Cárdenas climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Cárdenas?

Cárdenas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 947 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cárdenas?

The hottest day measured in Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1962, reaching 34.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Cárdenas?

The coldest day measured in Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1970, at 9.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Cárdenas?

Almost never: Cárdenas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Cárdenas warmed?

Yes: Cárdenas warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Cárdenas?

The wettest day measured in Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1998, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Cárdenas?

The windiest day measured in Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2017, with winds reaching 74.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Cárdenas?

The warmest month in Cárdenas is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Cárdenas?

Cárdenas receives on average 947 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Cárdenas?

Cárdenas gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Cárdenas (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 947 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Cárdenas averages 0 frost days, 109 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.

Cárdenas has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 25 July 1962) and the coldest 9.7 °C (on 10 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

CárdenasMatanzas Province

coords: 23.04°, -81.21°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthMarch

Mean daily temperature

24.9°C

Average daily high

28.2°C

Average daily low

22.3°C

Annual rainfall

947mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

19.4km/h

Seasonal range

5.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

109 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

158 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.3 °C

Average feels-like low

24.4 °C

Average peak gust

35.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

301 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.4 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · p = 0.001

19402025

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

34.8 °C

25 July 1962

Coldest day

9.7 °C

10 January 1970

Wettest day

112 mm

25 September 1998

Windiest day

74.2 km/h

10 September 2017

Strongest gust

133.9 km/h

9 September 2017

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

19 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

6.2 °C

13 January 1981

Sunniest day

13.0 h

20 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.0 °C24 August 2025	14.6 °C10 January 2025	25.4 °C	913 mm	151
2024	34.3 °C19 May 2024	14.3 °C1 January 2024	25.6 °C	1,067 mm	150
2023	33.9 °C23 July 2023	11.5 °C16 January 2023	25.8 °C	952 mm	144
2022	32.4 °C25 August 2022	11.9 °C31 January 2022	25.3 °C	912 mm	122
2021	32.7 °C19 April 2021	12.1 °C4 February 2021	25.3 °C	815 mm	136
2020	33.8 °C12 April 2020	13.9 °C10 December 2020	25.7 °C	1,152 mm	154
2019	32.9 °C12 June 2019	13.4 °C29 January 2019	25.6 °C	861 mm	145
2018	33.0 °C23 July 2018	15.3 °C6 March 2018	25.1 °C	984 mm	113
2017	32.7 °C6 June 2017	14.8 °C14 December 2017	25.2 °C	930 mm	130
2016	32.6 °C17 May 2016	14.0 °C25 January 2016	25.3 °C	859 mm	132
2015	33.6 °C28 April 2015	13.8 °C12 February 2015	25.6 °C	760 mm	140
2014	33.0 °C29 August 2014	14.4 °C23 January 2014	25.2 °C	733 mm	144
2013	31.8 °C23 September 2013	12.6 °C5 March 2013	25.2 °C	895 mm	102
2012	32.1 °C22 August 2012	13.2 °C4 January 2012	24.8 °C	1,123 mm	80
2011	32.6 °C26 August 2011	14.1 °C30 January 2011	25.1 °C	935 mm	129
2010	34.1 °C5 June 2010	9.7 °C15 December 2010	24.5 °C	802 mm	133
2009	32.5 °C24 June 2009	12.8 °C4 March 2009	24.9 °C	744 mm	132
2008	32.1 °C14 August 2008	12.3 °C3 January 2008	24.9 °C	981 mm	113
2007	32.4 °C3 August 2007	14.2 °C19 February 2007	25.0 °C	1,078 mm	95
2006	32.7 °C10 May 2006	13.3 °C16 January 2006	24.9 °C	824 mm	117
2005	33.0 °C18 August 2005	12.5 °C21 January 2005	24.9 °C	1,046 mm	127
2004	32.7 °C2 June 2004	14.7 °C21 December 2004	24.9 °C	612 mm	112
2003	32.3 °C22 July 2003	13.5 °C24 January 2003	25.1 °C	880 mm	128
2002	31.8 °C3 May 2002	13.6 °C9 January 2002	25.1 °C	814 mm	93
2001	32.5 °C19 August 2001	13.8 °C8 March 2001	24.7 °C	876 mm	108
2000	32.5 °C23 July 2000	13.8 °C11 February 2000	24.7 °C	717 mm	102
1999	32.1 °C15 April 1999	14.6 °C26 February 1999	24.7 °C	1,212 mm	94
1998	34.4 °C28 July 1998	14.9 °C10 February 1998	25.6 °C	940 mm	161
1997	32.9 °C21 August 1997	11.5 °C19 January 1997	25.5 °C	866 mm	142
1996	32.7 °C29 April 1996	11.2 °C18 February 1996	24.6 °C	1,087 mm	107
1995	33.0 °C26 April 1995	14.4 °C9 February 1995	25.1 °C	1,138 mm	140
1994	32.7 °C24 June 1994	14.6 °C5 March 1994	25.2 °C	830 mm	104
1993	33.0 °C4 August 1993	13.8 °C20 February 1993	24.8 °C	819 mm	111
1992	31.8 °C30 June 1992	15.5 °C14 December 1992	24.5 °C	886 mm	81
1991	31.9 °C31 July 1991	13.7 °C17 February 1991	25.0 °C	1,135 mm	104
1990	31.4 °C14 July 1990	17.0 °C5 April 1990	24.9 °C	828 mm	70
1989	31.7 °C9 June 1989	11.0 °C26 February 1989	24.6 °C	938 mm	80
1988	32.0 °C9 September 1988	13.6 °C28 February 1988	24.6 °C	911 mm	84
1987	31.7 °C7 July 1987	12.6 °C28 January 1987	24.5 °C	1,063 mm	106
1986	32.2 °C2 August 1986	11.8 °C29 January 1986	24.6 °C	767 mm	68
1985	32.1 °C11 June 1985	11.7 °C25 January 1985	24.5 °C	1,047 mm	72
1984	31.6 °C30 June 1984	13.9 °C2 March 1984	24.3 °C	925 mm	57
1983	32.0 °C23 August 1983	12.5 °C26 December 1983	24.5 °C	1,213 mm	101
1982	31.8 °C12 September 1982	14.8 °C16 January 1982	25.1 °C	917 mm	95
1981	31.9 °C8 June 1981	11.0 °C13 January 1981	24.2 °C	727 mm	97
1980	31.9 °C9 May 1980	12.0 °C5 February 1980	24.8 °C	1,014 mm	106
1979	31.7 °C13 August 1979	12.2 °C2 February 1979	24.6 °C	1,055 mm	87
1978	31.4 °C31 July 1978	12.4 °C23 February 1978	24.4 °C	1,232 mm	73
1977	31.3 °C20 July 1977	11.6 °C20 January 1977	24.4 °C	1,095 mm	58
1976	31.2 °C9 August 1976	12.4 °C28 December 1976	24.3 °C	1,244 mm	55
1975	31.9 °C7 May 1975	13.7 °C24 December 1975	25.0 °C	962 mm	92
1974	32.0 °C28 May 1974	13.3 °C11 February 1974	24.8 °C	792 mm	80
1973	31.9 °C28 May 1973	13.6 °C23 December 1973	24.7 °C	1,004 mm	85
1972	31.5 °C8 August 1972	14.0 °C28 December 1972	24.9 °C	1,217 mm	80
1971	32.1 °C30 April 1971	10.4 °C21 January 1971	24.7 °C	904 mm	96
1970	31.7 °C25 June 1970	9.7 °C10 January 1970	24.4 °C	750 mm	84
1969	32.4 °C11 July 1969	13.9 °C20 February 1969	24.4 °C	1,335 mm	89
1968	31.4 °C19 August 1968	12.0 °C2 March 1968	24.1 °C	1,292 mm	68
1967	31.9 °C15 May 1967	12.8 °C26 February 1967	24.7 °C	966 mm	81
1966	32.1 °C5 September 1966	12.9 °C6 February 1966	24.4 °C	1,085 mm	78
1965	33.5 °C15 June 1965	13.8 °C19 January 1965	25.0 °C	711 mm	146
1964	32.6 °C2 May 1964	13.9 °C15 January 1964	25.0 °C	1,217 mm	110
1963	32.8 °C20 May 1963	15.4 °C10 January 1963	24.8 °C	921 mm	132
1962	34.8 °C25 July 1962	13.6 °C15 December 1962	24.9 °C	834 mm	140
1961	33.4 °C5 August 1961	13.9 °C19 January 1961	25.2 °C	765 mm	147
1960	32.9 °C23 May 1960	13.6 °C23 January 1960	24.7 °C	1,143 mm	103
1959	33.7 °C21 April 1959	13.7 °C30 November 1959	25.4 °C	846 mm	149
1958	33.3 °C28 August 1958	10.9 °C5 February 1958	24.9 °C	997 mm	144
1957	33.0 °C11 April 1957	13.2 °C12 December 1957	25.1 °C	987 mm	117
1956	33.0 °C24 August 1956	14.1 °C15 January 1956	24.9 °C	629 mm	143
1955	32.7 °C12 August 1955	15.3 °C16 January 1955	25.0 °C	740 mm	136
1954	32.2 °C15 September 1954	13.3 °C22 December 1954	24.5 °C	1,100 mm	95
1953	33.1 °C11 April 1953	14.0 °C26 January 1953	25.1 °C	998 mm	146
1952	32.0 °C21 June 1952	13.0 °C17 December 1952	24.7 °C	1,088 mm	119
1951	33.6 °C27 May 1951	13.8 °C17 January 1951	24.7 °C	802 mm	139
1950	32.7 °C11 August 1950	13.9 °C30 November 1950	24.4 °C	791 mm	97
1949	32.8 °C15 April 1949	14.6 °C2 January 1949	25.2 °C	822 mm	136
1948	32.4 °C11 March 1948	13.6 °C15 January 1948	25.2 °C	1,271 mm	103
1947	32.9 °C1 May 1947	15.0 °C7 February 1947	25.2 °C	1,066 mm	110
1946	32.3 °C10 April 1946	17.7 °C26 February 1946	25.1 °C	1,059 mm	87
1945	34.5 °C11 June 1945	15.8 °C11 January 1945	25.1 °C	860 mm	117
1944	33.3 °C21 April 1944	15.4 °C22 January 1944	25.2 °C	829 mm	138
1943	32.7 °C8 July 1943	14.5 °C21 December 1943	24.9 °C	963 mm	115
1942	31.9 °C22 June 1942	15.9 °C3 February 1942	25.0 °C	741 mm	65
1941	31.6 °C19 August 1941	14.8 °C3 March 1941	24.9 °C	839 mm	50
1940	31.6 °C3 July 1940	10.8 °C29 January 1940	24.4 °C	985 mm	39

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.7 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

151 d/yr

+42

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

913 mm

-34 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.9 °C	-0.3 °C	13 mm	-19 mm
Feb	27.0 °C	+1.1 °C	30 mm	-0 mm
Mar	27.3 °C	0.0 °C	30 mm	0 mm
Apr	27.9 °C	-0.6 °C	18 mm	-20 mm
May	31.0 °C	+1.7 °C	29 mm	-76 mm
Jun	30.7 °C	+0.8 °C	133 mm	-22 mm
Jul	31.2 °C	+0.7 °C	86 mm	-15 mm
Aug	31.5 °C	+0.9 °C	144 mm	+25 mm
Sep	30.4 °C	+0.4 °C	196 mm	+55 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+0.7 °C	155 mm	+37 mm
Nov	26.6 °C	-0.2 °C	50 mm	+3 mm
Dec	26.3 °C	+0.6 °C	28 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.0 °C

24 Aug 2025

Coldest day

14.6 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

30.2 mm

2 Jun 2025

Windiest day

33.7 km/h

11 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

58.3 km/h

11 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

22 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.5 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

21 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Cárdenas?

Cárdenas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 947 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cárdenas?

The hottest day measured in Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1962, reaching 34.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Cárdenas?

The coldest day measured in Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1970, at 9.7 °C.

Does it snow in Cárdenas?

Almost never: Cárdenas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Cárdenas warmed?

Yes: Cárdenas warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Cárdenas?

The wettest day measured in Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1998, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Cárdenas?

The windiest day measured in Cárdenas between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2017, with winds reaching 74.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Cárdenas?

The warmest month in Cárdenas is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Cárdenas?

Cárdenas receives on average 947 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Cárdenas?

Cárdenas gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Cárdenas?

Yes: Cárdenas has on average 301 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cárdenas?

In Cárdenas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 19 May 2024, and the lowest was 6.2 °C on 13 January 1981.

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