Baracoa climate — normals and trends
Baracoa (Cuba) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,301 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Baracoa averages 0 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 255 rainy days per year.
Baracoa has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.0 °C (on 13 September 2019) and the coldest 17.4 °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
BaracoaGuantánamo Province
- coords
- 20.35°, -74.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
26.9°C
Average daily low
23.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,301mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
255 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.3 °C
Average feels-like low
26.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
32.0 °C
13 September 2019
Coldest day
17.4 °C
21 January 1977
Wettest day
175 mm
4 October 2016
Windiest day
83.5 km/h
4 October 2016
Strongest gust
166.0 km/h
4 October 2016
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
30 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
15.1 °C
16 January 2000
Sunniest day
13.2 h
18 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 25.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 64 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 26.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 63 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 117 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 86 mm | -56 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 106 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 74 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 78 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 209 mm | +73 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 381 mm | +207 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 100 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 58 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baracoa?
Baracoa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,301 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baracoa?
The hottest day measured in Baracoa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2019, reaching 32.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baracoa?
The coldest day measured in Baracoa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1977, at 17.4 °C.
Does it snow in Baracoa?
Almost never: Baracoa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Baracoa warmed?
Yes: Baracoa warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baracoa?
The wettest day measured in Baracoa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2016, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baracoa?
The windiest day measured in Baracoa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2016, with winds reaching 83.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baracoa?
The warmest month in Baracoa is August (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (23.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Baracoa?
Baracoa receives on average 1,301 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 255 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baracoa?
Baracoa gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Baracoa?
Yes: Baracoa has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baracoa?
In Baracoa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 30 August 2023, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 16 January 2000.
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