Los Palacios climate — normals and trends
Los Palacios (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 978 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Los Palacios averages 0 frost days, 164 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Los Palacios between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 4 July 1998) and the coldest 6.5 °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
Los PalaciosPinar del Río
- coords
- 22.59°, -83.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
978mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
164 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
261 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
36.9 °C
4 July 1998
Coldest day
6.5 °C
14 January 1981
Wettest day
147 mm
18 October 1944
Windiest day
83.7 km/h
18 October 1944
Strongest gust
163.1 km/h
18 October 1944
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
31 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
4.6 °C
14 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
6 May 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 | 25.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 10 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 23 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 29.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 16 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 89 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 149 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 112 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 92 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 231 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 148 mm | +45 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 11 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 38 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Los Palacios?
Los Palacios has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 978 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Los Palacios?
The hottest day measured in Los Palacios between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1998, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Los Palacios?
The coldest day measured in Los Palacios between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1981, at 6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Los Palacios?
Almost never: Los Palacios sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Los Palacios warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Los Palacios.
What is the wettest day in Los Palacios?
The wettest day measured in Los Palacios between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1944, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Los Palacios?
The windiest day measured in Los Palacios between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1944, with winds reaching 83.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Los Palacios?
The warmest month in Los Palacios is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Los Palacios?
Los Palacios receives on average 978 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Los Palacios?
Los Palacios gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Los Palacios?
Yes: Los Palacios has on average 261 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Los Palacios?
In Los Palacios, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 31 July 2023, and the lowest was 4.6 °C on 14 January 1981.
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