Cartagena in January
Dry, breezy and busy: Colombian holidays run until mid-month and the Hay Festival fills the walled city at the end.
Is January a good time to visit Cartagena?
January is one of the busiest months in Cartagena, at about 86/100. If you can move your dates, October is far calmer.
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What’s on in January
- Colombian school holidays (until mid-January)
- Hay Festival Cartagena (late January)
Best days in January
Weekdays are almost always calmer than weekends.
Tue is normally the calmest day of the week.
Best hours in January
The daily rhythm, hour by hour.
The 9:00 AM window is usually the calmest of the day.
Weather in January
Typical highs, lows and wet days.
How January compares
Every month in Cartagena, ranked by how calm it is.
Quieter alternatives
If your dates are flexible, these months are calmer in Cartagena.
Frequently asked questions
Is January a good month to visit Cartagena?
January is one of the busiest months in Cartagena, at about 86/100. If you can move your dates, October is far calmer.
How crowded is Cartagena in January?
Cartagena sits at roughly 86/100 in January on our crowd scale, which is 27 points above the yearly average. The quietest month is October.
What is the weather like in Cartagena in January?
Expect highs around 32°C and lows near 24°C in January, with about 0 wet days across the month.
Sources
Weather: 1995–2024 averages from the ERA5 climate reanalysis (Copernicus, via Open-Meteo); rain days count days with at least 1 mm. Rain days from the Cartagena (Rafael Núñez airport) weather station.
Crowd scores are modelled estimates, not live counts.How the model works
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