GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Santa Marta
Colombia
Santa Marta had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none 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 Santa Marta
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of January |
Frost dates near Santa Marta
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barranquilla | 72 km | — | — |
| Valledupar | 134 km | — | — |
| Cartagena (Colombia) | 172 km | — | — |
| Sincelejo | 252 km | — | — |
| Maracaibo | 287 km | — | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Santa Marta
Within 15 km of Santa Marta OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 1 farm-supply shop and 3 markets (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is El Jardín Dorado Tienda de Plantas, 3 km away.
- El Jardín Dorado Tienda de Plantas — garden centre
Carrera 35 13A-03, 470001 Santa Marta · Mon–Sat 07:00–19:00 · 3 km · jardindorado.com.co
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Santa Marta: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Santa Marta by month
Average weather in Santa Marta over 2016–2025: the warmest month is July. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (30.1–31.2 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: January–December (30.1–31.2 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 25.1 °C. About 971 mm of rain falls in a year, on 143 days; October is the wettest month (170 mm) and February the driest (5 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1 | 25.1 | 9 | 3 |
| February | 30.2 | 25.1 | 5 | 1 |
| March | 30.6 | 25.4 | 5 | 1 |
| April | 31.1 | 25.9 | 47 | 7 |
| May | 30.9 | 26.2 | 94 | 14 |
| June | 30.6 | 26 | 138 | 18 |
| July | 31.2 | 26.4 | 88 | 16 |
| August | 31.1 | 26.2 | 135 | 19 |
| September | 30.7 | 25.8 | 122 | 19 |
| October | 30.1 | 25.3 | 170 | 22 |
| November | 30.2 | 25.4 | 131 | 17 |
| December | 30.6 | 25.7 | 27 | 6 |
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).
