Primero de Enero climate — normals and trends
Primero de Enero (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 953 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Primero de Enero averages 0 frost days, 199 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Primero de Enero has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 25 March 1957) and the coldest 9.7 °C (on 6 January 2001).
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
Primero de EneroCiego de Ávila Province
- coords
- 21.95°, -78.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
953mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
199 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
304 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
37.2 °C
25 March 1957
Coldest day
9.7 °C
6 January 2001
Wettest day
221 mm
9 September 2017
Windiest day
71.5 km/h
8 September 2017
Strongest gust
149.4 km/h
9 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
7 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.1 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
16 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 25 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 22 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 23 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 33 mm | -98 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 104 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 65 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 88 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 193 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 182 mm | +52 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 63 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 21 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Primero de Enero?
Primero de Enero has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 953 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Primero de Enero?
The hottest day measured in Primero de Enero between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1957, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Primero de Enero?
The coldest day measured in Primero de Enero between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2001, at 9.7 °C.
Does it snow in Primero de Enero?
Almost never: Primero de Enero sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Primero de Enero warmed?
Yes: Primero de Enero warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Primero de Enero?
The wettest day measured in Primero de Enero between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 221 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Primero de Enero?
The windiest day measured in Primero de Enero between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2017, with winds reaching 71.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Primero de Enero?
The warmest month in Primero de Enero is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Primero de Enero?
Primero de Enero receives on average 953 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Primero de Enero?
Primero de Enero gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Primero de Enero?
Yes: Primero de Enero has on average 304 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Primero de Enero?
In Primero de Enero, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 7 August 2024, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 13 January 1981.
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