Placetas climate — normals and trends
Placetas (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 915 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Placetas averages 0 frost days, 152 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Placetas has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 18 May 2024) and the coldest 7.0 °C (on 12 February 1978).
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
PlacetasVilla Clara Province
- coords
- 22.31°, -79.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
915mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
152 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
229 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · 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
37.4 °C
18 May 2024
Coldest day
7.0 °C
12 February 1978
Wettest day
229 mm
9 September 2017
Windiest day
64.1 km/h
9 September 2017
Strongest gust
141.8 km/h
8 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
19 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.6 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 28 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 29.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 32 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 29.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 23 mm | -24 mm |
| May | 33.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 29 mm | -104 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 157 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 120 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 173 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 145 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 42 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 20 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Placetas?
Placetas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 915 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Placetas?
The hottest day measured in Placetas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2024, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Placetas?
The coldest day measured in Placetas between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1978, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Placetas?
Almost never: Placetas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Placetas warmed?
Yes: Placetas warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Placetas?
The wettest day measured in Placetas between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 229 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Placetas?
The windiest day measured in Placetas between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with winds reaching 64.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Placetas?
The warmest month in Placetas is July (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Placetas?
Placetas receives on average 915 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Placetas?
Placetas gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Placetas?
Yes: Placetas has on average 229 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Placetas?
In Placetas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 19 May 2024, and the lowest was 3.6 °C on 13 January 1981.
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