Climate averages 1991–2020
George Town weather
in January.
A warm, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in George Town: daytime highs average 26.2°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 31 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cienfuegos (332 km away). In January its highs average 27.0°C, 0.9°C warmer than George Town, with 22 mm of rain.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 31 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
George Town climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 26.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 31 | 7.1 | 11.111 h |
| February | 26.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 15 | 3.9 | 11.512 h |
| March | 26.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 19 | 4.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.8°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 18 | 4.4 | 12.613 h |
| May | 28.4°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 97 | 11.9 | 13.013 h |
| June | 29.0°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 102 | 13.6 | 13.313 h |
| July | 29.6°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 61 | 12.1 | 13.213 h |
| August | 29.8°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 89 | 15.2 | 12.813 h |
| September | 29.4°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 141 | 19.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 214 | 20.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 27.5°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 120 | 13.0 | 11.211 h |
| December | 26.7°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 47 | 9.2 | 11.011 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Cienfuegos in JanuaryCuba · 332 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 20.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Sancti Spíritus in JanuaryCuba · 357 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Montego Bay in JanuaryJamaica · 375 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.1°C · 44 mm rain
- Santa Clara in JanuaryCuba · 377 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 18.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Ciego de Ávila in JanuaryCuba · 393 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 19.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Cárdenas, Cuba in JanuaryCuba · 417 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 20.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Matanzas in JanuaryCuba · 418 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 20.3°C · 29 mm rain
- Pinar del Río in JanuaryCuba · 423 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 18.1°C · 36 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for George Town) is explained once on the George Town year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.