Climate averages 1991–2020
Santiago de Cuba weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Santiago de Cuba: daytime highs average 29.1°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 57 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Palma Soriano (28 km away). In December its highs average 28.7°C, about as warm as Santiago de Cuba, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Cuba, Santiago de Cuba ranks 4th of 21 for the warmest December highs and joint 5th of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 27.7°C; Santiago de Cuba is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 12 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
Santiago de Cuba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.9°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 12 | 2.5 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 12 | 2.7 | 11.511 h |
| March | 29.7°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 28 | 5.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 46 | 8.1 | 12.613 h |
| May | 30.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 114 | 15.6 | 13.113 h |
| June | 31.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 80 | 13.2 | 13.313 h |
| July | 32.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 56 | 12.5 | 13.213 h |
| August | 32.3°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 82 | 14.8 | 12.813 h |
| September | 31.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 115 | 19.9 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 111 | 17.3 | 11.712 h |
| November | 29.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 58 | 7.7 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 29.1°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 22 | 3.3 | 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
- Palma Soriano in DecemberCuba · 28 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 20.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Contramaestre in DecemberCuba · 54 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 20.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Guantánamo in DecemberCuba · 65 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 21.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Bayamo in DecemberCuba · 94 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 19.8°C · 28 mm rain
- Holguín in DecemberCuba · 107 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.1°C · 38 mm rain
- Moa in DecemberCuba · 115 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 85 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Cuba in DecemberCuba · 140 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Puerto Padre in DecemberCuba · 154 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 22.4°C · 41 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 Santiago de Cuba) is explained once on the Santiago de Cuba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.