Pilón climate — normals and trends
Pilón (Cuba) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 587 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Pilón averages 0 frost days, 186 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Pilón has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 17 August 2023) and the coldest 14.8 °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
PilónGranma Province
- coords
- 19.91°, -77.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
587mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
186 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
356 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
35.7 °C
17 August 2023
Coldest day
14.8 °C
13 January 1981
Wettest day
413 mm
6 October 1963
Windiest day
83.2 km/h
8 July 2005
Strongest gust
140.4 km/h
6 October 1963
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
15 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.5 °C
11 January 2010
Sunniest day
12.9 h
12 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 10 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 11 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 14 mm | -72 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 36 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 36 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 27 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 96 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 228 mm | +124 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pilón?
Pilón has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 587 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pilón?
The hottest day measured in Pilón between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2023, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pilón?
The coldest day measured in Pilón between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1981, at 14.8 °C.
Does it snow in Pilón?
Almost never: Pilón sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pilón warmed?
Yes: Pilón warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pilón?
The wettest day measured in Pilón between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1963, with 413 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pilón?
The windiest day measured in Pilón between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2005, with winds reaching 83.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pilón?
The warmest month in Pilón is August (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Pilón?
Pilón receives on average 587 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pilón?
Pilón gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pilón?
Yes: Pilón has on average 356 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pilón?
In Pilón, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 15 July 2024, and the lowest was 10.5 °C on 11 January 2010.
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