Chambas climate — normals and trends
Chambas (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,015 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Chambas averages 0 frost days, 110 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 184 rainy days per year.
Chambas has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 19 May 2024) and the coldest 10.0 °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
ChambasCiego de Ávila Province
- coords
- 22.19°, -78.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,015mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
5.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
110 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
184 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
304 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
35.6 °C
19 May 2024
Coldest day
10.0 °C
11 January 1970
Wettest day
228 mm
9 September 2017
Windiest day
73.8 km/h
9 September 2017
Strongest gust
151.6 km/h
9 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
31 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
6.4 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
20 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 13 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 27.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 25 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 29 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 30 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 24 mm | -107 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 108 mm | -47 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 115 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 201 mm | +46 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 158 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 57 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chambas?
Chambas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,015 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chambas?
The hottest day measured in Chambas between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2024, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chambas?
The coldest day measured in Chambas between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1970, at 10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Chambas?
Almost never: Chambas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chambas warmed?
Yes: Chambas warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chambas?
The wettest day measured in Chambas between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 228 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chambas?
The windiest day measured in Chambas between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with winds reaching 73.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chambas?
The warmest month in Chambas is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Chambas?
Chambas receives on average 1,015 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 184 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chambas?
Chambas gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chambas?
Yes: Chambas has on average 304 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chambas?
In Chambas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 31 August 2023, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 13 January 1981.
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