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Best time to visit Havana

Cuba · 23.11°N 82.37°W · 30-year monthly averages, judged against the Tropical preset (highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon)

The best time to visit Havana is March to May, July to August and October to November, with highs of 28–32 °C82–90 °F and nights of 19–24 °C66–75 °F, and rainfall of 48–152 mm1.9–6.0 in a month.

The rainy season is May to October; June and September is a true monsoon, with 184–200 mm7.2–7.9 in a month and a peak in June (200 mm7.9 in). July is the hottest month (highs of 32 °C90 °F) and January the coldest (27 °C81 °F).

The figures are 30-year monthly averages (WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000) for the 0.25° grid cell at 23.11, -82.37. This is a climate guide, not a forecast.

Havana weather by month

Pick the weather you like. Every month is then judged against it: temperature above the month names, rain below.

Weather you like

highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon

Good time to go for a Tropical holiday: March to May, July to August and October to November.

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▲ Highs average daily high , coldest to warmest month
27°80°JAN642.527°80°FEB562.228°82°MAR481.930°85°APR642.531°87°MAY1204.731°88°JUN2007.932°90°JUL1445.732°90°AUG1365.432°89°SEP1847.230°86°OCT1526.029°83°NOV803.127°81°DEC562.2
▼ Rainfall per month, driest to wettest

Reading the chart. Gold means good: the month fits what you picked. Any other colour shows the reason it does not. The temperature bar can be too cold or too hot; the rain bar can be too dry, too rainy or monsoon. A faded gold bar means that half fits but the other half does not. A gold month name means both halves fit.

What the verdicts mean. Temperature is the month's average daily high (the afternoon), judged against the preset's band (highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F for Tropical). Rain is judged by each month's class within Havana's own year, not by raw millimetres: dry under 60 mm2.4 in, showers 60–100 mm2.4–3.9 in, rainy from 100 mm3.9 in and at least 35 % of the wettest month. Too rainy is a rainy-season month that the preset does not allow. Monsoon is the heaviest kind of rainy season: 180 mm7.1 in or more (120 mm4.7 in near the yearly peak) in a climate where the wettest month has at least three times the rain of the driest. Every monsoon month is also a rainy-season month; the label says which kind. Full rules on the method page.

MonthRain High Low SeasonTropical verdict
January642.527801864showerstoo cold
February562.227801864drytoo cold
March481.928821966drygood
April642.530852169showersgood
May1204.731872272rainygood
June2007.931882373monsoonmonsoon
July1445.732902474rainygood
August1365.432902474rainygood
September1847.232892474monsoonmonsoon
October1526.030862373rainygood
November803.129832169showersgood
December562.227811965drytoo cold

When to go to Havana, by holiday type

Looking forRuleMonths that fit
Warmhighs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showersDecember to February
Tropicalhighs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoonMarch to May, July to August and October to November
Beachhighs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, dry or showersMarch to April and November
Coolhighs 3–19 °C37–66 °F, any rain except monsoonno month
Snowhighs below 3 °C37 °F, any rainno month

Is there a rainy season in Havana?

Yes. The rainy season is May to October; June and September is a true monsoon, with 184–200 mm7.2–7.9 in a month and a peak in June (200 mm7.9 in). Outside the rainy season, February to March and December is dry.

July is the hottest month (highs of 32 °C90 °F) and January the coldest (27 °C81 °F). Annual rainfall is about 1,304 mm51 in.

Where to go instead when Havana does not fit

The nearest destinations that fit the Tropical preset in the months when Havana does not:

Nearby destinations

distances in . Tap a unit to switch.

The interactive map colours the whole world by how well it fits the weather you like, in any month, and shows this chart for any place you tap.