Lajas climate — normals and trends
Lajas (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 925 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lajas averages 0 frost days, 202 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Lajas has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 21 August 1997) and the coldest 6.9 °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
LajasCienfuegos Province
- coords
- 22.41°, -80.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
925mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
202 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
258 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.005
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
38.4 °C
21 August 1997
Coldest day
6.9 °C
15 December 2010
Wettest day
207 mm
9 September 2017
Windiest day
71.4 km/h
9 September 2017
Strongest gust
139.0 km/h
9 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
19 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
4.4 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 June 1940
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 | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 31 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 31 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 30.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 16 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 34.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 18 mm | -105 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 128 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 69 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 106 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 197 mm | +58 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 158 mm | +47 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 40 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lajas?
Lajas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 925 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lajas?
The hottest day measured in Lajas between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1997, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lajas?
The coldest day measured in Lajas between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2010, at 6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lajas?
Almost never: Lajas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lajas warmed?
Yes: Lajas warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lajas?
The wettest day measured in Lajas between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lajas?
The windiest day measured in Lajas between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with winds reaching 71.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lajas?
The warmest month in Lajas is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lajas?
Lajas receives on average 925 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lajas?
Lajas gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lajas?
Yes: Lajas has on average 258 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lajas?
In Lajas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 19 May 2024, and the lowest was 4.4 °C on 13 January 1981.
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