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Cienfuegos, Cuba climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Cienfuegos has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 17°C at night. Precipitation totals about 594 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 103 mm while March barely receives 7 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Cienfuegos climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 19 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 103 | 72 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 35 | 14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 19 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 103 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 35 | 14 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 72 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 11.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 53 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 71 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Juan Gualberto Gomez Intl, a weather station, about 141 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.