coast meets its colonial apex at Cartagena's Ciudad Amurallada, the UNESCO-listed walled city ringed by eleven kilometres of 17th-century ramparts and anchored by the Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas — the largest Spanish fortress ever built in the Americas. Bocagrande's urban beaches run grey, so day-trippers board boats for Playa Blanca on Isla Barú, a 45-minute crossing to white sand, and the snorkelling reefs of Islas del Rosario an hour offshore. Sea temperatures hold 28-29 °C year-round, with Rafael Núñez airport fifteen minutes from downtown.