Contramaestre climate — normals and trends
Contramaestre (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 914 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 January (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Contramaestre averages 0 frost days, 207 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Contramaestre 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 37.7 °C (on 7 September 1991) and the coldest 11.3 °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
ContramaestreSantiago de Cuba Province
- coords
- 20.30°, -76.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
914mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
207 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
260 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
37.7 °C
7 September 1991
Coldest day
11.3 °C
21 January 1977
Wettest day
277 mm
31 May 1963
Windiest day
61.1 km/h
7 October 1963
Strongest gust
143.3 km/h
7 October 1963
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
27 August 1970
Coldest feels-like
9.2 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
12 June 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 30.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 94 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -109 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 59 mm | -55 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 60 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 151 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 340 mm | +212 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 53 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Contramaestre?
Contramaestre has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 914 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Contramaestre?
The hottest day measured in Contramaestre between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1991, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Contramaestre?
The coldest day measured in Contramaestre between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1977, at 11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Contramaestre?
Almost never: Contramaestre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Contramaestre warmed?
Yes: Contramaestre warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Contramaestre?
The wettest day measured in Contramaestre between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1963, with 277 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Contramaestre?
The windiest day measured in Contramaestre between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1963, with winds reaching 61.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Contramaestre?
The warmest month in Contramaestre is August (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Contramaestre?
Contramaestre receives on average 914 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Contramaestre?
Contramaestre gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Contramaestre?
Yes: Contramaestre has on average 260 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Contramaestre?
In Contramaestre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 27 August 1970, and the lowest was 9.2 °C on 13 January 1981.
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