Santa Marta: Hurricane Free Zone in the Caribbean

Santa Marta is a unique coastal city in Colombia and in addition to an incomparable beauty. The city has a series of geographical characteristics that protect it or make it less vulnerable to natural phenomena that can be the headache for many other cities in the world. Now, for travelers who visit the city in their boats, they always ask about the hurricane season in Santa Marta, and that is precisely what we want to answer today.

It is not by chance that Santa Marta is one of the favorite destinations for sailors and especially for sailboats in hurricane season because it is a free zone in the Caribbean , in the same way it is also for its excellent geographical location as it is a strategic point between the Caribbean islands and Panama and has excellent beaches and great biodiversity.

Read on and discover why Santa Marta is a hurricane-free zone in the Caribbean .

The hurricane season in the Colombian Caribbean and in other cities of the world, is a natural phenomenon that occurs with the arrival of the rainy season. In the case of Santa Marta, there are three rainy seasons. Two seasons of great intensity that occur between the months of April and May and then between the months of September and November. On the other hand, there is a lower intensity between the months of June and August.

Thanks to the geographical conditions of Santa Marta such as the Sierra Nevada and the mountains that surround it, the threat of hurricanes in Santa Marta is between medium and low, however we are not exempt and there may be an increase in the speed of the winds, as well as in the height of the waves and in the frequency and intensity of the rains.

That Santa Marta is not affected by hurricanes is because the Sierra Nevada works as a natural shield, which produces the Foehn effect in the climate; In other words, it occurs when the northeast trade winds collide with the Sierra on the east side, causing the winds as they rise to the Sierra to cool down to the point of saturation of water vapor and this causes rain.

In spite of everything, if you come with your boat and especially if you come with a sailboat in hurricane season, it is important to always take the proper precautions.