Fomento climate — normals and trends
Fomento (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 937 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Fomento averages 0 frost days, 148 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Fomento has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 10 June 1945) and the coldest 6.0 °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
FomentoSancti Spíritus Province
- coords
- 22.10°, -79.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
937mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
148 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
222 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · 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
35.9 °C
10 June 1945
Coldest day
6.0 °C
15 December 2010
Wettest day
202 mm
9 September 2017
Windiest day
60.4 km/h
8 September 2008
Strongest gust
140.8 km/h
8 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
3.5 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 25 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 37 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 27 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 33.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 29 mm | -108 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 113 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 87 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 104 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 160 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 164 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 39 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 27.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 15 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fomento?
Fomento has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 937 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fomento?
The hottest day measured in Fomento between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1945, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fomento?
The coldest day measured in Fomento between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2010, at 6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Fomento?
Almost never: Fomento sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Fomento warmed?
Yes: Fomento warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fomento?
The wettest day measured in Fomento between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fomento?
The windiest day measured in Fomento between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2008, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fomento?
The warmest month in Fomento is July (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Fomento?
Fomento receives on average 937 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fomento?
Fomento gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Fomento?
Yes: Fomento has on average 222 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fomento?
In Fomento, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 11 July 2023, and the lowest was 3.5 °C on 13 January 1981.
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