Climate averages 1991–2020
Sancti Spíritus weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and one of 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 Sancti Spíritus: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 49 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ciego de Ávila (71 km away). In December its highs average 28.1°C, about as warm as Sancti Spíritus, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Cuba, Sancti Spíritus ranks 10th of 21 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 27.7°C; Sancti Spíritus is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 27.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 18 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
Sancti Spíritus climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.4°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 18 | 3.6 | 11.011 h |
| February | 28.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 20 | 3.0 | 11.411 h |
| March | 29.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 19 | 4.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.2°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 38 | 6.9 | 12.613 h |
| May | 31.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 123 | 15.7 | 13.213 h |
| June | 31.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 124 | 18.9 | 13.413 h |
| July | 32.7°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 85 | 17.4 | 13.313 h |
| August | 32.7°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 103 | 19.4 | 12.913 h |
| September | 31.2°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 135 | 22.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.7°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 102 | 18.3 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.4°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 36 | 8.2 | 11.111 h |
| December, selected | 27.8°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 18 | 4.4 | 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
- Ciego de Ávila in DecemberCuba · 71 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 20.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Santa Clara in DecemberCuba · 75 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Cienfuegos in DecemberCuba · 107 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Camagüey in DecemberCuba · 169 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 20.4°C · 19 mm rain
- Cárdenas, Cuba in DecemberCuba · 219 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Matanzas in DecemberCuba · 252 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 21.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Las Tunas in DecemberCuba · 279 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 28 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Cuba in DecemberCuba · 299 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 23 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 Sancti Spíritus) is explained once on the Sancti Spíritus year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.