Cruces climate — normals and trends
Cruces (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 892 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Cruces averages 0 frost days, 195 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Cruces 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 37.1 °C (on 11 June 1945) and the coldest 6.8 °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
CrucesCienfuegos Province
- coords
- 22.34°, -80.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
892mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
195 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
256 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.006
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
37.1 °C
11 June 1945
Coldest day
6.8 °C
11 January 1970
Wettest day
210 mm
3 February 1998
Windiest day
66.4 km/h
9 September 2017
Strongest gust
141.5 km/h
9 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
4.0 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 June 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 | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 28 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 24 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 18 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 22 mm | -94 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 153 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 85 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 102 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 145 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 135 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 37 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cruces?
Cruces has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 892 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cruces?
The hottest day measured in Cruces between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1945, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cruces?
The coldest day measured in Cruces between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1970, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Cruces?
Almost never: Cruces sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cruces warmed?
Yes: Cruces warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cruces?
The wettest day measured in Cruces between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1998, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cruces?
The windiest day measured in Cruces between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with winds reaching 66.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cruces?
The warmest month in Cruces is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cruces?
Cruces receives on average 892 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cruces?
Cruces gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cruces?
Yes: Cruces has on average 256 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cruces?
In Cruces, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 11 July 2023, and the lowest was 4.0 °C on 13 January 1981.
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