Yaguajay climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Yaguajay?

Yaguajay has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,067 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Yaguajay between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2024, reaching 37.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Yaguajay?

The coldest day measured in Yaguajay between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1970, at 8.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Yaguajay?

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

Q: Has the climate of Yaguajay warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Yaguajay?

The wettest day measured in Yaguajay between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 219 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Yaguajay?

The windiest day measured in Yaguajay between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with winds reaching 70.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Yaguajay?

The warmest month in Yaguajay is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Yaguajay?

Yaguajay receives on average 1,067 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Yaguajay?

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

Yaguajay (Cuba) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,067 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Yaguajay averages 0 frost days, 145 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 183 rainy days per year.

Yaguajay 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 37.0 °C (on 18 May 2024) and the coldest 8.1 °C (on 11 January 1970).

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

YaguajaySancti Spíritus Province

coords: 22.33°, -79.24°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.5°C

Average daily high

28.8°C

Average daily low

21.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,067mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

16.2km/h

Seasonal range

5.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

145 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

183 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.2 °C

Average feels-like low

24.1 °C

Average peak gust

35.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

272 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.5 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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

37.0 °C

18 May 2024

Coldest day

8.1 °C

11 January 1970

Wettest day

219 mm

9 September 2017

Windiest day

70.9 km/h

9 September 2017

Strongest gust

147.2 km/h

9 September 2017

Hottest feels-like

42.4 °C

31 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

5.4 °C

13 January 1981

Sunniest day

13.0 h

16 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.0 °C27 May 2025	14.0 °C20 March 2025	25.2 °C	944 mm	185
2024	37.0 °C18 May 2024	12.5 °C23 February 2024	25.4 °C	994 mm	190
2023	34.6 °C17 June 2023	10.3 °C16 January 2023	25.5 °C	1,057 mm	204
2022	33.4 °C25 August 2022	12.6 °C31 January 2022	25.0 °C	1,026 mm	173
2021	34.5 °C25 April 2021	10.3 °C4 February 2021	25.0 °C	849 mm	174
2020	35.2 °C12 April 2020	11.3 °C23 January 2020	25.5 °C	1,189 mm	190
2019	34.8 °C14 May 2019	12.5 °C29 January 2019	25.2 °C	1,042 mm	173
2018	34.7 °C23 July 2018	14.2 °C6 January 2018	24.8 °C	1,143 mm	154
2017	33.8 °C6 April 2017	13.1 °C14 December 2017	25.0 °C	1,335 mm	169
2016	34.3 °C11 July 2016	10.9 °C25 January 2016	24.9 °C	866 mm	165
2015	34.8 °C26 April 2015	12.6 °C15 February 2015	25.0 °C	939 mm	173
2014	32.9 °C21 August 2014	12.6 °C11 December 2014	24.5 °C	996 mm	154
2013	32.7 °C23 September 2013	10.7 °C5 March 2013	24.7 °C	1,062 mm	148
2012	33.5 °C6 April 2012	13.3 °C4 January 2012	24.2 °C	1,383 mm	126
2011	33.6 °C17 May 2011	12.7 °C8 January 2011	24.6 °C	987 mm	163
2010	33.5 °C7 August 2010	9.6 °C15 December 2010	24.0 °C	1,099 mm	147
2009	33.5 °C23 June 2009	11.3 °C23 January 2009	24.5 °C	845 mm	164
2008	35.1 °C20 May 2008	14.1 °C30 January 2008	24.6 °C	953 mm	145
2007	33.4 °C11 May 2007	14.0 °C19 February 2007	24.6 °C	1,347 mm	124
2006	34.0 °C12 May 2006	11.7 °C16 January 2006	24.5 °C	1,011 mm	136
2005	34.2 °C24 March 2005	9.5 °C21 January 2005	24.6 °C	1,172 mm	163
2004	33.8 °C2 June 2004	14.0 °C14 December 2004	24.7 °C	562 mm	152
2003	32.8 °C16 May 2003	13.6 °C11 January 2003	24.9 °C	973 mm	174
2002	33.0 °C2 August 2002	13.4 °C9 January 2002	24.8 °C	1,000 mm	137
2001	34.0 °C12 July 2001	10.3 °C5 January 2001	24.2 °C	924 mm	145
2000	34.0 °C15 July 2000	12.6 °C20 January 2000	24.3 °C	805 mm	144
1999	34.3 °C17 April 1999	12.1 °C23 February 1999	24.3 °C	1,216 mm	142
1998	35.6 °C7 August 1998	14.2 °C17 December 1998	25.4 °C	973 mm	185
1997	35.1 °C21 August 1997	14.2 °C19 January 1997	25.2 °C	884 mm	169
1996	33.0 °C11 July 1996	11.1 °C18 February 1996	24.3 °C	1,157 mm	136
1995	34.8 °C21 May 1995	13.5 °C6 February 1995	24.6 °C	1,168 mm	154
1994	33.0 °C8 June 1994	11.8 °C5 March 1994	24.7 °C	1,074 mm	155
1993	34.5 °C24 August 1993	12.9 °C4 February 1993	24.4 °C	1,038 mm	140
1992	33.3 °C30 June 1992	12.0 °C14 December 1992	24.1 °C	999 mm	120
1991	33.5 °C14 July 1991	11.3 °C11 February 1991	24.6 °C	1,113 mm	155
1990	33.6 °C22 May 1990	15.0 °C6 April 1990	24.4 °C	967 mm	130
1989	33.6 °C8 June 1989	11.2 °C27 February 1989	24.3 °C	965 mm	146
1988	34.3 °C27 April 1988	11.4 °C28 February 1988	24.3 °C	1,274 mm	138
1987	33.4 °C24 September 1987	12.0 °C6 December 1987	24.1 °C	1,193 mm	129
1986	33.1 °C31 July 1986	11.1 °C3 March 1986	24.2 °C	800 mm	127
1985	32.4 °C12 June 1985	8.7 °C24 January 1985	24.0 °C	1,258 mm	98
1984	32.6 °C14 April 1984	11.2 °C6 January 1984	23.9 °C	977 mm	102
1983	32.9 °C4 September 1983	11.6 °C3 March 1983	24.2 °C	1,139 mm	136
1982	32.2 °C20 August 1982	13.7 °C21 December 1982	24.6 °C	1,026 mm	128
1981	32.1 °C6 August 1981	8.7 °C12 December 1981	23.7 °C	892 mm	115
1980	32.7 °C16 July 1980	11.1 °C29 December 1980	24.5 °C	1,057 mm	132
1979	32.6 °C17 July 1979	12.1 °C14 February 1979	24.2 °C	1,072 mm	119
1978	32.4 °C11 September 1978	9.8 °C7 February 1978	24.1 °C	1,350 mm	120
1977	32.5 °C21 August 1977	9.5 °C20 January 1977	24.2 °C	1,208 mm	106
1976	32.6 °C14 July 1976	12.1 °C28 December 1976	24.1 °C	1,255 mm	104
1975	33.4 °C6 May 1975	12.0 °C24 December 1975	24.6 °C	915 mm	145
1974	32.4 °C27 May 1974	13.3 °C13 February 1974	24.3 °C	1,072 mm	123
1973	34.9 °C28 May 1973	12.8 °C23 December 1973	24.4 °C	1,155 mm	140
1972	32.4 °C25 April 1972	14.8 °C20 February 1972	24.5 °C	1,285 mm	114
1971	34.2 °C29 April 1971	11.9 °C21 January 1971	24.3 °C	1,025 mm	135
1970	32.8 °C11 August 1970	8.1 °C11 January 1970	24.0 °C	1,115 mm	113
1969	33.3 °C11 July 1969	13.2 °C20 February 1969	24.3 °C	1,394 mm	138
1968	33.1 °C4 May 1968	9.9 °C2 March 1968	23.8 °C	1,530 mm	124
1967	33.2 °C9 May 1967	12.5 °C26 February 1967	24.1 °C	993 mm	113
1966	33.2 °C3 April 1966	13.5 °C22 December 1966	24.0 °C	1,343 mm	115
1965	34.4 °C13 April 1965	14.1 °C10 March 1965	24.5 °C	813 mm	171
1964	34.7 °C28 March 1964	13.7 °C15 January 1964	24.6 °C	1,254 mm	138
1963	34.0 °C23 April 1963	14.2 °C4 January 1963	24.3 °C	1,048 mm	159
1962	34.3 °C13 March 1962	13.0 °C9 March 1962	24.4 °C	852 mm	187
1961	34.3 °C16 April 1961	13.2 °C19 January 1961	24.6 °C	963 mm	149
1960	33.5 °C26 February 1960	12.9 °C23 March 1960	24.2 °C	1,273 mm	138
1959	35.7 °C22 April 1959	13.2 °C6 December 1959	24.8 °C	805 mm	179
1958	34.4 °C27 August 1958	10.6 °C5 February 1958	24.3 °C	1,390 mm	149
1957	34.7 °C25 March 1957	13.5 °C11 March 1957	24.6 °C	1,142 mm	149
1956	34.2 °C15 August 1956	11.3 °C16 January 1956	24.4 °C	748 mm	164
1955	35.6 °C10 August 1955	13.9 °C15 January 1955	24.3 °C	800 mm	151
1954	33.0 °C14 May 1954	12.6 °C21 December 1954	24.2 °C	1,223 mm	152
1953	34.0 °C11 April 1953	12.8 °C5 January 1953	24.7 °C	1,013 mm	177
1952	33.7 °C26 March 1952	12.2 °C17 December 1952	24.3 °C	1,140 mm	181
1951	35.6 °C24 May 1951	12.5 °C4 February 1951	24.3 °C	878 mm	169
1950	34.6 °C3 August 1950	11.8 °C12 December 1950	23.8 °C	1,005 mm	146
1949	33.4 °C14 April 1949	13.4 °C1 January 1949	24.5 °C	961 mm	156
1948	33.4 °C10 March 1948	12.9 °C15 January 1948	24.6 °C	1,449 mm	122
1947	34.0 °C7 May 1947	14.6 °C26 February 1947	24.7 °C	1,321 mm	130
1946	33.1 °C11 April 1946	15.3 °C22 March 1946	24.8 °C	1,139 mm	141
1945	35.5 °C10 June 1945	13.7 °C26 January 1945	24.5 °C	915 mm	140
1944	34.4 °C16 April 1944	13.7 °C14 December 1944	24.5 °C	1,023 mm	155
1943	34.6 °C16 August 1943	15.5 °C20 December 1943	24.5 °C	1,165 mm	145
1942	32.4 °C22 March 1942	14.3 °C4 March 1942	24.8 °C	1,080 mm	110
1941	33.4 °C13 June 1941	13.8 °C3 March 1941	24.8 °C	863 mm	129
1940	32.9 °C20 August 1940	12.6 °C29 January 1940	24.3 °C	1,111 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

29.7 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

185 d/yr

+40

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

944 mm

-123 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.2 °C	+0.4 °C	10 mm	-16 mm
Feb	28.3 °C	+1.6 °C	25 mm	-3 mm
Mar	29.3 °C	+1.2 °C	30 mm	-3 mm
Apr	29.2 °C	-0.2 °C	36 mm	-12 mm
May	32.8 °C	+2.8 °C	26 mm	-116 mm
Jun	31.3 °C	+0.8 °C	137 mm	-31 mm
Jul	32.0 °C	+0.9 °C	94 mm	-13 mm
Aug	32.4 °C	+1.2 °C	128 mm	-0 mm
Sep	31.5 °C	+1.0 °C	197 mm	+35 mm
Oct	29.6 °C	+0.7 °C	176 mm	+37 mm
Nov	27.2 °C	+0.2 °C	59 mm	+2 mm
Dec	26.8 °C	+0.8 °C	26 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.0 °C

27 May 2025

Coldest day

14.0 °C

20 Mar 2025

Wettest day

29.7 mm

3 Jun 2025

Windiest day

28.9 km/h

11 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

56.5 km/h

25 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.5 °C

29 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.5 °C

20 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

16 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Yaguajay?

Yaguajay has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,067 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yaguajay?

The hottest day measured in Yaguajay between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2024, reaching 37.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Yaguajay?

The coldest day measured in Yaguajay between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1970, at 8.1 °C.

Does it snow in Yaguajay?

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

Has the climate of Yaguajay warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Yaguajay?

The wettest day measured in Yaguajay between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with 219 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Yaguajay?

The windiest day measured in Yaguajay between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2017, with winds reaching 70.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Yaguajay?

The warmest month in Yaguajay is July (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Yaguajay?

Yaguajay receives on average 1,067 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Yaguajay?

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

Are there tropical nights in Yaguajay?

Yes: Yaguajay has on average 272 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yaguajay?

In Yaguajay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 31 August 2023, and the lowest was 5.4 °C on 13 January 1981.

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