Santa Marta climate

Santa Marta Weather in August

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

Average highs run from 28°C on August 1 to 27°C on August 31, and lows from 19°C to 19°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 81 mm over about 16 wet days.

August day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Santa Marta, in °C, with the record for each date.15202530354045151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
19°C
Precipitation
81 mm
Record high
41°CAug 7, 1973
Record low
18°CAug 28, 1965
Daylight
12 h 36 min to 12 h 20 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
18°C
Wind
9.0 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 128°C19°C38°C 202222°C 197842%
Aug 228°C19°C37°C 198122°C 197344%
Aug 328°C19°C36°C 202423°C 196645%
Aug 428°C19°C39°C 199920°C 196646%
Aug 528°C19°C36°C 202323°C 198246%
Aug 628°C19°C38°C 201521°C 196646%
Aug 728°C19°C41°C 197319°C 198147%
Aug 828°C19°C36°C 197920°C 196647%
Aug 928°C19°C36°C 202421°C 198250%
Aug 1028°C19°C36°C 200123°C 196651%
Aug 1128°C19°C37°C 197923°C 199552%
Aug 1228°C19°C37°C 201921°C 196653%
Aug 1328°C19°C36°C 197523°C 199452%
Aug 1428°C19°C37°C 196521°C 196652%
Aug 1528°C19°C37°C 202422°C 198154%
Aug 1628°C19°C37°C 201419°C 196655%
Aug 1728°C19°C37°C 200221°C 197856%
Aug 1828°C19°C36°C 196519°C 196657%
Aug 1927°C19°C35°C 202222°C 196558%
Aug 2027°C19°C37°C 198222°C 197558%
Aug 2127°C19°C38°C 202422°C 197559%
Aug 2227°C19°C38°C 202420°C 197660%
Aug 2327°C19°C36°C 200222°C 197561%
Aug 2427°C19°C36°C 198221°C 196561%
Aug 2527°C19°C35°C 201522°C 196562%
Aug 2627°C19°C35°C 202323°C 198962%
Aug 2727°C19°C36°C 202323°C 202463%
Aug 2827°C19°C37°C 201918°C 196564%
Aug 2927°C19°C36°C 199422°C 197565%
Aug 3027°C19°C38°C 202420°C 196666%
Aug 3127°C19°C38°C 202423°C 196567%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Santa Marta, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-5).

August 1
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 6:07 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station COM00080009, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. 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.