San Cristobal climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of San Cristobal?

San Cristobal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 944 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Cristobal?

The hottest day measured in San Cristobal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1998, reaching 36.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in San Cristobal?

The coldest day measured in San Cristobal between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1981, at 7.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in San Cristobal?

Almost never: San Cristobal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of San Cristobal warmed?

Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in San Cristobal.

Q: What is the wettest day in San Cristobal?

The wettest day measured in San Cristobal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1979, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in San Cristobal?

The windiest day measured in San Cristobal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1944, with winds reaching 88.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in San Cristobal?

The warmest month in San Cristobal is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in San Cristobal?

San Cristobal receives on average 944 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in San Cristobal?

San Cristobal gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

San Cristobal (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 944 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

San Cristobal averages 0 frost days, 142 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.

No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for San Cristobal between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 4 July 1998) and the coldest 7.5 °C (on 14 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

San CristobalArtemisa

coords: 22.72°, -83.06°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

24.8°C

Average daily high

28.7°C

Average daily low

21.8°C

Annual rainfall

944mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

14.9km/h

Seasonal range

6.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

142 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

149 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.1 °C

Average feels-like low

24.5 °C

Average peak gust

34.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

271 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

No clear trend over this period

Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.

19402025

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

36.1 °C

4 July 1998

Coldest day

7.5 °C

14 January 1981

Wettest day

151 mm

10 September 1979

Windiest day

88.7 km/h

18 October 1944

Strongest gust

170.6 km/h

18 October 1944

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

31 August 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.4 °C

14 January 1981

Sunniest day

13.0 h

5 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.1 °C6 August 2025	11.2 °C10 January 2025	25.2 °C	938 mm	169
2024	35.3 °C19 May 2024	11.0 °C2 January 2024	25.4 °C	1,116 mm	167
2023	35.0 °C24 July 2023	11.4 °C16 January 2023	25.4 °C	886 mm	171
2022	33.4 °C18 July 2022	7.7 °C31 January 2022	25.1 °C	1,013 mm	157
2021	33.6 °C28 July 2021	10.6 °C4 February 2021	25.1 °C	830 mm	178
2020	34.4 °C10 April 2020	11.5 °C23 January 2020	25.4 °C	1,259 mm	161
2019	34.0 °C22 June 2019	11.7 °C29 January 2019	25.3 °C	931 mm	171
2018	34.2 °C24 July 2018	11.8 °C5 March 2018	24.8 °C	1,136 mm	137
2017	32.9 °C21 July 2017	13.0 °C12 December 2017	24.8 °C	930 mm	132
2016	34.6 °C10 August 2016	12.6 °C12 February 2016	25.0 °C	882 mm	155
2015	34.0 °C10 July 2015	11.9 °C15 February 2015	25.6 °C	811 mm	174
2014	34.5 °C20 August 2014	12.0 °C20 January 2014	24.8 °C	899 mm	145
2013	32.7 °C29 July 2013	11.4 °C18 February 2013	24.9 °C	1,009 mm	129
2012	32.5 °C18 July 2012	12.1 °C6 January 2012	24.7 °C	967 mm	109
2011	33.3 °C11 August 2011	11.5 °C30 January 2011	24.8 °C	861 mm	165
2010	33.2 °C25 June 2010	9.8 °C12 January 2010	24.2 °C	783 mm	136
2009	33.2 °C31 July 2009	9.9 °C6 February 2009	24.8 °C	730 mm	168
2008	33.6 °C15 August 2008	12.8 °C3 January 2008	24.8 °C	1,014 mm	140
2007	33.8 °C1 August 2007	12.7 °C17 November 2007	24.7 °C	1,123 mm	124
2006	33.5 °C10 May 2006	11.8 °C16 January 2006	24.9 °C	845 mm	163
2005	34.3 °C18 August 2005	11.4 °C21 January 2005	24.5 °C	1,071 mm	131
2004	33.9 °C2 June 2004	12.6 °C19 February 2004	24.8 °C	824 mm	155
2003	33.1 °C31 July 2003	11.7 °C20 January 2003	25.0 °C	829 mm	178
2002	33.2 °C5 May 2002	10.6 °C10 January 2002	25.0 °C	1,031 mm	138
2001	33.4 °C5 July 2001	12.3 °C14 January 2001	24.8 °C	759 mm	141
2000	33.1 °C14 August 2000	13.3 °C27 January 2000	24.8 °C	671 mm	146
1999	34.2 °C11 August 1999	13.4 °C26 February 1999	24.8 °C	899 mm	144
1998	36.1 °C4 July 1998	14.3 °C10 February 1998	25.7 °C	866 mm	164
1997	34.8 °C16 August 1997	12.6 °C20 January 1997	25.6 °C	871 mm	165
1996	33.2 °C4 September 1996	11.6 °C18 February 1996	24.6 °C	990 mm	148
1995	33.5 °C31 May 1995	14.4 °C10 February 1995	25.0 °C	1,244 mm	154
1994	33.3 °C25 June 1994	14.7 °C5 January 1994	25.0 °C	946 mm	131
1993	33.6 °C1 August 1993	11.9 °C20 February 1993	24.7 °C	927 mm	125
1992	33.7 °C3 July 1992	14.6 °C7 January 1992	24.4 °C	938 mm	97
1991	33.0 °C17 July 1991	12.6 °C17 February 1991	25.0 °C	1,248 mm	134
1990	32.9 °C21 August 1990	13.9 °C11 December 1990	24.9 °C	824 mm	126
1989	32.6 °C25 May 1989	11.4 °C26 February 1989	24.6 °C	931 mm	122
1988	32.5 °C26 April 1988	11.6 °C27 February 1988	24.4 °C	1,221 mm	102
1987	33.5 °C25 August 1987	12.2 °C28 January 1987	24.5 °C	951 mm	123
1986	32.9 °C9 August 1986	11.8 °C29 January 1986	24.6 °C	768 mm	124
1985	32.4 °C7 July 1985	11.7 °C27 January 1985	24.4 °C	1,000 mm	109
1984	31.8 °C25 August 1984	12.2 °C2 March 1984	24.1 °C	940 mm	86
1983	32.5 °C24 July 1983	12.6 °C18 April 1983	24.3 °C	1,244 mm	107
1982	32.9 °C18 July 1982	12.6 °C19 December 1982	24.9 °C	1,105 mm	111
1981	32.9 °C6 July 1981	7.5 °C14 January 1981	24.0 °C	750 mm	129
1980	32.9 °C13 July 1980	11.5 °C6 February 1980	24.5 °C	1,004 mm	123
1979	33.5 °C8 August 1979	11.9 °C2 February 1979	24.5 °C	1,282 mm	107
1978	32.5 °C5 July 1978	11.1 °C31 January 1978	24.3 °C	1,179 mm	122
1977	32.8 °C1 July 1977	10.3 °C23 January 1977	24.3 °C	1,085 mm	103
1976	33.0 °C17 July 1976	11.8 °C28 December 1976	24.2 °C	1,047 mm	100
1975	32.9 °C29 July 1975	13.7 °C15 January 1975	24.9 °C	847 mm	157
1974	32.9 °C19 August 1974	12.8 °C6 December 1974	24.6 °C	821 mm	116
1973	33.0 °C31 May 1973	10.8 °C23 December 1973	24.5 °C	998 mm	117
1972	32.4 °C10 August 1972	12.0 °C28 December 1972	24.7 °C	1,395 mm	107
1971	32.9 °C1 May 1971	10.1 °C21 January 1971	24.5 °C	979 mm	135
1970	32.6 °C15 July 1970	9.0 °C11 January 1970	24.2 °C	865 mm	109
1969	33.7 °C22 July 1969	10.3 °C14 December 1969	24.3 °C	1,368 mm	129
1968	32.9 °C21 August 1968	11.9 °C2 March 1968	24.0 °C	1,107 mm	124
1967	34.8 °C1 June 1967	12.3 °C26 February 1967	24.7 °C	799 mm	130
1966	33.9 °C6 September 1966	12.9 °C28 January 1966	24.4 °C	983 mm	144
1965	34.1 °C13 April 1965	14.1 °C9 March 1965	25.0 °C	711 mm	175
1964	34.0 °C3 May 1964	14.2 °C24 February 1964	24.8 °C	1,171 mm	153
1963	34.3 °C26 April 1963	14.6 °C5 January 1963	24.7 °C	861 mm	153
1962	36.0 °C26 July 1962	13.4 °C4 January 1962	24.8 °C	801 mm	182
1961	36.0 °C4 August 1961	15.0 °C19 January 1961	25.1 °C	918 mm	145
1960	34.7 °C19 May 1960	13.4 °C16 February 1960	24.7 °C	989 mm	142
1959	34.2 °C9 July 1959	14.6 °C11 January 1959	25.2 °C	930 mm	172
1958	35.0 °C31 July 1958	10.6 °C5 February 1958	25.0 °C	883 mm	182
1957	34.4 °C8 August 1957	13.1 °C13 December 1957	25.2 °C	821 mm	147
1956	35.6 °C13 July 1956	13.7 °C6 January 1956	25.1 °C	517 mm	166
1955	34.6 °C12 August 1955	13.3 °C13 February 1955	25.1 °C	653 mm	180
1954	33.4 °C5 August 1954	12.1 °C26 February 1954	24.3 °C	1,043 mm	118
1953	34.4 °C3 August 1953	11.1 °C13 January 1953	24.9 °C	1,010 mm	151
1952	33.9 °C31 July 1952	12.2 °C31 January 1952	24.5 °C	1,009 mm	140
1951	34.0 °C13 June 1951	10.8 °C27 January 1951	24.5 °C	708 mm	159
1950	34.2 °C27 July 1950	11.7 °C8 April 1950	24.3 °C	763 mm	139
1949	34.9 °C24 August 1949	14.8 °C2 January 1949	25.3 °C	761 mm	174
1948	33.6 °C24 March 1948	12.5 °C15 January 1948	25.2 °C	1,202 mm	145
1947	33.9 °C4 May 1947	14.2 °C3 March 1947	25.3 °C	908 mm	153
1946	34.2 °C10 April 1946	15.1 °C19 January 1946	25.4 °C	882 mm	179
1945	35.4 °C6 June 1945	15.3 °C28 January 1945	25.1 °C	917 mm	170
1944	34.4 °C4 July 1944	14.6 °C22 January 1944	25.2 °C	919 mm	176
1943	34.0 °C21 July 1943	13.8 °C24 February 1943	24.8 °C	947 mm	143
1942	34.2 °C5 July 1942	14.4 °C24 January 1942	25.2 °C	526 mm	150
1941	34.1 °C16 June 1941	14.8 °C13 February 1941	24.9 °C	786 mm	131
1940	33.3 °C6 August 1940	12.8 °C29 January 1940	24.5 °C	919 mm	95

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.3 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

169 d/yr

+27

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

938 mm

-6 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.0 °C	-0.3 °C	8 mm	-19 mm
Feb	27.3 °C	+1.3 °C	29 mm	-3 mm
Mar	27.7 °C	+0.2 °C	16 mm	-16 mm
Apr	28.7 °C	-0.6 °C	19 mm	-18 mm
May	31.5 °C	+1.3 °C	67 mm	-40 mm
Jun	31.3 °C	+0.8 °C	150 mm	-15 mm
Jul	32.0 °C	+0.6 °C	93 mm	-11 mm
Aug	32.8 °C	+1.4 °C	131 mm	+4 mm
Sep	31.1 °C	+0.6 °C	255 mm	+99 mm
Oct	29.7 °C	+0.8 °C	118 mm	+17 mm
Nov	27.3 °C	+0.1 °C	17 mm	-18 mm
Dec	26.7 °C	+0.8 °C	36 mm	+13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.1 °C

6 Aug 2025

Coldest day

11.2 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

51.4 mm

3 Jun 2025

Windiest day

27.3 km/h

11 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

56.2 km/h

11 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

31 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.1 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

6 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of San Cristobal?

San Cristobal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 944 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Cristobal?

The hottest day measured in San Cristobal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1998, reaching 36.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in San Cristobal?

The coldest day measured in San Cristobal between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1981, at 7.5 °C.

Does it snow in San Cristobal?

Almost never: San Cristobal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of San Cristobal warmed?

Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in San Cristobal.

What is the wettest day in San Cristobal?

The wettest day measured in San Cristobal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1979, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in San Cristobal?

The windiest day measured in San Cristobal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1944, with winds reaching 88.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in San Cristobal?

The warmest month in San Cristobal is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).

How much does it rain in San Cristobal?

San Cristobal receives on average 944 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.

Is it sunny in San Cristobal?

San Cristobal gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in San Cristobal?

Yes: San Cristobal has on average 271 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Cristobal?

In San Cristobal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 31 August 2025, and the lowest was 5.4 °C on 14 January 1981.

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