Esmeralda climate — normals and trends
Esmeralda (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,057 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Esmeralda averages 0 frost days, 202 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Esmeralda has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 25 March 1957) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 13 January 1981).
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
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- coords
- 21.85°, -78.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,057mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
202 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
302 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
37.8 °C
25 March 1957
Coldest day
10.1 °C
13 January 1981
Wettest day
193 mm
9 September 2017
Windiest day
66.7 km/h
8 September 2008
Strongest gust
154.8 km/h
9 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
16 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.2 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
25 June 2019
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 | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 8 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 33 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 26 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 56 mm | -107 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 128 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 74 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 86 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 192 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 202 mm | +62 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 98 mm | +40 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 30 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Esmeralda?
Esmeralda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,057 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Esmeralda?
The hottest day measured in Esmeralda between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1957, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Esmeralda?
The coldest day measured in Esmeralda between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1981, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Esmeralda?
Almost never: Esmeralda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Esmeralda warmed?
Yes: Esmeralda warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Esmeralda?
The wettest day measured in Esmeralda between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Esmeralda?
The windiest day measured in Esmeralda between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2008, with winds reaching 66.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Esmeralda?
The warmest month in Esmeralda is August (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Esmeralda?
Esmeralda receives on average 1,057 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Esmeralda?
Esmeralda gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Esmeralda?
Yes: Esmeralda has on average 302 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Esmeralda?
In Esmeralda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 16 May 2024, and the lowest was 7.2 °C on 13 January 1981.
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