La Salud climate — normals and trends
La Salud (Cuba) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 763 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
La Salud averages 0 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
La Salud has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.04 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 22 June 1998) and the coldest 11.4 °C (on 14 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
La SaludMayabeque
- coords
- 22.87°, -82.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
763mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.1 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
324 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.012
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
34.0 °C
22 June 1998
Coldest day
11.4 °C
14 January 1981
Wettest day
204 mm
10 September 1979
Windiest day
108.0 km/h
18 October 1944
Strongest gust
149.0 km/h
18 October 1944
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
7.0 °C
3 January 2008
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 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 | -0.4 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 15 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 26.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 9 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 16 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 39 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 129 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 54 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 63 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 152 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 92 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 11 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 12 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Salud?
La Salud has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 763 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Salud?
The hottest day measured in La Salud between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1998, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Salud?
The coldest day measured in La Salud between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1981, at 11.4 °C.
Does it snow in La Salud?
Almost never: La Salud sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Salud warmed?
Yes: La Salud warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Salud?
The wettest day measured in La Salud between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1979, with 204 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Salud?
The windiest day measured in La Salud between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1944, with winds reaching 108.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Salud?
The warmest month in La Salud is August (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in La Salud?
La Salud receives on average 763 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Salud?
La Salud gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Salud?
Yes: La Salud has on average 324 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Salud?
In La Salud, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 11 July 2023, and the lowest was 7.0 °C on 3 January 2008.
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