Banes climate — normals and trends
Banes (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 900 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Banes averages 0 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Banes has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 7 September 1965) and the coldest 15.5 °C (on 21 January 1977).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BanesHolguín Province
- coords
- 20.96°, -75.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
900mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
47 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.0 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.4 °C
7 September 1965
Coldest day
15.5 °C
21 January 1977
Wettest day
189 mm
8 October 1963
Windiest day
72.8 km/h
8 September 2017
Strongest gust
138.6 km/h
7 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
40.9 °C
28 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
13.9 °C
20 January 1977
Sunniest day
13.2 h
17 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 37 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 42 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 26.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 72 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 18 mm | -73 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 33 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 181 mm | +88 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 340 mm | +196 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 119 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 47 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Banes?
Banes has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 900 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Banes?
The hottest day measured in Banes between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1965, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Banes?
The coldest day measured in Banes between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1977, at 15.5 °C.
Does it snow in Banes?
Almost never: Banes sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Banes warmed?
Yes: Banes warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Banes?
The wettest day measured in Banes between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1963, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Banes?
The windiest day measured in Banes between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2017, with winds reaching 72.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Banes?
The warmest month in Banes is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Banes?
Banes receives on average 900 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Banes?
Banes gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Banes?
Yes: Banes has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Banes?
In Banes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 28 August 2023, and the lowest was 13.9 °C on 20 January 1977.
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