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Cartagena Weather in August

In August, Cartagena averages a high of 32°C (90°F) and a low of 26°C (78°F), from 16 years of daily records (1975–2025).

32°C
Average high
90°F
26°C
Average low
78°F
38°C
Record high
100°F · August 17, 1994
22°C
Record low
71°F · August 20, 2019

What August Is Like in Cartagena

  • 5 of the 10 warmest Augusts on record in Cartagena have come since 2010.
  • The August heat record, 38°C (100°F) on August 17, 1994, has stood for 31 years.
  • A typical August brings 0.9 days above 35°C (95°F).
  • The warmest August in the record was 2019; the coldest was 1975.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 33% of August days.

Average daytime high in Cartagena, every August since 1975
30°C33°C35°C199020002010August 1975: 30.7°CAugust 1976: 31.4°CAugust 1977: 31.7°CAugust 1990: 32.1°CAugust 1992: 31.7°CAugust 1996: 31.8°CAugust 2000: 31.9°CAugust 2002: 32.3°CAugust 2003: 32.3°CAugust 2005: 33.1°CAugust 2006: 33.1°CAugust 2010: 32.7°CAugust 2011: 32.7°CAugust 2012: 32.9°CAugust 2015: 33.4°CAugust 2019: 34.0°C
Warmest: 2019 (34.0°C)Latest: 2019 (34.0°C)10-year averageLong-run average (32.4°C)

Look Up a Day in August

See the weather in Cartagena on any August date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Rafael Nunez (1971–2025). Averages cover 1975–2025. How we compute this

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