Weather in Cartagena in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cartagena in August
The temperature in August is +90°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +95°F during the day and a minimum of +77°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +90°F to +91°F.
Is Cartagena warm or cold in August?
Cartagena is typically hot in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +88°F to +88°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +79°F to +79°F.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how August is compared to other months in Cartagena:
Climate in Cartagena in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +88°F | +86°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +73°F | +75°F | +73°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +102°F | +99°F | +95°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 139 mm | 170 mm | 185 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 86% | 86% | 87% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | 22 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +88°F for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 139 mm to 170 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 1 sunny days in July to 0 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
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 August, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Cartagena?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Cartagena in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+85°F) and the highest in 2015 (+90°F). 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.