Manzanillo climate — normals and trends
Manzanillo (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,075 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Manzanillo averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Manzanillo has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 2 July 1998) and the coldest 11.0 °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
ManzanilloGranma Province
- coords
- 20.34°, -77.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,075mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
234 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
287 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
37.6 °C
2 July 1998
Coldest day
11.0 °C
15 December 2010
Wettest day
360 mm
6 October 1963
Windiest day
59.4 km/h
7 October 1963
Strongest gust
147.2 km/h
7 July 2005
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.3 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
11 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 10 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 22 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 58 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 60 mm | -105 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 96 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 80 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 96 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 157 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 302 mm | +161 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 42 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 6 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Manzanillo?
Manzanillo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,075 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manzanillo?
The hottest day measured in Manzanillo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1998, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Manzanillo?
The coldest day measured in Manzanillo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2010, at 11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Manzanillo?
Almost never: Manzanillo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Manzanillo warmed?
Yes: Manzanillo warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Manzanillo?
The wettest day measured in Manzanillo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1963, with 360 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Manzanillo?
The windiest day measured in Manzanillo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1963, with winds reaching 59.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Manzanillo?
The warmest month in Manzanillo is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Manzanillo?
Manzanillo receives on average 1,075 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Manzanillo?
Manzanillo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Manzanillo?
Yes: Manzanillo has on average 287 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manzanillo?
In Manzanillo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was 9.3 °C on 13 January 1981.
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