When to go · Cartagena
Cartagena in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (35 °C (95 °F)+ and crowded beaches), Easter week for hotel prices.Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (95 °F (35 °C)+ and crowded beaches), Easter week for hotel prices.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 32°C (90°F)90°F (32°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- High
- Spain overall
- Prices
- High
- Spain overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (35 °C (95 °F)+ and crowded beaches), Easter week for hotel prices.Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (95 °F (35 °C)+ and crowded beaches), Easter week for hotel prices.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- CartagenaHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 1 day
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Spain overall
- High
- Prices · Spain overall
- High
Spain overall: Spain's own holiday month: coasts and islands full and expensive, Madrid half closed, heat at its worst inland.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cartagena, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
Mar: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Mar: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Aug: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Mar: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 1 (better)
Mar: 4
Crowds
Aug: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
Aug: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 0
Mar: 1
August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (35 °C+ and crowded beaches), Easter week for hotel prices.
March: Inside Cartagena's best window: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
Cartagena: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen