Cartagena climate

Cartagena Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Cartagena, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 26°C on December 1 to 29°C on December 31, and lows from 10°C to 12°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 3 mm over about 0 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Cartagena, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
11°C
Precipitation
3 mm
Reanalysis high
36°CDec 29, 2006
Reanalysis low
6°CDec 12, 2010
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 14 h 21 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
7°C
Wind
12.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 126°C10°C32°C 19917°C 20102%
Dec 226°C10°C32°C 19916°C 20102%
Dec 327°C11°C33°C 20136°C 20102%
Dec 427°C11°C33°C 19987°C 20102%
Dec 527°C11°C32°C 20008°C 19993%
Dec 627°C11°C31°C 19948°C 19993%
Dec 727°C11°C30°C 20147°C 19992%
Dec 827°C11°C31°C 19938°C 19962%
Dec 927°C11°C32°C 19987°C 20102%
Dec 1027°C11°C33°C 20057°C 20102%
Dec 1127°C11°C32°C 20077°C 19912%
Dec 1227°C11°C33°C 20196°C 20102%
Dec 1327°C11°C33°C 20166°C 20103%
Dec 1427°C11°C33°C 20178°C 20073%
Dec 1527°C11°C34°C 20018°C 20183%
Dec 1628°C11°C34°C 20018°C 20142%
Dec 1728°C11°C32°C 20198°C 20042%
Dec 1828°C12°C33°C 19949°C 20102%
Dec 1928°C12°C33°C 19947°C 20103%
Dec 2028°C12°C31°C 20059°C 20022%
Dec 2128°C12°C33°C 19957°C 20122%
Dec 2228°C12°C34°C 19988°C 20142%
Dec 2328°C12°C35°C 20199°C 20022%
Dec 2428°C12°C32°C 19969°C 20162%
Dec 2528°C12°C32°C 20209°C 20162%
Dec 2628°C12°C34°C 20018°C 20122%
Dec 2728°C12°C34°C 20019°C 20031%
Dec 2828°C12°C33°C 20199°C 20091%
Dec 2929°C12°C36°C 20069°C 20181%
Dec 3029°C12°C34°C 200610°C 20021%
Dec 3129°C12°C32°C 200710°C 20181%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Cartagena, in percent.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-3).

December 1
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 9:00 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.