Cienfuegos weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇺 Cuba · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Cienfuegos is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with February and March close behind. Cienfuegos averages about 2,824 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 13 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,824
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 541 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 187k
- Elevation
- 28 m
When is the best time to visit Cienfuegos?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cienfuegos is January, then February and March. The dullest month is August (80/100, 83 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cienfuegos?
Cienfuegos gets a lot of sun: around 2,824 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 13 Sunshine Score points separate January from August. It ranks #7 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 45% of the annual 541 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 13 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 93 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 16 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| March | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 13 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 22 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 61 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 72 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 84 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 62 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 80 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 83 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 80 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 84 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 75 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 92 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 22 mm | 6 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 18 mm | 5 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Cienfuegos by month
The sea off Cienfuegos is warmest in July at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 26°C / 79°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Havana Cuba · 225 km · best in Mar · 2,871 h sun/yr
- Key West United States · 301 km · best in Mar · 2,953 h sun/yr
- George Town Cayman Islands · 333 km · best in Feb · 2,943 h sun/yr
- Miami United States · 406 km · best in Jan · 2,653 h sun/yr
- Nassau Bahamas · 440 km · best in Feb · 2,865 h sun/yr
- Montego Bay Jamaica · 482 km · best in Feb · 2,597 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Santa Clara Cuba · 62 km · 2,670 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Cayo Largo del Sur Cuba · 131 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Matanzas Cuba · 144 km · 2,823 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Cayo Coco Cuba · 217 km · 2,778 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Nueva Gerona Cuba · 247 km · 2,903 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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