Santa Clara climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Santa Clara?

Santa Clara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 942 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Clara?

The hottest day measured in Santa Clara between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2024, reaching 38.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Santa Clara?

The coldest day measured in Santa Clara between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1978, at 7.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Santa Clara?

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

Q: Has the climate of Santa Clara warmed?

Yes: Santa Clara warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Santa Clara?

The wettest day measured in Santa Clara between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 205 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Santa Clara?

The windiest day measured in Santa Clara between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with winds reaching 74.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Santa Clara?

The warmest month in Santa Clara is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Santa Clara?

Santa Clara receives on average 942 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Santa Clara?

Santa Clara gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Santa Clara (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 942 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Santa Clara averages 0 frost days, 175 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.

Santa Clara 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 38.0 °C (on 19 May 2024) and the coldest 7.3 °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

Santa ClaraVilla Clara Province

coords: 22.41°, -79.97°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

24.5°C

Average daily high

29.2°C

Average daily low

21.0°C

Annual rainfall

942mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

16.2km/h

Seasonal range

5.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

175 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

160 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.3 °C

Average feels-like low

23.4 °C

Average peak gust

35.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

257 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.8 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

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

38.0 °C

19 May 2024

Coldest day

7.3 °C

12 February 1978

Wettest day

205 mm

9 September 2017

Windiest day

74.5 km/h

9 September 2017

Strongest gust

138.6 km/h

8 September 2008

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

22 July 1953

Coldest feels-like

4.1 °C

13 January 1981

Sunniest day

13.0 h

14 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.5 °C27 May 2025	12.2 °C31 December 2025	25.1 °C	899 mm	201
2024	38.0 °C19 May 2024	11.8 °C2 January 2024	25.4 °C	852 mm	212
2023	35.9 °C8 August 2023	8.9 °C16 January 2023	25.5 °C	851 mm	236
2022	33.6 °C11 July 2022	12.1 °C15 January 2022	25.0 °C	902 mm	214
2021	35.4 °C19 April 2021	9.4 °C4 February 2021	25.0 °C	735 mm	204
2020	36.5 °C25 April 2020	9.8 °C23 January 2020	25.5 °C	1,055 mm	217
2019	34.6 °C12 June 2019	9.5 °C29 January 2019	25.2 °C	868 mm	216
2018	34.3 °C23 July 2018	12.5 °C6 March 2018	24.6 °C	1,036 mm	174
2017	35.5 °C26 May 2017	12.5 °C14 December 2017	24.9 °C	1,144 mm	185
2016	35.6 °C7 July 2016	11.1 °C28 February 2016	25.0 °C	707 mm	201
2015	35.7 °C26 April 2015	9.9 °C15 February 2015	25.0 °C	1,006 mm	203
2014	34.6 °C14 August 2014	11.1 °C12 December 2014	24.7 °C	788 mm	199
2013	33.5 °C24 September 2013	10.2 °C5 March 2013	24.7 °C	824 mm	187
2012	33.4 °C5 June 2012	12.2 °C6 January 2012	24.2 °C	1,344 mm	144
2011	35.3 °C9 August 2011	11.6 °C8 January 2011	24.7 °C	786 mm	186
2010	34.5 °C6 August 2010	7.4 °C15 December 2010	24.0 °C	912 mm	177
2009	34.0 °C24 June 2009	10.4 °C23 January 2009	24.4 °C	792 mm	191
2008	34.3 °C18 May 2008	13.0 °C30 January 2008	24.6 °C	893 mm	167
2007	33.9 °C1 August 2007	12.1 °C18 February 2007	24.7 °C	1,098 mm	161
2006	34.4 °C10 May 2006	11.1 °C15 January 2006	24.5 °C	832 mm	184
2005	35.1 °C25 March 2005	7.8 °C21 January 2005	24.5 °C	1,018 mm	168
2004	34.9 °C12 April 2004	11.9 °C14 December 2004	24.6 °C	506 mm	173
2003	33.8 °C6 March 2003	11.9 °C10 January 2003	24.9 °C	932 mm	209
2002	33.9 °C2 August 2002	12.6 °C10 January 2002	24.8 °C	831 mm	173
2001	34.9 °C12 July 2001	9.9 °C6 January 2001	24.2 °C	816 mm	158
2000	33.9 °C30 March 2000	12.1 °C20 January 2000	24.2 °C	711 mm	159
1999	34.9 °C16 April 1999	10.9 °C23 February 1999	24.3 °C	1,164 mm	166
1998	36.4 °C7 August 1998	12.7 °C17 December 1998	25.5 °C	1,004 mm	202
1997	37.1 °C21 August 1997	12.5 °C19 January 1997	25.4 °C	743 mm	202
1996	34.4 °C10 August 1996	9.8 °C18 February 1996	24.3 °C	1,137 mm	175
1995	35.0 °C30 March 1995	12.1 °C6 February 1995	24.7 °C	1,043 mm	194
1994	34.2 °C24 June 1994	10.1 °C5 March 1994	24.7 °C	908 mm	189
1993	34.6 °C30 July 1993	11.8 °C13 December 1993	24.4 °C	965 mm	165
1992	34.1 °C30 June 1992	11.7 °C14 December 1992	24.1 °C	890 mm	156
1991	34.1 °C31 March 1991	10.2 °C11 February 1991	24.6 °C	1,110 mm	184
1990	34.4 °C22 May 1990	13.5 °C5 April 1990	24.3 °C	969 mm	151
1989	34.5 °C8 June 1989	9.1 °C26 February 1989	24.2 °C	937 mm	172
1988	35.6 °C27 April 1988	10.6 °C28 February 1988	24.2 °C	1,159 mm	158
1987	33.5 °C15 June 1987	10.6 °C6 December 1987	24.0 °C	1,054 mm	155
1986	34.1 °C2 August 1986	9.9 °C29 January 1986	24.3 °C	673 mm	181
1985	33.2 °C11 June 1985	7.8 °C25 January 1985	24.0 °C	1,025 mm	145
1984	34.3 °C14 April 1984	11.2 °C6 January 1984	23.8 °C	839 mm	132
1983	33.9 °C21 June 1983	10.9 °C14 December 1983	24.2 °C	1,060 mm	166
1982	33.8 °C3 August 1982	12.5 °C21 December 1982	24.8 °C	818 mm	168
1981	33.8 °C20 May 1981	8.2 °C13 January 1981	23.7 °C	712 mm	152
1980	34.0 °C9 May 1980	9.8 °C5 February 1980	24.5 °C	945 mm	176
1979	34.0 °C11 August 1979	10.1 °C2 February 1979	24.3 °C	890 mm	148
1978	32.8 °C8 May 1978	7.3 °C12 February 1978	24.0 °C	1,311 mm	147
1977	33.6 °C21 August 1977	8.6 °C20 January 1977	24.2 °C	1,051 mm	141
1976	32.5 °C14 July 1976	9.8 °C28 December 1976	24.1 °C	1,195 mm	129
1975	34.4 °C10 April 1975	9.9 °C24 December 1975	24.7 °C	875 mm	195
1974	32.6 °C18 August 1974	11.9 °C12 February 1974	24.3 °C	941 mm	144
1973	34.7 °C2 April 1973	10.2 °C14 December 1973	24.4 °C	1,028 mm	162
1972	33.4 °C24 June 1972	12.5 °C27 December 1972	24.6 °C	1,007 mm	171
1971	34.8 °C29 April 1971	10.8 °C21 January 1971	24.3 °C	881 mm	166
1970	33.5 °C2 April 1970	8.1 °C11 January 1970	23.9 °C	846 mm	145
1969	33.6 °C11 July 1969	10.0 °C20 February 1969	24.0 °C	1,354 mm	143
1968	33.7 °C4 May 1968	8.1 °C2 March 1968	23.7 °C	1,531 mm	132
1967	33.9 °C9 May 1967	12.3 °C26 February 1967	24.2 °C	808 mm	140
1966	33.6 °C5 September 1966	13.0 °C5 February 1966	23.9 °C	1,123 mm	140
1965	36.1 °C13 April 1965	13.2 °C9 March 1965	24.7 °C	666 mm	208
1964	35.9 °C28 March 1964	12.7 °C15 January 1964	24.6 °C	1,123 mm	169
1963	34.9 °C25 April 1963	12.2 °C4 January 1963	24.5 °C	861 mm	201
1962	35.6 °C15 March 1962	12.4 °C8 March 1962	24.5 °C	786 mm	216
1961	35.0 °C27 April 1961	12.7 °C20 January 1961	24.7 °C	771 mm	192
1960	34.6 °C19 May 1960	11.5 °C9 February 1960	24.3 °C	1,153 mm	175
1959	36.7 °C21 April 1959	12.7 °C5 December 1959	25.1 °C	771 mm	232
1958	36.1 °C10 April 1958	9.5 °C5 February 1958	24.4 °C	1,112 mm	184
1957	36.5 °C25 March 1957	13.1 °C11 December 1957	24.7 °C	1,001 mm	188
1956	34.9 °C7 April 1956	10.5 °C15 January 1956	24.5 °C	661 mm	200
1955	36.5 °C10 August 1955	12.6 °C14 January 1955	24.5 °C	666 mm	192
1954	33.2 °C13 March 1954	11.1 °C21 December 1954	24.2 °C	1,078 mm	175
1953	35.5 °C22 July 1953	11.2 °C6 January 1953	24.8 °C	917 mm	204
1952	35.1 °C24 August 1952	11.1 °C17 December 1952	24.3 °C	958 mm	192
1951	35.7 °C24 May 1951	11.2 °C4 February 1951	24.3 °C	769 mm	184
1950	34.5 °C3 August 1950	9.9 °C12 December 1950	23.8 °C	905 mm	159
1949	34.7 °C27 August 1949	12.2 °C2 January 1949	24.6 °C	824 mm	201
1948	35.3 °C2 April 1948	12.0 °C15 January 1948	24.8 °C	1,194 mm	173
1947	34.7 °C10 May 1947	12.7 °C3 March 1947	24.5 °C	1,247 mm	152
1946	34.9 °C9 April 1946	14.6 °C22 March 1946	24.8 °C	1,106 mm	160
1945	36.5 °C25 April 1945	12.4 °C26 January 1945	24.6 °C	848 mm	187
1944	35.8 °C16 April 1944	12.6 °C14 December 1944	24.6 °C	906 mm	183
1943	34.6 °C17 August 1943	11.9 °C21 December 1943	24.6 °C	993 mm	167
1942	33.5 °C23 July 1942	13.9 °C26 February 1942	24.7 °C	863 mm	128
1941	33.3 °C19 August 1941	12.1 °C2 March 1941	24.8 °C	723 mm	146
1940	33.1 °C20 August 1940	10.6 °C29 January 1940	24.2 °C	989 mm	109

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.1 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

201 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

899 mm

-43 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.7 °C	+0.6 °C	7 mm	-17 mm
Feb	28.8 °C	+1.7 °C	35 mm	+9 mm
Mar	29.4 °C	+0.7 °C	31 mm	+2 mm
Apr	29.7 °C	-0.3 °C	16 mm	-29 mm
May	33.3 °C	+2.8 °C	41 mm	-89 mm
Jun	31.7 °C	+0.8 °C	155 mm	-7 mm
Jul	32.5 °C	+0.8 °C	78 mm	-22 mm
Aug	32.8 °C	+0.9 °C	122 mm	+15 mm
Sep	31.6 °C	+0.6 °C	205 mm	+69 mm
Oct	29.9 °C	+0.6 °C	145 mm	+30 mm
Nov	27.3 °C	-0.1 °C	48 mm	+5 mm
Dec	27.1 °C	+0.7 °C	17 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.5 °C

27 May 2025

Coldest day

12.2 °C

31 Dec 2025

Wettest day

40.8 mm

10 Jun 2025

Windiest day

29.2 km/h

25 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

57.2 km/h

19 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

29 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.0 °C

20 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

5 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Santa Clara?

Santa Clara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 942 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Clara?

The hottest day measured in Santa Clara between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2024, reaching 38.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Santa Clara?

The coldest day measured in Santa Clara between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1978, at 7.3 °C.

Does it snow in Santa Clara?

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

Has the climate of Santa Clara warmed?

Yes: Santa Clara warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Santa Clara?

The wettest day measured in Santa Clara between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 205 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Santa Clara?

The windiest day measured in Santa Clara between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with winds reaching 74.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Santa Clara?

The warmest month in Santa Clara is July (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Santa Clara?

Santa Clara receives on average 942 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Santa Clara?

Santa Clara gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Santa Clara?

Yes: Santa Clara has on average 257 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Clara?

In Santa Clara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 22 July 1953, and the lowest was 4.1 °C on 13 January 1981.

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