Santa Rosa in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Santa Rosa sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 533 mm of rain over about 79 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels miserable.
Summer is Santa Rosa's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Santa Rosa has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Santa Rosa's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 32°C
- 3rd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 25°C
- Rainfall
- 533 mm
- 79 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.5
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Santa Rosa in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.
A typical summer day in Santa Rosa reaches about 32°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest July.
How summer really feels in Santa Rosa
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Santa Rosa weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33° / 24° | 12 | 3.3 | 11.5 | 4.3 |
| Feb | 34° / 25° | 11 | 2.8 | 11.7 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 34° / 25° | 36 | 8.2 | 11.9 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 33° / 26° | 111 | 20.1 | 12.2 | 2.4 |
| May | 32° / 26° | 213 | 27.7 | 12.5 | 2.3 |
| Jun | 32° / 25° | 181 | 25.6 | 12.6 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 32° / 25° | 159 | 25.4 | 12.5 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 32° / 25° | 192 | 27.8 | 12.3 | 2.4 |
| Sep | 31° / 25° | 214 | 28.5 | 12.1 | 2.4 |
| Oct | 31° / 25° | 241 | 29.3 | 11.8 | 2.5 |
| Nov | 31° / 25° | 183 | 25.4 | 11.5 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 31° / 25° | 61 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 4.1 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Santa Rosa gets around 533 mm of rain over 79 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 6 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Santa Rosa
In summer, Santa Rosa overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Santa Rosa's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Santa Rosa?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Rosa.
What to pack for Santa Rosa in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Santa Rosa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 79 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Santa Rosa in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 29°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in March near 26°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 26 | Warm |
| Apr | 27 | Warm |
| May | 28 | Tropical |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 29 | Tropical |
| Dec | 28 | Tropical |
UV index in Santa Rosa in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santa Rosa peaks around June 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 13 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Air quality in Santa Rosa in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Santa Rosa is worst in March — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 17 | 25 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Moderate |
| Feb | 25 | Moderate |
| Mar | 42 | Poor |
| Apr | 31 | Moderate |
| May | 31 | Moderate |
| Jun | 31 | Moderate |
| Jul | 30 | Moderate |
| Aug | 24 | Moderate |
| Sep | 20 | Moderate |
| Oct | 18 | Moderate |
| Nov | 16 | Moderate |
| Dec | 17 | Moderate |
Where is Santa Rosa?
Santa Rosa sits at 10.4°N, 75.4°W, 38 m above sea level, in Colombia. The nearest listed city is Turbaco, 14 km away.
Topography around Santa Rosa
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Rosa.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Rosa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 812 m.
The land around Santa Rosa is covered by grassland (56%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and water (41%), grassland (28%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.
Colombia travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 3
- Reconsider Travel
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 / 240 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 38% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $8,562
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.0 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 74%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 24.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 15.4
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 480
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Santa Rosa (10.4447°, -75.3697°, elevation 38 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.