Climate averages 1991–2020
Cienfuegos weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Cienfuegos: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 48 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Clara (57 km away). In December its highs average 26.4°C, 1.4°C cooler than Cienfuegos, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Cuba, Cienfuegos ranks 11th of 21 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 27.7°C; Cienfuegos is level with that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 27.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 22 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Cienfuegos climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.0°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 22 | 2.8 | 10.911 h |
| February | 28.0°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 22 | 2.5 | 11.411 h |
| March | 28.9°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 22 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 31 | 5.5 | 12.613 h |
| May | 30.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 111 | 13.5 | 13.213 h |
| June | 31.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 133 | 18.4 | 13.513 h |
| July | 32.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 86 | 16.8 | 13.313 h |
| August | 32.4°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 99 | 18.2 | 12.913 h |
| September | 31.1°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 132 | 20.6 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 97 | 13.9 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.6°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 27 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| December, selected | 27.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 17 | 2.5 | 10.811 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
December in nearby cities
- Santa Clara in DecemberCuba · 57 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Sancti Spíritus in DecemberCuba · 107 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 19.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Cárdenas, Cuba in DecemberCuba · 126 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Matanzas in DecemberCuba · 153 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 21.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Ciego de Ávila in DecemberCuba · 177 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 20.6°C · 15 mm rain
- San Miguel del Padrón in DecemberCuba · 220 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 20.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Arroyo Naranjo in DecemberCuba · 221 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 20.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Havana in DecemberCuba · 227 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 37 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 Cienfuegos) is explained once on the Cienfuegos year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.