Colón climate — normals and trends
Colón (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 903 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Colón averages 0 frost days, 212 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Colón between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 28 July 1998) and the coldest 6.2 °C (on 15 December 2010).
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
ColónMatanzas Province
- coords
- 22.72°, -80.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
903mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
212 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
264 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
38.3 °C
28 July 1998
Coldest day
6.2 °C
15 December 2010
Wettest day
129 mm
12 June 1969
Windiest day
67.9 km/h
10 September 2017
Strongest gust
139.0 km/h
9 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
19 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.5 °C
15 December 2010
Sunniest day
13.0 h
23 May 1940
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 | 26.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 7 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 32 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 31 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 14 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 33.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 38 mm | -78 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 129 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 70 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 112 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 191 mm | +53 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 127 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 37 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
The year's extremes
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Colón?
Colón has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 903 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Colón?
The hottest day measured in Colón between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1998, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Colón?
The coldest day measured in Colón between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2010, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Colón?
Almost never: Colón sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Colón warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Colón.
What is the wettest day in Colón?
The wettest day measured in Colón between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1969, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Colón?
The windiest day measured in Colón between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2017, with winds reaching 67.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Colón?
The warmest month in Colón is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Colón?
Colón receives on average 903 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Colón?
Colón gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Colón?
Yes: Colón has on average 264 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Colón?
In Colón, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 19 May 2024, and the lowest was 3.5 °C on 15 December 2010.
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