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Last and first frost dates in Cartagena (Colombia)

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Cartagena (Colombia) had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Cartagena (Colombia)

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of January
10 °Calready in the first week of January
15 °Calready in the first week of January
18 °Calready in the first week of January

Frost dates near Cartagena (Colombia)

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Barranquilla101 km——
Sincelejo125 km——
Santa Marta172 km——
Montería189 km——
Valledupar248 km——

Weather in Cartagena (Colombia) by month

Average weather in Cartagena (Colombia) over 2016–2025: the warmest month is March. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (29.5–31.9 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: December–September (30.1–31.9 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 24.5 °C. About 1377 mm of rain falls in a year, on 216 days; October is the wettest month (217 mm) and February the driest (8 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January30.824.5164
February31.424.683
March31.924.9185
April31.625.48115
May30.625.617725
June30.225.518226
July30.725.514123
August30.425.515425
September30.125.416427
October29.52521728
November29.524.918324
December30.624.83611

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).