Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Cobre features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 837 mm (32.9 inches) and receives 144 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Cobre enjoys an average of 3894 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 55 minutes to 13 hours 18 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Cobre are July, August and September, 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 March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Cobre experiences 327 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 | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba with other places around the world.
El Cobre usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 19 rainy days and 129 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Cobre are January, February and March. On average, 17 mm (0.7 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) | 17 (0.7) | 14 (0.6) | 21 (0.8) | 49 (1.9) | 133 (5.2) | 58 (2.3) | 75 (3.0) | 98 (3.9) | 122 (4.8) | 133 (5.2) | 94 (3.7) | 24 (0.9) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
The sunniest months in El Cobre are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Cobre: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 250 | 305 | 346 | 346 | 342 | 344 | 360 | 345 | 324 | 316 | 293 | 316 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 3m | 11h 29m | 12h 2m | 12h 36m | 13h 4m | 13h 18m | 13h 11m | 12h 45m | 12h 13m | 11h 39m | 11h 10m | 10h 55m |
El Cobre 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 Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Cobre 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 | 9 | 8 |