Santa Marta weather in October (Magdalena, Colombia)

This month is known as a warm month. The average maximum daytime temperature in Santa Marta in October lies at 26.7°C (80.06°F). The average minimum temperature goes down to around 18.0°C (64.4°F) (often the minimum temperature is noted at night).

October is part of the rainy season with an average precipitation of 300mm (11.8 inches). This makes it the wettest month of the year. There are generally around 14 rainy days. The sun also shows itself regularly this month with 206 hours of sunshine during the entire month.

 

Santa Marta, monthly averages in October

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Min Temperature 18 °C  

Max Temperature 26 °C  

Chance of Rain 47%  

Precipitation 299mm  

Rainy days 14 days  

Humidity 80% *  

Sunshine 206 hrs *  

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Where to go in Colombia in October

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Weather conditions Weather

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor

Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20-29ºC / 68-84ºF and not too much precipitation (less than 90mm / 3.5inches a month).

So what to wear in October? Visitors traveling to Santa Marta should plan on bringing a totally waterproof coat since it will often be raining. However, also bring your summer cloths because it can be very warm or even hot.

What To Do

We rated the following activities from 1 (least suitable) to 10 (best) to do in October.

Swimming

8/10

Cycling

7/10

Walking

7/10

Camping

6/10

Outdoor sports

7/10

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