Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Lucia features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 963 mm (37.9 inches) and receives 172 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Lucia enjoys an average of 3822 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 51 minutes to 13 hours 22 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santa Lucia are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Lucia experiences 319 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 | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santa Lucia, Holguín, Cuba with other places around the world.
Santa Lucia usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 20 rainy days and 144 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Lucia are January, February and July. On average, 43 mm (1.7 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) | 48 (1.9) | 30 (1.2) | 51 (2.0) | 55 (2.2) | 155 (6.1) | 54 (2.1) | 49 (1.9) | 78 (3.1) | 141 (5.6) | 136 (5.4) | 111 (4.4) | 54 (2.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
The sunniest months in Santa Lucia are April, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Lucia: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 234 | 298 | 333 | 342 | 335 | 341 | 362 | 341 | 327 | 319 | 288 | 298 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 0m | 11h 26m | 12h 1m | 12h 38m | 13h 8m | 13h 22m | 13h 14m | 12h 48m | 12h 13m | 11h 37m | 11h 7m | 10h 51m |
Santa Lucia experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, 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 Santa Lucia UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |