Güines climate — normals and trends
Güines (Cuba) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 670 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Güines averages 0 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Güines has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest 11.7 °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
GüinesMayabeque
- coords
- 22.84°, -82.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
670mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
21.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
322 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 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
34.3 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
11.7 °C
11 January 1970
Wettest day
207 mm
9 September 2008
Windiest day
95.1 km/h
18 October 1944
Strongest gust
142.9 km/h
9 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
6.9 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
13 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 21 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 26.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 13 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 17 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 32 mm | -44 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 74 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 28 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 62 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 135 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 111 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 26.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 11 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 26.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Güines?
Güines has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 670 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Güines?
The hottest day measured in Güines between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Güines?
The coldest day measured in Güines between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1970, at 11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Güines?
Almost never: Güines sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Güines warmed?
Yes: Güines warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Güines?
The wettest day measured in Güines between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2008, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Güines?
The windiest day measured in Güines between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1944, with winds reaching 95.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Güines?
The warmest month in Güines is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Güines?
Güines receives on average 670 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Güines?
Güines gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Güines?
Yes: Güines has on average 322 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Güines?
In Güines, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 24 July 2023, and the lowest was 6.9 °C on 13 January 1981.
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