Cartagena (Colombia) vs Mexico City (Mexico): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Cartagena 2013–2023 · Mexico City 2013–2023

Cartagena (Colombia) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Mexico City (Mexico) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Cartagena
April · 27.75 °C
Mexico City
May · 19.07 °C

Coolest month

Cartagena
November · 26.73 °C
Mexico City
January · 13.62 °C

Driest month

Cartagena
February · 0.31 mm/day
Mexico City
February · 0.20 mm/day

Sunniest month

Cartagena
March · 10.87 hours/day
Mexico City
May · 11.22 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 8.47 °C (May); the largest is 13.37 °C (January).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 1.02 °C in Cartagena (Colombia) and 5.44 °C in Mexico City (Mexico). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Cartagena (Colombia) has a higher daily rainfall average in 12 months and Mexico City (Mexico) in 0; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Cartagena (Colombia) has more average sunshine hours per day in 4 months and Mexico City (Mexico) in 8; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Mexico City (Mexico) minus Cartagena (Colombia)

Temperature °C

Month Cartagena Mexico City +/-
Jan 26.99 13.62 −13.37
Feb 27.52 15.91 −11.61
Mar 27.67 17.34 −10.32
Apr 27.75 18.94 −8.80
May 27.54 19.07 −8.47
Jun 27.48 17.96 −9.52
Jul 27.61 16.80 −10.81
Aug 27.39 16.80 −10.60
Sep 27.23 16.49 −10.74
Oct 26.85 15.88 −10.97
Nov 26.73 15.01 −11.73
Dec 27.06 14.02 −13.04
Annual mean 27.32 16.49 −10.83

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Cartagena Mexico City +/-
Jan 10.49 9.82 −0.68
Feb 10.85 10.43 −0.42
Mar 10.87 10.83 −0.04
Apr 10.51 11.13 +0.62
May 9.49 11.22 +1.73
Jun 9.32 10.49 +1.17
Jul 9.67 10.54 +0.87
Aug 8.96 10.22 +1.26
Sep 8.76 9.45 +0.69
Oct 8.49 9.59 +1.10
Nov 9.01 9.63 +0.62
Dec 10.27 9.65 −0.62
Annual mean 9.72 10.25 +0.53

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Cartagena Mexico City +/-
Jan 0.62 0.25 −0.37
Feb 0.31 0.20 −0.11
Mar 1.02 0.50 −0.52
Apr 3.39 1.05 −2.33
May 6.53 1.71 −4.82
Jun 6.79 4.54 −2.25
Jul 6.20 5.74 −0.47
Aug 6.87 6.14 −0.72
Sep 6.59 6.17 −0.43
Oct 7.98 2.29 −5.69
Nov 6.62 0.65 −5.97
Dec 1.46 0.25 −1.21
Annual mean 4.53 2.46 −2.07

Snow (mm)

Month Cartagena Mexico City +/-
Jan 0.00 0.00 0.00
Feb 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mar 0.00 0.00 0.00
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual mean 0.00 0.00 0.00