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Cartagena Weather in May

In May, Cartagena averages a high of 32°C (90°F) and a low of 26°C (79°F), from 18 years of daily records (1973–2025).

32°C
Average high
90°F
26°C
Average low
79°F
37°C
Record high
98°F · May 19, 1997
21°C
Record low
69°F · May 20, 1990

What May Is Like in Cartagena

  • 6 of the 10 warmest Mays on record in Cartagena have come since 2011.
  • The coldest May reading, 21°C (69°F) on May 20, 1990, has not been matched in 35 years.
  • A typical May brings 0.5 days above 35°C (95°F).
  • The warmest May in the record was 2012; the coldest was 1975.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 24% of May days.

Average daytime high in Cartagena, every May since 1973
30°C32°C34°C199020002010May 1973: 32.4°CMay 1975: 30.9°CMay 1976: 31.3°CMay 1990: 31.3°CMay 1994: 31.7°CMay 1996: 31.3°CMay 1997: 31.9°CMay 2000: 31.5°CMay 2001: 31.2°CMay 2002: 32.1°CMay 2007: 31.8°CMay 2010: 33.4°CMay 2011: 32.4°CMay 2012: 33.1°CMay 2014: 32.9°CMay 2015: 32.4°CMay 2019: 33.1°CMay 2022: 32.8°C
Warmest: 2010 (33.4°C)Latest: 2022 (32.8°C)10-year averageLong-run average (32.1°C)

Look Up a Day in May

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

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Rafael Nunez (1971–2025). Averages cover 1973–2025. How we compute this

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