Moa climate — normals and trends
Moa (Cuba) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,132 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 February (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Moa averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 217 rainy days per year.
Moa has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 29 April 2015) and the coldest 17.8 °C (on 20 January 1977).
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
MoaHolguín Province
- coords
- 20.66°, -74.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
26.8°C
Average daily low
24.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,132mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
21.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
217 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
31.8 °C
29 April 2015
Coldest day
17.8 °C
20 January 1977
Wettest day
149 mm
21 October 2024
Windiest day
77.4 km/h
29 October 2025
Strongest gust
136.8 km/h
7 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
28 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
15.3 °C
20 January 1977
Sunniest day
13.2 h
18 June 1959
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 | 25.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 25.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 53 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 26.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 91 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 37 mm | -86 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 50 mm | -47 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 34 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 54 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 119 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 334 mm | +168 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 111 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 50 mm | -38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moa?
Moa has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,132 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moa?
The hottest day measured in Moa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2015, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moa?
The coldest day measured in Moa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1977, at 17.8 °C.
Does it snow in Moa?
Almost never: Moa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Moa warmed?
Yes: Moa warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moa?
The wettest day measured in Moa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 2024, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moa?
The windiest day measured in Moa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2025, with winds reaching 77.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moa?
The warmest month in Moa is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Moa?
Moa receives on average 1,132 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 217 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moa?
Moa gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Moa?
Yes: Moa has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moa?
In Moa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 28 August 2023, and the lowest was 15.3 °C on 20 January 1977.
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