Climate averages 1991–2020
Santiago de Cuba weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Santiago de Cuba: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 111 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes October a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Palma Soriano (28 km away). In October its highs average 29.9°C, about as warm as Santiago de Cuba, with 118 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Cuba, Santiago de Cuba ranks 5th of 21 for the warmest October highs and 9th of 21 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 21 cities is 29.8°C; Santiago de Cuba is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 111 mm to 58 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Palma Soriano in OctoberCuba · 28 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 118 mm rain
- Contramaestre in OctoberCuba · 54 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 23.0°C · 113 mm rain
- Guantánamo in OctoberCuba · 65 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 117 mm rain
- Bayamo in OctoberCuba · 94 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.6°C · 148 mm rain
- Holguín in OctoberCuba · 107 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 130 mm rain
- Moa in OctoberCuba · 115 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 25.0°C · 153 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Cuba in OctoberCuba · 140 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 136 mm rain
- Puerto Padre in OctoberCuba · 154 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 24.5°C · 125 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.