Climate averages 1991–2020
Manzanillo, Cuba weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Manzanillo, Cuba: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 55 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bayamo (50 km away). In December its highs average 29.2°C, 0.7°C cooler than Manzanillo, Cuba, with 28 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Cuba, Manzanillo, Cuba ranks 1st of 21 for the warmest December highs and joint 7th of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 27.7°C; Manzanillo, Cuba is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs stay level at 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 23 mm to 15 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
Manzanillo, Cuba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 15 | 3.4 | 11.011 h |
| February | 30.9°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 15 | 3.2 | 11.511 h |
| March | 31.6°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 26 | 5.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.6°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 54 | 9.4 | 12.613 h |
| May | 32.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 167 | 19.0 | 13.113 h |
| June | 32.5°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 142 | 21.5 | 13.313 h |
| July | 33.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 119 | 21.4 | 13.213 h |
| August | 33.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 126 | 22.5 | 12.813 h |
| September | 32.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 157 | 23.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 31.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 136 | 20.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 30.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 50 | 8.9 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 29.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 23 | 3.9 | 10.911 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
- Bayamo in DecemberCuba · 50 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 19.8°C · 28 mm rain
- Las Tunas in DecemberCuba · 71 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Contramaestre in DecemberCuba · 91 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 20.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Holguín in DecemberCuba · 108 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.1°C · 38 mm rain
- Puerto Padre in DecemberCuba · 109 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 22.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Palma Soriano in DecemberCuba · 118 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 20.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Santiago de Cuba in DecemberCuba · 140 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Camagüey in DecemberCuba · 142 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 20.4°C · 19 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 Manzanillo) is explained once on the Manzanillo, Cuba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.