Cuban Climate

The best time to travel to the island is in the dry season (November to April), when temperature is nicer, air humidity lower and rain falls less frequent.

Cuba lies at 20 ˚ north latitude close to the Tropic of Cancer. Its climate could be defined as tropical humid, characterized by an average annual temperature of 25˚C. Constant and high air humidity exists, a climatic condition caused by the trade winds and the warm Caribbean currents. The year is marked by two seasons: dry (from November to April) and rainy (from May to October). Day temperature during the dry winter ranges between 27 and 29˚; at night it stays between 18 and 21˚. During the summer rainy days, temperature oscillates between 30 and 32˚, while at night around 21 and 24˚. Air humidity is normally 77% in the dry season and 82% in the hot rainy season. The latter features regular and intensive downpours, accounting for 9 to 11 rainy days monthly, with an average rainfall of 1,200 mm; In contrast to the rest of the year that averages from 4 to 7 rainy days monthly. Nevertheless, during the rainy season the sun shines from 5 to 8 hours daily, which means that high temperatures combine with equally high air humidity.

Water temperature stays around 24˚ during the months from November to April, while it increases to 28˚ from May to October; this makes diving and other water sports very pleasant. An average of ten tropical storms form every year in the Atlantic, half of them reaches hurricane category. A hurricane can cover up to 200 Km in diameter. Just the eye could be 20 Km in extension, this area is totally still and devoid of clouds due to the intense atmospheric pressure. Around the hurricane center, the winds blow at speeds of up to 320 Km/h, accompanied by stalwart rain showers that cause floods in low coastal areas, damage to buildings and land slides, even though the hurricane stays far out at sea. The hurricane season comprises the time from July to October and though the resulting damages are always unpredictable, appropriate measures are taken and generally no human lives are lost in Cuba.