Sunshine Atlas

Santa Clara weather by month & the best time to visit

Cuba · regional city · semi-arid climate

Santa Clara, Cuba
Santa Clara — photo by Lezumbalaberenjena, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Santa Clara is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with March and December close behind. Santa Clara averages about 2,670 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 13 mm of rain in January.

When is the best time to visit Santa Clara?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Santa Clara is January, then March and December. The dullest month is August (74/100, 70 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Santa Clara?

Santa Clara gets a lot of sun: around 2,670 hours a year. January (92/100) is noticeably better than August (74). It ranks #12 of 12 destinations in Cuba for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,825 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around September, carries about 41% of the annual 536 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 9292February: 91March: 92April: 90May: 81June: 82July: 75August: 74September: 80October: 82November: 90December: 92JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January92 28° / 82°F18° / 64°F 13 mm6
February91 29° / 84°F18° / 64°F 18 mm8
March92 30° / 86°F19° / 66°F 16 mm9
April90 32° / 90°F21° / 70°F 25 mm10
May81 32° / 90°F22° / 72°F 76 mm9
June82 32° / 90°F24° / 75°F 67 mm9
July75 33° / 91°F24° / 75°F 60 mm10
August74 33° / 91°F24° / 75°F 70 mm10
September80 32° / 90°F24° / 75°F 79 mm9
October82 31° / 88°F23° / 73°F 71 mm8
November90 29° / 84°F20° / 68°F 24 mm6
December92 28° / 82°F19° / 66°F 17 mm5

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Santa Clara: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Santa Clara?

Santa Clara is a regional city in Cuba with a semi-arid climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Santa Clara get a year?

Santa Clara gets about 2,670 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.

When is the best time to visit Santa Clara?

The sunniest time to visit Santa Clara is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 92/100 (with March and December close behind). Expect daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F.

What is the least sunny month in Santa Clara?

August is the least sunny month in Santa Clara, scoring 74/100 with about 70 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Santa Clara?

The typical midday UV index in Santa Clara peaks around 10 (very high) in April, easing to about 5 (moderate) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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