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Monthly climate in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santiago de Cuba features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 28 °C (83 °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 796 mm (31.4 inches) and receives 127 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santiago de Cuba enjoys an average of 3896 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 55 minutes to 13 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba §

The warmest months in Santiago de Cuba are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 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 (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santiago de Cuba experiences 327 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°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
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°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
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°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
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba §

Santiago de Cuba usually has the most precipitation in May, September and October, with an average of 18 rainy days and 122 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santiago de Cuba are January, February and December. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17 (0.6) 13 (0.5) 25 (1.0) 47 (1.9) 140 (5.5) 61 (2.4) 65 (2.6) 91 (3.6) 119 (4.7) 107 (4.2) 86 (3.4) 25 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 1 5 9 18 13 13 12 18 20 11 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba §

The sunniest months in Santiago de Cuba are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santiago de Cuba: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 250 305 346 346 341 345 361 345 324 317 292 316
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

Solar UV radiation in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba §

Santiago de Cuba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, 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 Santiago de Cuba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 9 8