Nueva Gerona climate — normals and trends
Nueva Gerona (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 899 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Nueva Gerona averages 0 frost days, 48 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Nueva Gerona has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 8 August 2023) and the coldest 14.4 °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
Nueva GeronaIsla de la Juventud
- coords
- 21.89°, -82.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
24.4°C
Annual rainfall
899mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
22.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
48 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
349 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
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
33.0 °C
8 August 2023
Coldest day
14.4 °C
13 January 1981
Wettest day
238 mm
10 September 1979
Windiest day
106.8 km/h
18 October 1944
Strongest gust
149.8 km/h
4 November 2001
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
10 August 2011
Coldest feels-like
8.8 °C
9 January 1970
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 7 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 26.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 26.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 12 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 12 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 42 mm | -62 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 133 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 66 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 88 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 151 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 149 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 26.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 19 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 26.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nueva Gerona?
Nueva Gerona has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 899 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nueva Gerona?
The hottest day measured in Nueva Gerona between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2023, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nueva Gerona?
The coldest day measured in Nueva Gerona between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1981, at 14.4 °C.
Does it snow in Nueva Gerona?
Almost never: Nueva Gerona sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nueva Gerona warmed?
Yes: Nueva Gerona warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nueva Gerona?
The wettest day measured in Nueva Gerona between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1979, with 238 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nueva Gerona?
The windiest day measured in Nueva Gerona between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1944, with winds reaching 106.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nueva Gerona?
The warmest month in Nueva Gerona is July (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Nueva Gerona?
Nueva Gerona receives on average 899 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nueva Gerona?
Nueva Gerona gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nueva Gerona?
Yes: Nueva Gerona has on average 349 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nueva Gerona?
In Nueva Gerona, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 10 August 2011, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 9 January 1970.
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