Cartagena vs Recife: which is better, month by month

Recife beats Cartagena in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (92 vs 66) — while Cartagena wins February to March; they are within 3 points in January, April and December.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Cartagena vs Recife — all 12 months

MonthCartagenaRecifeWinnerGap
January91Ssweltering, dry, clean air89Asweltering, a little rain, clean airTie2
February91Ssweltering, dry, clean air87Asweltering, rainy, clean airCartagena4
March89Asweltering, dry85Asweltering, rainy, clean airCartagena4
April85Asweltering, a little rain, muggy air87Asweltering, rainy, clean airTie2
May76Bsweltering, soaked, muggy air84Asweltering, rainy, clean airRecife8
June71Bsweltering, soaked, clean air84Ahot, rainy, clean airRecife13
July78Bsweltering, soaked, muggy air86Ahot, rainy, clean airRecife8
August74Bsweltering, soaked, clean air89Ahot, a little rain, clean airRecife15
September72Bsweltering, soaked, clean air91Shot, a little rainRecife19
October66Csweltering, soaked, clean air92Shot, dry, clean airRecife26
November71Bsweltering, soaked, clean air91Shot, dry, clean airRecife20
December88Asweltering, a little rain, clean air91Ssweltering, a little rain, clean airTie3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (66 vs 92). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Cartagena

🇨🇴 Colombia · tropical climate

Best month
January 91/100
Months won
2 of 12

Recife

🇧🇷 Brazil · tropical climate

Best month
October 92/100
Months won
7 of 12

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