Climate averages 1991–2020
Santiago de Cuba weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the coolest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Santiago de Cuba: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 21.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes January a very dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 04 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Palma Soriano (28 km away). In January its highs average 28.9°C, about as warm as Santiago de Cuba, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Cuba, Santiago de Cuba ranks joint 5th of 21 for the warmest January highs and 1st of 21 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 21 cities is 27.4°C; Santiago de Cuba is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 12 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Palma Soriano in JanuaryCuba · 28 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Contramaestre in JanuaryCuba · 54 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 19.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Guantánamo in JanuaryCuba · 65 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 20.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Bayamo in JanuaryCuba · 94 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 19.0°C · 20 mm rain
- Holguín in JanuaryCuba · 107 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 20.2°C · 29 mm rain
- Moa in JanuaryCuba · 115 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 22.1°C · 66 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Cuba in JanuaryCuba · 140 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 20.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Puerto Padre in JanuaryCuba · 154 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 21.5°C · 29 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.