Santa Cruz del Sur climate — normals and trends
Santa Cruz del Sur (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 748 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Santa Cruz del Sur averages 0 frost days, 106 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Santa Cruz del Sur has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 13 August 2023) and the coldest 14.1 °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
Santa Cruz del SurCamagüey
- coords
- 20.72°, -78.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
24.3°C
Annual rainfall
748mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
106 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
355 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
34.0 °C
13 August 2023
Coldest day
14.1 °C
13 January 1981
Wettest day
353 mm
6 October 1963
Windiest day
90.6 km/h
6 October 1963
Strongest gust
147.2 km/h
6 October 1963
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
31 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
9.7 °C
11 January 2010
Sunniest day
12.9 h
17 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 13 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 15 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 19 mm | -90 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 58 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 50 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 46 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 121 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 168 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Santa Cruz del Sur?
Santa Cruz del Sur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 748 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Cruz del Sur?
The hottest day measured in Santa Cruz del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2023, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Santa Cruz del Sur?
The coldest day measured in Santa Cruz del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1981, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Santa Cruz del Sur?
Almost never: Santa Cruz del Sur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Santa Cruz del Sur warmed?
Yes: Santa Cruz del Sur warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Santa Cruz del Sur?
The wettest day measured in Santa Cruz del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1963, with 353 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Santa Cruz del Sur?
The windiest day measured in Santa Cruz del Sur between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1963, with winds reaching 90.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Santa Cruz del Sur?
The warmest month in Santa Cruz del Sur is August (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Santa Cruz del Sur?
Santa Cruz del Sur receives on average 748 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Santa Cruz del Sur?
Santa Cruz del Sur gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Santa Cruz del Sur?
Yes: Santa Cruz del Sur has on average 355 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Cruz del Sur?
In Santa Cruz del Sur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 31 August 2023, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 11 January 2010.
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