Holguín climate — normals and trends
Holguín (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,012 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Holguín averages 0 frost days, 165 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
Holguín has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 23 May 1990) and the coldest 12.4 °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
HolguínHolguín Province
- coords
- 20.89°, -76.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,012mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
165 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
25.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
335 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
37.0 °C
23 May 1990
Coldest day
12.4 °C
21 January 1977
Wettest day
203 mm
8 October 1963
Windiest day
64.7 km/h
8 September 2008
Strongest gust
137.2 km/h
8 October 1963
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
15 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.1 °C
21 January 1977
Sunniest day
13.1 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 | 26.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 12 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 21 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 46 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 79 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 42 mm | -108 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 33 mm | -93 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 34 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 60 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 176 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 352 mm | +197 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 77 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 18 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Holguín?
Holguín has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,012 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Holguín?
The hottest day measured in Holguín between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1990, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Holguín?
The coldest day measured in Holguín between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1977, at 12.4 °C.
Does it snow in Holguín?
Almost never: Holguín sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Holguín warmed?
Yes: Holguín warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Holguín?
The wettest day measured in Holguín between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1963, with 203 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Holguín?
The windiest day measured in Holguín between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2008, with winds reaching 64.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Holguín?
The warmest month in Holguín is August (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Holguín?
Holguín receives on average 1,012 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Holguín?
Holguín gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Holguín?
Yes: Holguín has on average 335 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Holguín?
In Holguín, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 15 September 2024, and the lowest was 11.1 °C on 21 January 1977.
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