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Cartagena Weather in December

In December, Cartagena averages a high of 31°C (88°F) and a low of 25°C (76°F), from 20 years of daily records (1975–2025).

31°C
Average high
88°F
25°C
Average low
76°F
35°C
Record high
95°F · December 20, 2012
21°C
Record low
70°F · December 29, 1975

What December Is Like in Cartagena

  • 5 of the 10 warmest Decembers on record in Cartagena have come since 2010.
  • The coldest December reading, 21°C (70°F) on December 29, 1975, has not been matched in 50 years.
  • A typical December brings 29 days above 30°C (86°F).
  • The warmest December in the record was 2019; the coldest was 1975.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 12% of December days.

Average daytime high in Cartagena, every December since 1975
29°C32°C34°C2000December 1975: 30.0°CDecember 1977: 31.3°CDecember 1981: 31.4°CDecember 1988: 29.6°CDecember 1992: 31.0°CDecember 1995: 31.1°CDecember 1996: 30.8°CDecember 1998: 31.7°CDecember 1999: 30.5°CDecember 2000: 31.4°CDecember 2001: 31.2°CDecember 2002: 31.8°CDecember 2003: 31.5°CDecember 2004: 31.3°CDecember 2011: 31.6°CDecember 2012: 32.8°CDecember 2014: 32.3°CDecember 2018: 32.2°CDecember 2019: 32.8°CDecember 2021: 32.3°C
Warmest: 2012 (32.8°C)Latest: 2021 (32.3°C)10-year averageLong-run average (31.4°C)

Look Up a Day in December

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

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

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