Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Cabaiguán Cuba

In Cabaiguán, the summers are short, hot, oppressive, and overcast and the winters are short, comfortable, humid, dry, windy, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 62°F to 89°F and is rarely below 55°F or above 94°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Cabaiguán for warm-weather activities is from late November to late March.

The hot season lasts for 2.8 months, from June 14 to September 9, with an average daily high temperature above 87°F. The hottest month of the year in Cabaiguán is July, with an average high of 89°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from November 13 to February 10, with an average daily high temperature below 82°F. The coldest month of the year in Cabaiguán is January, with an average low of 62°F and high of 80°F.

In Cabaiguán, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Cabaiguán begins around November 8 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around May 13.

The clearest month of the year in Cabaiguán is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 82% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 13 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around November 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Cabaiguán is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 71% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Cabaiguán varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.7 months, from May 5 to October 27, with a greater than 20% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Cabaiguán is September, with an average of 9.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.3 months, from October 27 to May 5. The month with the fewest wet days in Cabaiguán is December, with an average of 1.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Cabaiguán is September, with an average of 9.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 34% on June 1.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Cabaiguán experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Cabaiguán. The month with the most rain in Cabaiguán is September, with an average rainfall of 4.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Cabaiguán is December, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

The length of the day in Cabaiguán varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 47 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:23 AM on November 3, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 7 minutes later at 7:30 AM on March 10. The earliest sunset is at 5:33 PM on November 26, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 32 minutes later at 8:05 PM on July 3.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Cabaiguán during 2024, starting in the spring on March 10, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 3.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Cabaiguán experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.2 months, from April 20 to December 26, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 46% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Cabaiguán is August, with 30.8 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Cabaiguán is February, with 8.8 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Cabaiguán experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from October 18 to May 19, with average wind speeds of more than 9.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Cabaiguán is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.1 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.0 months, from May 19 to October 18. The calmest month of the year in Cabaiguán is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Cabaiguán is from the east throughout the year.

Cabaiguán is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 4.0 months, from June 18 to October 17, with an average temperature above 84°F. The month of the year in Cabaiguán with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 86°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.4 months, from December 16 to March 28, with an average temperature below 79°F. The month of the year in Cabaiguán with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 78°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Cabaiguán throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Cabaiguán for general outdoor tourist activities is from late November to late March, with a peak score in the last week of January.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Cabaiguán for hot-weather activities are from early March to mid May and from mid October to early December, with a peak score in the last week of April.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Cabaiguán are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from March 13 to May 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Cabaiguán is April, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.8 months, from August 30 to January 23, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Cabaiguán is December, with an average of 4.4 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cabaiguán are 22.079 deg latitude, -79.497 deg longitude, and 436 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Cabaiguán contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 266 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 439 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,932 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,714 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Cabaiguán is covered by cropland (90%), within 10 miles by cropland (70%) and grassland (16%), and within 50 miles by cropland (39%) and water (27%).