Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Cristobal features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (71 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1085 mm (42.7 inches) and receives 147 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.San Cristobal enjoys an average of 3705 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 44 minutes to 13 hours 29 minutes per day.
The warmest months in San Cristobal are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, San Cristobal experiences 303 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average low | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Minimum | 11°C (53°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in San Cristobal, Artemisa, Cuba with other places around the world.
San Cristobal usually has the most precipitation in May, June and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 162 mm (6.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in San Cristobal are January, February and March. On average, 19 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.8) | 27 (1.1) | 12 (0.5) | 51 (2.0) | 182 (7.2) | 158 (6.2) | 119 (4.7) | 142 (5.6) | 145 (5.7) | 142 (5.6) | 47 (1.9) | 39 (1.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
The sunniest months in San Cristobal are April, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in San Cristobal: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 231 | 282 | 333 | 337 | 331 | 311 | 344 | 335 | 313 | 300 | 292 | 290 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 53m | 11h 23m | 12h 1m | 12h 41m | 13h 13m | 13h 29m | 13h 21m | 12h 52m | 12h 14m | 11h 35m | 11h 1m | 10h 44m |
San Cristobal experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly San Cristobal UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |