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🇨🇴 Cartagena’s climate twin is 🇸🇳 Dakar, Senegal

fair match

Cartagena, Colombia and Dakar, Senegal are a fair climate match — 6,303 km (3,917 mi) apart. Cartagena is Köppen zone Aw; Dakar is BSh.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Cartagena (tropical savanna, Aw), the closest distant match is Dakar (hot steppe, BSh) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still line up closely enough. From Cartagena's point of view, Dakar sits about 6,303 km (3,917 mi) out — far enough to feel like another place, close enough on the numbers to stand in.

For Cartagena, Dakar is a fair outward match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks. January means differ by 6°C (Dakar cooler); July by 2°C (Dakar cooler). Monthly rainfall stays within 5 mm in both January and July.

Sunshine stays close: Dakar at 10.2 h/day on average versus 10.4 h/day in Cartagena (January 10.2 h / 11.1 h, July 10.2 h / 9.8 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 29 µg/m³ in Dakar vs 11 in Cartagena (higher by 18 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Dakar runs about 11°C lower in January (12°C vs 23°C), so the air feels drier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

CartagenaDakar
January
Temp
31° / 24°
26° / 18°
Rain
2 mm
0 mm
Dew
23°
12°
PM2.5
9.1 µg/m³
31.8 µg/m³
Sun
11.1 h
10.2 h
July
Temp
32° / 26°
29° / 24°
Rain
95 mm
90 mm
Dew
24°
23°
PM2.5
12.3 µg/m³
25.4 µg/m³
Sun
9.8 h
10.2 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Cartagena?

On Similar Climates, Dakar, Senegal is the closest distant match for Cartagena, Colombia — scored fair, about 6,303 km (3,917 mi) away.

How far is Cartagena from its climate twin?

Cartagena and Dakar are separated by roughly 6,303 km (3,917 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Cartagena and Dakar have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Cartagena and Dakar share a Köppen climate zone?

No — Cartagena is tropical savanna (Aw) and Dakar is hot steppe (BSh), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.

What is the climate like in Cartagena?

Cartagena has a tropical savanna climate (Aw). January averages a high of 31°C and a low of 24°C with 2 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 26°C and 95 mm.

How sunny is Cartagena?

Cartagena averages about 11.1 hours of sunshine a day in January and 9.8 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Cartagena?

January PM2.5 averages about 9.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 50); July averages 12.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 61).

Other close climate matches for Cartagena: Visakhapatnam (fair), Cotonou (loose), Phnom Penh (loose).

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