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Cuba, month by month

Months to avoid: Aug, Sep, Oct.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedDry and pleasant, but check advice and flights; 1 January national holiday.West and Havana: best weather · Centre and south coast: best weather · Oriente: best weatherCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryMixedDry; Havana Book Fair (check); flights reduced in 2026.West and Havana: best weather · Centre and south coast: best weather · Oriente: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchMixedDry and warm; Easter crowds some years.West and Havana: best weather · Centre and south coast: best weather · Oriente: best weatherCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilMixedLast dry month; fewer visitors.West and Havana: best weather · Centre and south coast: best weather · Oriente: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  5. MayMixedRains start; hot during blackouts.West and Havana: fine · Centre and south coast: fine · Oriente: rainyCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  6. JuneMixedHurricane season opens; humid.West and Havana: rainy · Centre and south coast: rainy · Oriente: hotCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  7. JulyMixedSantiago carnival; 26 July holiday; very hot.West and Havana: hot · Centre and south coast: hot · Oriente: hotCrowds: Medium · 5 festivals or holidays
  8. AugustAvoidHeat, storms and blackouts together.West and Havana: storm or typhoon risk · Centre and south coast: storm or typhoon risk · Oriente: storm or typhoon riskCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  9. SeptemberAvoidHurricane peak.West and Havana: storm or typhoon risk · Centre and south coast: storm or typhoon risk · Oriente: storm or typhoon riskCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  10. OctoberAvoidStorm risk; 10 October holiday.West and Havana: storm or typhoon risk · Centre and south coast: storm or typhoon risk · Oriente: storm or typhoon riskCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  11. NovemberMixedDry season returns; Havana's founding day 16 November.West and Havana: fine · Centre and south coast: fine · Oriente: rainyCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  12. DecemberMixedDry; Christmas peak and Havana Film Festival (check).West and Havana: best weather · Centre and south coast: best weather · Oriente: best weatherCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cuba, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Mixed

    Feb: Mixed

  • Crowds

    Jan: High

    Feb: High

  • Prices

    Jan: High

    Feb: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 2

    Feb: 1

January: Dry and pleasant, but check advice and flights; 1 January national holiday.

February: Dry; Havana Book Fair (check); flights reduced in 2026.

Cuba: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
West and HavanaHavana, Viñales, VaraderoBestBestBestBestOKWetHotStormStormStormOKBest
Centre and south coastTrinidad, Cienfuegos, Santa Clara, CamagüeyBestBestBestBestOKWetHotStormStormStormOKBest
OrienteSantiago de Cuba, Baracoa, HolguínBestBestBestOKWetHotHotStormStormStormWetBest