Santa Clara weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇺 Cuba · regional city · semi-arid climate
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.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,670
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 536 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 251k
- Elevation
- 101 m
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
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 13 mm | 6 |
| February | 91 | 29° / 84°F | 18° / 64°F | 18 mm | 8 |
| March | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 16 mm | 9 |
| April | 90 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 25 mm | 10 |
| May | 81 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 76 mm | 9 |
| June | 82 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 67 mm | 9 |
| July | 75 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 60 mm | 10 |
| August | 74 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 70 mm | 10 |
| September | 80 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 79 mm | 9 |
| October | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 71 mm | 8 |
| November | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 20° / 68°F | 24 mm | 6 |
| December | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 17 mm | 5 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Havana Cuba · 259 km · best in Mar · 2,871 h sun/yr
- Key West United States · 295 km · best in Mar · 2,953 h sun/yr
- Miami United States · 369 km · best in Jan · 2,653 h sun/yr
- Nassau Bahamas · 379 km · best in Feb · 2,865 h sun/yr
- George Town Cayman Islands · 385 km · best in Feb · 2,943 h sun/yr
- West Palm Beach United States · 466 km · best in Jan · 2,503 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Cienfuegos Cuba · 62 km · 2,824 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Matanzas Cuba · 164 km · 2,823 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Cayo Coco Cuba · 166 km · 2,778 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Cayo Largo del Sur Cuba · 192 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Camaguey Cuba · 247 km · 2,793 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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