Minas de Matahambre climate — normals and trends
Minas de Matahambre (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,134 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Minas de Matahambre averages 0 frost days, 156 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Minas de Matahambre between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 2 July 1998) and the coldest 7.6 °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
Minas de MatahambrePinar del Río
- coords
- 22.59°, -83.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.4°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,134mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
156 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
258 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 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
35.8 °C
2 July 1998
Coldest day
7.6 °C
14 January 1981
Wettest day
192 mm
16 November 1971
Windiest day
73.3 km/h
18 October 1944
Strongest gust
155.5 km/h
18 October 1944
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
10 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
5.0 °C
14 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
7 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 | 25.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 11 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 20 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 16 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 21 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 71 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 117 mm | -69 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 129 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 171 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 251 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 136 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 18 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 57 mm | +27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Minas de Matahambre?
Minas de Matahambre has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,134 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Minas de Matahambre?
The hottest day measured in Minas de Matahambre between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1998, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Minas de Matahambre?
The coldest day measured in Minas de Matahambre between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1981, at 7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Minas de Matahambre?
Almost never: Minas de Matahambre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Minas de Matahambre warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Minas de Matahambre.
What is the wettest day in Minas de Matahambre?
The wettest day measured in Minas de Matahambre between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1971, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Minas de Matahambre?
The windiest day measured in Minas de Matahambre between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1944, with winds reaching 73.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Minas de Matahambre?
The warmest month in Minas de Matahambre is July (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Minas de Matahambre?
Minas de Matahambre receives on average 1,134 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Minas de Matahambre?
Minas de Matahambre gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Minas de Matahambre?
Yes: Minas de Matahambre has on average 258 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Minas de Matahambre?
In Minas de Matahambre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 10 August 2023, and the lowest was 5.0 °C on 14 January 1981.
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