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Best time to visit Santiago de Cuba

January is the best time to visit Santiago de Cuba for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 77/100
A beach holiday January sea 27 °C
The least cloud February 23 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 13 mm
Warmth July 32 °C
Cooler weather January 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 77 29 °C 3 98
2 February 77 29 °C 3 98
3 December 76 29 °C 4 95
4 March 75 29 °C 6 92
5 November 68 29 °C 8 84
6 April 67 30 °C 9 83
7 May 54 30 °C 16 68
8 June 53 31 °C 14 67
9 July 51 32 °C 13 62
10 October 51 30 °C 18 65
11 August 48 32 °C 16 58
12 September 45 31 °C 20 61

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 29 °C 27 % 98
February 27 °C 29 °C 23 % 98
March 27 °C 29 °C 29 % 92
April 28 °C 30 °C 34 % 83
May 28 °C 30 °C 52 % 68
June 29 °C 31 °C 62 % 67
July 29 °C 32 °C 50 % 62
August 30 °C 32 °C 55 % 58
September 30 °C 31 °C 60 % 61
October 30 °C 30 °C 59 % 65
November 29 °C 29 °C 44 % 84
December 28 °C 29 °C 32 % 95

When to think twice

September scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.7 °C 13 mm 27 %
February 29.2 °C 16 mm 23 %
March 29.4 °C 29 mm 29 %
April 30.0 °C 49 mm 34 %
May 30.2 °C 123 mm 52 %
June 31.0 °C 84 mm 62 %
July 32.0 °C 63 mm 50 %
August 31.9 °C 89 mm 55 %
September 30.9 °C 121 mm 60 %
October 29.9 °C 115 mm 59 %
November 29.3 °C 63 mm 44 %
December 28.8 °C 25 mm 32 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.