Sagua la Grande climate — normals and trends
Sagua la Grande (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 879 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.
Sagua la Grande averages 0 frost days, 121 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Sagua la Grande 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 36.0 °C (on 15 May 2024) and the coldest 10.4 °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
Sagua la GrandeVilla Clara Province
- coords
- 22.81°, -80.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
879mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
121 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
311 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
36.0 °C
15 May 2024
Coldest day
10.4 °C
13 January 1981
Wettest day
183 mm
9 September 2017
Windiest day
87.6 km/h
9 September 2017
Strongest gust
143.3 km/h
9 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
31 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
6.0 °C
13 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.0 h
8 June 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 | 25.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 43 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 23 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 31 mm | -74 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 121 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 65 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 103 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 208 mm | +78 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 164 mm | +42 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 57 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sagua la Grande?
Sagua la Grande has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 879 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sagua la Grande?
The hottest day measured in Sagua la Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2024, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sagua la Grande?
The coldest day measured in Sagua la Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1981, at 10.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sagua la Grande?
Almost never: Sagua la Grande sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sagua la Grande warmed?
Yes: Sagua la Grande warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sagua la Grande?
The wettest day measured in Sagua la Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 183 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sagua la Grande?
The windiest day measured in Sagua la Grande between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with winds reaching 87.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sagua la Grande?
The warmest month in Sagua la Grande is August (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sagua la Grande?
Sagua la Grande receives on average 879 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sagua la Grande?
Sagua la Grande gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sagua la Grande?
Yes: Sagua la Grande has on average 311 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sagua la Grande?
In Sagua la Grande, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 31 August 2023, and the lowest was 6.0 °C on 13 January 1981.
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