Weather in Santa Marta in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Santa Marta in March
The expected average maximum temperature in March is +82°F with a maximum of +84°F and a minimum of +75°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +82°F to +84°F.
Is Santa Marta warm or cold in March?
Santa Marta is typically warm in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +82°F to +82°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +77°F to +77°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
March is one of the coolest months in Santa Marta, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Santa Marta in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +82°F | +82°F | +82°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +70°F | +72°F | +73°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +91°F | +91°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 7 mm | 9 mm | 40 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 7 m/s | 7 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 83% | 84% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 16 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +82°F for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 7 mm to 9 mm. Humidity rises from 82% to 83%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 7 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 13 sunny days in February to 10 in March.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 6 m/s getting up to 10 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Santa Marta is gradually increasing during March, going from 5 m/s to 9 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Santa Marta?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Santa Marta in March has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+81°F) and the highest in 2012 (+86°F). 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.