Rodas climate — normals and trends
Rodas (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 810 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Rodas averages 0 frost days, 206 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Rodas has warmed by +0.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.04 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 28 July 1998) and the coldest 6.9 °C (on 11 January 1970).
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
RodasCienfuegos Province
- coords
- 22.34°, -80.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
810mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
206 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
274 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.3 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.032
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
38.4 °C
28 July 1998
Coldest day
6.9 °C
11 January 1970
Wettest day
188 mm
25 May 1990
Windiest day
65.2 km/h
8 September 2008
Strongest gust
146.9 km/h
9 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
13 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
4.6 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
29 May 1940
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 | 27.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 21 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 31.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 19 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 33.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 21 mm | -89 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 130 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 68 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 68 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 131 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 152 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 33 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rodas?
Rodas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 810 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rodas?
The hottest day measured in Rodas between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1998, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rodas?
The coldest day measured in Rodas between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1970, at 6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Rodas?
Almost never: Rodas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rodas warmed?
Yes: Rodas warmed by +0.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rodas?
The wettest day measured in Rodas between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1990, with 188 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rodas?
The windiest day measured in Rodas between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2008, with winds reaching 65.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rodas?
The warmest month in Rodas is August (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Rodas?
Rodas receives on average 810 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rodas?
Rodas gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rodas?
Yes: Rodas has on average 274 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rodas?
In Rodas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 13 August 2023, and the lowest was 4.6 °C on 13 January 1981.
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