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Sancti Spíritus, Cuba climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Sancti Spíritus has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 18°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1428 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 193 mm while February barely receives 9 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsSancti Spíritus climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 9 | 39 | 136 | 192 | 193 | 173 | 177 | 180 | 173 | 66 | 38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 9 | 39 | 136 | 192 | 193 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 173 | 177 | 180 | 173 | 66 | 38 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 15 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 54 | 58 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 45 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 54 | 58 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 48 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 45 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 75 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 5 years of daily observations at Camaguey Camaguey, a weather station, about 175 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.