Climate averages 1991–2020
Havana weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 4th 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 Havana: daytime highs average 26.5°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 45 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Miguel del Padrón (7 km away). In December its highs average 26.5°C, about as warm as Havana, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Cuba, Havana ranks joint 17th of 21 for the warmest December highs and 18th of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 27.7°C; Havana is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 25.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 37 mm to 47 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
Havana climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 47 | 7.5 | 10.911 h |
| February | 26.8°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 34 | 5.2 | 11.411 h |
| March | 27.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 24 | 4.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.6°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 28 | 4.7 | 12.713 h |
| May | 30.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 75 | 8.8 | 13.213 h |
| June | 31.0°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 94 | 12.8 | 13.514 h |
| July | 31.9°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 52 | 10.9 | 13.413 h |
| August | 32.0°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 77 | 13.5 | 12.913 h |
| September | 30.8°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 113 | 17.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 95 | 14.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 50 | 8.9 | 11.011 h |
| December, selected | 26.5°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 37 | 7.0 | 10.711 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
- San Miguel del Padrón in DecemberCuba · 7 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 20.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Arroyo Naranjo in DecemberCuba · 11 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 20.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Matanzas in DecemberCuba · 82 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 21.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Cárdenas, Cuba in DecemberCuba · 121 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Pinar del Río in DecemberCuba · 156 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 19.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Cienfuegos in DecemberCuba · 227 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Santa Clara in DecemberCuba · 261 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Homestead in DecemberUnited States · 324 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 17.7°C · 30 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 Havana) is explained once on the Havana year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.