Minas climate — normals and trends
Minas (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 980 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 (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Minas averages 0 frost days, 201 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Minas has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 25 March 1957) and the coldest 10.4 °C (on 13 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
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- coords
- 21.49°, -77.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
980mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
201 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
310 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
25 March 1957
Coldest day
10.4 °C
13 January 1981
Wettest day
227 mm
7 October 1963
Windiest day
62.4 km/h
7 October 1963
Strongest gust
148.0 km/h
8 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
12 August 1987
Coldest feels-like
7.8 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.1 h
16 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 | 27.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 28 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 18 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 33.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 41 mm | -103 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | -67 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 40 mm | -44 mm |
| Aug | 33.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 97 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 175 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 216 mm | +74 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 102 mm | +41 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 31 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Minas?
Minas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 980 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Minas?
The hottest day measured in Minas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1957, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Minas?
The coldest day measured in Minas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1981, at 10.4 °C.
Does it snow in Minas?
Almost never: Minas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Minas warmed?
Yes: Minas warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Minas?
The wettest day measured in Minas between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1963, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Minas?
The windiest day measured in Minas between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1963, with winds reaching 62.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Minas?
The warmest month in Minas is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Minas?
Minas receives on average 980 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Minas?
Minas gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Minas?
Yes: Minas has on average 310 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Minas?
In Minas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 12 August 1987, and the lowest was 7.8 °C on 13 January 1981.
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