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The climate of Havana (Cuba)
Havana is the capital of Cuba. With its 2.2 million inhabitants it also is the largest city on the island. Havana is a beautiful city with an exciting character. This is not surprising in view of Havana’s history. Havana was founded in 1519. At first it was a robber’s den for pirates who made the Caribbean unsafe. Then it became a Spanish transit port for all kinds of goods among which where slaves. Havana also was a gambling paradise for Americans. This turbulent history has left its mark on Havana. Many beautiful 19th century and colonial buildings can still be found here. Nothing has defined its current charm so much as the 1959 Cuban Revolution. During this period Cuba became economically and socially isolated and had to fend for itself. Due to several embargos Cuba was no longer able to import car parts. American classic cars still roam the streetscape. However, they run on Lada engines and Trabant parts. When you walk through the streets this gives you the idea that time has stood still here since the 1950s. However, the economic restrictions don’t keep the Cubans from partying. Especially in the district of Vevado many music bars and cafés can be found where people dance passionately. Several beautiful old bars can still be visited. For instance, Bar el Floridita. This is the bar where Ernest Hemingway used to drink his Mojitos and Daiquiris. During a warm afternoon this is the perfect place to enjoy this beautiful city with a Daiquiri and a Cuban cigar.
Havana has a savannah climate. However, the climate here is strongly influenced by the sea. From June till November hurricanes may occur. However, they come and go very quickly. Hurricanes only cause problems for a few days and the Cubans are used to it anyway. During this period most precipitation can be expected as well. Temperatures in Cuba are 30 degrees Celsius on average. During the summer temperatures may even rise higher. However, the sea wind has a cooling effect. Temperatures during the winter are just below the average temperature. During the winter temperatures remain very pleasant and are ideal for long days on the beach.

 

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Havana:

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 26 17 7 6 25
February 26 17 7 5 25
March 28 19 8 6 25
April 29 20 9 7 26
May 30 22 9 12 27
June 31 23 8 12 28
July 32 23 9 11 29
August 32 23 8 12 30
September 31 23 10 14 29
October 30 22 9 14 29
November 28 20 7 8 27
December 27 18 7 6 26
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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