Viñales climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Viñales?

Viñales has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,031 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Viñales?

The hottest day measured in Viñales between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1998, reaching 36.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Viñales?

The coldest day measured in Viñales between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1981, at 7.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Viñales?

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

Q: Has the climate of Viñales warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Viñales?

The wettest day measured in Viñales between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1971, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Viñales?

The windiest day measured in Viñales between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1944, with winds reaching 69.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Viñales?

The warmest month in Viñales is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Viñales?

Viñales receives on average 1,031 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Viñales?

Viñales gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Viñales (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,031 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Viñales averages 0 frost days, 159 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.

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

The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 2 July 1998) and the coldest 7.0 °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

ViñalesPinar del Río

coords: 22.62°, -83.71°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

24.5°C

Average daily high

29.1°C

Average daily low

21.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,031mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

14.0km/h

Seasonal range

5.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

159 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

156 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.6 °C

Average feels-like low

23.6 °C

Average peak gust

35.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

251 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.9 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

36.3 °C

2 July 1998

Coldest day

7.0 °C

14 January 1981

Wettest day

174 mm

16 November 1971

Windiest day

69.5 km/h

18 October 1944

Strongest gust

153.7 km/h

18 October 1944

Hottest feels-like

42.1 °C

24 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

4.9 °C

14 January 1981

Sunniest day

13.0 h

6 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.8 °C24 August 2025	10.4 °C10 January 2025	24.9 °C	948 mm	181
2024	34.8 °C29 May 2024	9.0 °C22 February 2024	25.1 °C	1,240 mm	182
2023	34.7 °C17 July 2023	9.9 °C17 January 2023	25.1 °C	923 mm	193
2022	33.6 °C18 August 2022	7.7 °C31 January 2022	24.7 °C	1,089 mm	192
2021	34.0 °C9 August 2021	11.1 °C4 February 2021	24.8 °C	865 mm	191
2020	33.5 °C6 July 2020	9.9 °C23 January 2020	25.0 °C	1,312 mm	176
2019	34.5 °C23 June 2019	12.7 °C29 January 2019	24.9 °C	1,043 mm	179
2018	32.8 °C27 July 2018	12.0 °C19 January 2018	24.4 °C	1,389 mm	139
2017	33.0 °C16 September 2017	11.6 °C14 December 2017	24.5 °C	1,015 mm	142
2016	34.9 °C10 August 2016	11.7 °C12 February 2016	24.6 °C	1,017 mm	172
2015	34.2 °C25 April 2015	11.1 °C16 February 2015	25.2 °C	967 mm	185
2014	34.1 °C20 August 2014	10.8 °C11 December 2014	24.4 °C	1,068 mm	160
2013	33.0 °C30 July 2013	11.2 °C18 February 2013	24.7 °C	1,125 mm	148
2012	32.7 °C18 July 2012	11.8 °C23 November 2012	24.3 °C	1,059 mm	116
2011	33.1 °C5 August 2011	10.5 °C30 January 2011	24.4 °C	1,010 mm	170
2010	33.8 °C23 June 2010	9.1 °C12 January 2010	23.8 °C	869 mm	145
2009	33.3 °C27 May 2009	9.5 °C23 January 2009	24.5 °C	909 mm	184
2008	33.3 °C15 August 2008	12.9 °C29 November 2008	24.5 °C	1,072 mm	157
2007	33.3 °C1 August 2007	11.9 °C17 November 2007	24.4 °C	1,252 mm	135
2006	33.2 °C23 April 2006	11.7 °C16 January 2006	24.7 °C	1,031 mm	175
2005	34.4 °C18 August 2005	9.3 °C26 January 2005	24.3 °C	1,139 mm	139
2004	34.6 °C3 June 2004	12.3 °C19 February 2004	24.6 °C	893 mm	166
2003	33.7 °C12 August 2003	10.7 °C24 January 2003	24.7 °C	932 mm	199
2002	33.3 °C3 May 2002	10.1 °C10 January 2002	24.7 °C	1,241 mm	167
2001	34.5 °C26 June 2001	11.6 °C14 January 2001	24.6 °C	879 mm	156
2000	33.6 °C23 July 2000	12.7 °C11 February 2000	24.6 °C	744 mm	167
1999	33.8 °C8 May 1999	13.0 °C28 February 1999	24.5 °C	938 mm	157
1998	36.3 °C2 July 1998	13.6 °C10 February 1998	25.5 °C	862 mm	186
1997	34.7 °C19 August 1997	12.5 °C20 January 1997	25.3 °C	913 mm	195
1996	32.9 °C27 September 1996	10.0 °C18 February 1996	24.3 °C	990 mm	165
1995	34.4 °C15 May 1995	12.8 °C6 February 1995	24.7 °C	1,238 mm	166
1994	33.6 °C25 June 1994	13.4 °C5 March 1994	24.8 °C	1,055 mm	158
1993	32.9 °C15 August 1993	11.4 °C20 February 1993	24.4 °C	991 mm	127
1992	33.9 °C3 July 1992	13.6 °C14 December 1992	24.2 °C	961 mm	121
1991	33.1 °C17 July 1991	12.0 °C17 February 1991	24.6 °C	1,280 mm	139
1990	32.8 °C6 August 1990	14.0 °C11 December 1990	24.6 °C	1,045 mm	141
1989	32.5 °C16 July 1989	10.6 °C27 February 1989	24.2 °C	1,151 mm	120
1988	32.5 °C7 August 1988	10.6 °C27 February 1988	24.2 °C	1,314 mm	114
1987	33.2 °C15 July 1987	9.7 °C28 January 1987	24.1 °C	1,099 mm	133
1986	33.1 °C1 July 1986	10.6 °C3 March 1986	24.3 °C	944 mm	121
1985	32.6 °C17 June 1985	10.1 °C25 January 1985	24.1 °C	1,032 mm	119
1984	32.6 °C6 May 1984	11.8 °C12 December 1984	23.9 °C	1,131 mm	96
1983	32.8 °C24 July 1983	12.2 °C19 April 1983	24.1 °C	1,401 mm	126
1982	33.3 °C1 September 1982	10.3 °C19 December 1982	24.5 °C	1,230 mm	129
1981	33.2 °C9 June 1981	7.0 °C14 January 1981	23.8 °C	879 mm	143
1980	33.9 °C29 June 1980	11.2 °C4 March 1980	24.3 °C	1,168 mm	153
1979	33.5 °C13 August 1979	12.0 °C2 February 1979	24.3 °C	1,134 mm	138
1978	32.3 °C31 July 1978	10.3 °C30 January 1978	23.9 °C	1,323 mm	124
1977	32.9 °C1 July 1977	9.9 °C23 January 1977	23.9 °C	1,245 mm	109
1976	33.1 °C16 July 1976	9.0 °C28 December 1976	23.8 °C	1,200 mm	106
1975	33.2 °C8 May 1975	13.5 °C25 December 1975	24.6 °C	1,082 mm	169
1974	33.2 °C6 August 1974	12.5 °C6 December 1974	24.3 °C	770 mm	142
1973	33.5 °C31 May 1973	10.7 °C13 December 1973	24.2 °C	1,077 mm	141
1972	32.7 °C10 August 1972	12.2 °C28 December 1972	24.4 °C	1,392 mm	143
1971	33.6 °C11 May 1971	10.8 °C21 January 1971	24.3 °C	1,198 mm	151
1970	32.6 °C16 April 1970	9.6 °C11 January 1970	24.0 °C	918 mm	145
1969	33.6 °C22 July 1969	9.8 °C14 December 1969	24.0 °C	1,394 mm	140
1968	33.6 °C23 April 1968	10.5 °C3 March 1968	23.9 °C	1,006 mm	142
1967	34.6 °C1 June 1967	11.3 °C6 January 1967	24.5 °C	846 mm	155
1966	34.6 °C27 August 1966	11.4 °C28 January 1966	24.2 °C	937 mm	168
1965	35.0 °C13 April 1965	13.6 °C19 January 1965	24.8 °C	758 mm	189
1964	34.8 °C12 May 1964	13.7 °C16 January 1964	24.7 °C	1,198 mm	177
1963	34.5 °C26 April 1963	12.5 °C26 December 1963	24.4 °C	909 mm	171
1962	35.7 °C26 July 1962	11.8 °C12 December 1962	24.5 °C	989 mm	198
1961	35.2 °C11 August 1961	13.3 °C19 January 1961	24.8 °C	929 mm	183
1960	35.4 °C19 May 1960	13.6 °C24 January 1960	24.4 °C	1,050 mm	162
1959	34.6 °C20 April 1959	12.9 °C6 December 1959	24.8 °C	1,014 mm	199
1958	35.1 °C31 July 1958	10.6 °C5 February 1958	24.9 °C	836 mm	213
1957	34.9 °C1 August 1957	12.8 °C13 December 1957	24.9 °C	881 mm	182
1956	34.6 °C21 August 1956	13.6 °C16 January 1956	24.7 °C	787 mm	182
1955	34.8 °C22 August 1955	13.1 °C31 January 1955	24.8 °C	669 mm	204
1954	33.4 °C17 August 1954	11.6 °C26 February 1954	24.0 °C	1,110 mm	139
1953	34.6 °C3 August 1953	11.2 °C13 January 1953	24.7 °C	1,055 mm	175
1952	33.4 °C31 July 1952	11.0 °C31 January 1952	24.2 °C	1,045 mm	161
1951	34.4 °C13 June 1951	9.5 °C27 January 1951	24.3 °C	887 mm	182
1950	34.6 °C29 July 1950	10.4 °C8 April 1950	24.0 °C	782 mm	146
1949	34.6 °C11 August 1949	13.9 °C27 November 1949	25.0 °C	808 mm	206
1948	33.8 °C12 March 1948	12.2 °C16 January 1948	24.9 °C	1,244 mm	168
1947	35.3 °C6 May 1947	13.3 °C3 March 1947	25.0 °C	1,007 mm	181
1946	34.4 °C8 July 1946	14.7 °C20 January 1946	25.2 °C	896 mm	203
1945	35.4 °C6 June 1945	13.6 °C13 January 1945	24.9 °C	927 mm	197
1944	34.3 °C18 April 1944	14.0 °C22 January 1944	24.8 °C	1,079 mm	194
1943	34.0 °C21 July 1943	12.4 °C24 February 1943	24.4 °C	1,041 mm	140
1942	33.9 °C5 July 1942	12.6 °C4 March 1942	25.0 °C	701 mm	172
1941	33.2 °C15 June 1941	12.6 °C13 February 1941	24.6 °C	843 mm	151
1940	33.7 °C28 June 1940	11.7 °C24 February 1940	24.2 °C	997 mm	110

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

181 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

949 mm

-83 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.8 °C	-0.1 °C	12 mm	-21 mm
Feb	28.2 °C	+1.5 °C	22 mm	-12 mm
Mar	28.4 °C	+0.1 °C	21 mm	-11 mm
Apr	29.3 °C	-0.6 °C	19 mm	-21 mm
May	31.6 °C	+1.0 °C	81 mm	-28 mm
Jun	31.4 °C	+0.7 °C	126 mm	-49 mm
Jul	31.9 °C	+0.4 °C	107 mm	-24 mm
Aug	32.7 °C	+1.3 °C	128 mm	-18 mm
Sep	31.2 °C	+0.6 °C	231 mm	+67 mm
Oct	29.8 °C	+0.6 °C	128 mm	+28 mm
Nov	27.8 °C	+0.2 °C	14 mm	-26 mm
Dec	27.0 °C	+0.6 °C	59 mm	+32 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.8 °C

24 Aug 2025

Coldest day

10.4 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

32.7 mm

6 Sep 2025

Windiest day

26.4 km/h

10 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

57.2 km/h

15 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

30 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.0 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

6 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Viñales?

Viñales has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,031 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Viñales?

The hottest day measured in Viñales between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1998, reaching 36.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Viñales?

The coldest day measured in Viñales between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1981, at 7.0 °C.

Does it snow in Viñales?

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

Has the climate of Viñales warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Viñales?

The wettest day measured in Viñales between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1971, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Viñales?

The windiest day measured in Viñales between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1944, with winds reaching 69.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Viñales?

The warmest month in Viñales is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Viñales?

Viñales receives on average 1,031 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Viñales?

Viñales gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Viñales?

Yes: Viñales has on average 251 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Viñales?

In Viñales, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 24 July 2023, and the lowest was 4.9 °C on 14 January 1981.

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