Baraguá climate — normals and trends
Baraguá (Cuba) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 767 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 July (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Baraguá averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Baraguá has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 31 July 1998) and the coldest 9.3 °C (on 11 January 1970).
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
BaraguáCiego de Ávila Province
- coords
- 21.68°, -78.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
767mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
234 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
299 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · 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
38.5 °C
31 July 1998
Coldest day
9.3 °C
11 January 1970
Wettest day
158 mm
9 September 2017
Windiest day
76.2 km/h
9 September 2017
Strongest gust
143.6 km/h
9 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
7 July 1943
Coldest feels-like
5.7 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
17 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 19 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 27 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 31.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 21 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 33.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 19 mm | -88 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 86 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 64 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 60 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 140 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 110 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 27 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baraguá?
Baraguá has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 767 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baraguá?
The hottest day measured in Baraguá between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1998, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baraguá?
The coldest day measured in Baraguá between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1970, at 9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Baraguá?
Almost never: Baraguá sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Baraguá warmed?
Yes: Baraguá warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baraguá?
The wettest day measured in Baraguá between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baraguá?
The windiest day measured in Baraguá between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with winds reaching 76.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baraguá?
The warmest month in Baraguá is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Baraguá?
Baraguá receives on average 767 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baraguá?
Baraguá gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Baraguá?
Yes: Baraguá has on average 299 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baraguá?
In Baraguá, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 7 July 1943, and the lowest was 5.7 °C on 13 January 1981.
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