Havana weather in May
In May, Havana sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 75 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Havana's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Havana's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 28°
- 5th warmest
- Overnight low
- 25°
- 7th coldest
- Rainfall
- 75 mm
- 8.9 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 06 min
- 5:52 AM – 6:59 PM
- Cloud cover
- 40%
- 4th clearest
- Wind
- 19 km/h
- 8th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.67 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.7
- out of 10
Havana is capital and largest city of Cuba.
- Density
- 2,971/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1515
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.
A typical May day in Havana reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 24 |
| 2 | 28 | 24 |
| 3 | 28 | 25 |
| 4 | 28 | 25 |
| 5 | 28 | 25 |
| 6 | 28 | 25 |
| 7 | 28 | 25 |
| 8 | 28 | 25 |
| 9 | 28 | 25 |
| 10 | 28 | 25 |
| 11 | 28 | 25 |
| 12 | 28 | 25 |
| 13 | 28 | 25 |
| 14 | 28 | 25 |
| 15 | 28 | 25 |
| 16 | 28 | 25 |
| 17 | 28 | 25 |
| 18 | 28 | 25 |
| 19 | 28 | 25 |
| 20 | 28 | 25 |
| 21 | 28 | 25 |
| 22 | 28 | 25 |
| 23 | 28 | 25 |
| 24 | 28 | 25 |
| 25 | 28 | 25 |
| 26 | 28 | 25 |
| 27 | 28 | 26 |
| 28 | 28 | 26 |
| 29 | 28 | 26 |
| 30 | 28 | 26 |
| 31 | 29 | 26 |
How May really feels in Havana
Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 1 day that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Havana weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° / 22° | 47 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 7.6 |
| Feb | 25° / 22° | 34 | 5.2 | 11.2 | 8.0 |
| Mar | 26° / 23° | 24 | 4.4 | 11.8 | 8.1 |
| Apr | 27° / 24° | 28 | 4.7 | 12.5 | 7.8 |
| May | 28° / 25° | 75 | 8.9 | 13.1 | 6.7 |
| Jun | 29° / 26° | 94 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 5.1 |
| Jul | 30° / 27° | 52 | 10.9 | 13.3 | 5.1 |
| Aug | 30° / 27° | 77 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 4.7 |
| Sep | 29° / 27° | 113 | 17 | 12.1 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 28° / 26° | 95 | 14 | 11.5 | 5.7 |
| Nov | 26° / 24° | 50 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 7.0 |
| Dec | 25° / 23° | 37 | 7 | 10.6 | 7.5 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 54 |
| Cloudier (%) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 46 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79 | 21 |
| 2 | 79 | 21 |
| 3 | 79 | 21 |
| 4 | 78 | 22 |
| 5 | 78 | 22 |
| 6 | 79 | 21 |
| 7 | 79 | 21 |
| 8 | 79 | 21 |
| 9 | 78 | 22 |
| 10 | 77 | 23 |
| 11 | 77 | 23 |
| 12 | 76 | 24 |
| 13 | 75 | 25 |
| 14 | 74 | 26 |
| 15 | 73 | 27 |
| 16 | 73 | 27 |
| 17 | 72 | 28 |
| 18 | 71 | 29 |
| 19 | 70 | 30 |
| 20 | 68 | 32 |
| 21 | 68 | 32 |
| 22 | 67 | 33 |
| 23 | 65 | 35 |
| 24 | 64 | 36 |
| 25 | 63 | 37 |
| 26 | 61 | 39 |
| 27 | 60 | 40 |
| 28 | 59 | 41 |
| 29 | 57 | 43 |
| 30 | 56 | 44 |
| 31 | 54 | 46 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Havana gets around 75 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 22 |
| 3 | 21 |
| 4 | 21 |
| 5 | 21 |
| 6 | 21 |
| 7 | 20 |
| 8 | 20 |
| 9 | 21 |
| 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 24 |
| 14 | 25 |
| 15 | 27 |
| 16 | 28 |
| 17 | 30 |
| 18 | 31 |
| 19 | 32 |
| 20 | 34 |
| 21 | 35 |
| 22 | 36 |
| 23 | 37 |
| 24 | 37 |
| 25 | 38 |
| 26 | 39 |
| 27 | 39 |
| 28 | 40 |
| 29 | 40 |
| 30 | 41 |
| 31 | 41 |
Humidity in May
Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfortable (%) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Oppressive (%) | 57 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
| Miserable (%) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 57 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 59 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 60 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 61 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 61 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 63 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 63 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 64 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 65 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 67 | 2 |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 68 | 2 |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 69 | 2 |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 71 | 2 |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 71 | 3 |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 72 | 3 |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 73 | 3 |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 74 | 4 |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 74 | 5 |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 75 | 5 |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 75 | 6 |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 75 | 7 |
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 76 | 8 |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 76 | 9 |
| 24 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 76 | 10 |
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 78 | 11 |
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 77 | 13 |
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 77 | 14 |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 76 | 16 |
| 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 18 |
| 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 20 |
| 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 22 |
Wind in May
Winds average 19 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | light breeze |
| 2 | 20 | light breeze |
| 3 | 20 | light breeze |
| 4 | 20 | light breeze |
| 5 | 20 | light breeze |
| 6 | 20 | light breeze |
| 7 | 20 | light breeze |
| 8 | 20 | light breeze |
| 9 | 20 | light breeze |
| 10 | 19 | light breeze |
| 11 | 19 | light breeze |
| 12 | 19 | light breeze |
| 13 | 19 | light breeze |
| 14 | 19 | light breeze |
| 15 | 19 | light breeze |
| 16 | 19 | light breeze |
| 17 | 19 | light breeze |
| 18 | 19 | light breeze |
| 19 | 19 | light breeze |
| 20 | 18 | light breeze |
| 21 | 18 | light breeze |
| 22 | 18 | light breeze |
| 23 | 18 | light breeze |
| 24 | 18 | light breeze |
| 25 | 18 | light breeze |
| 26 | 17 | light breeze |
| 27 | 17 | light breeze |
| 28 | 17 | light breeze |
| 29 | 17 | light breeze |
| 30 | 17 | light breeze |
| 31 | 17 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:06 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:01 | 6:01 | 6:00 | 5:59 | 5:59 | 5:58 | 5:57 | 5:57 | 5:56 | 5:56 | 5:55 | 5:54 | 5:54 | 5:53 | 5:53 | 5:52 | 5:52 | 5:52 | 5:51 | 5:51 | 5:50 | 5:50 | 5:50 | 5:49 | 5:49 | 5:49 | 5:49 | 5:48 | 5:48 | 5:48 | 5:48 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:52 | 6:53 | 6:53 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:54 | 6:55 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 6:58 | 6:59 | 6:59 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:01 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:04 | 7:05 | 7:05 | 7:06 | 7:06 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.8 | 6:01 | 6:52 |
| 2 | 12.9 | 6:01 | 6:53 |
| 3 | 12.9 | 6:00 | 6:53 |
| 4 | 12.9 | 5:59 | 6:53 |
| 5 | 12.9 | 5:59 | 6:54 |
| 6 | 12.9 | 5:58 | 6:54 |
| 7 | 13.0 | 5:57 | 6:55 |
| 8 | 13.0 | 5:57 | 6:55 |
| 9 | 13.0 | 5:56 | 6:56 |
| 10 | 13.0 | 5:56 | 6:56 |
| 11 | 13.0 | 5:55 | 6:57 |
| 12 | 13.0 | 5:54 | 6:57 |
| 13 | 13.1 | 5:54 | 6:58 |
| 14 | 13.1 | 5:53 | 6:58 |
| 15 | 13.1 | 5:53 | 6:59 |
| 16 | 13.1 | 5:52 | 6:59 |
| 17 | 13.1 | 5:52 | 7:00 |
| 18 | 13.1 | 5:52 | 7:00 |
| 19 | 13.2 | 5:51 | 7:01 |
| 20 | 13.2 | 5:51 | 7:01 |
| 21 | 13.2 | 5:50 | 7:01 |
| 22 | 13.2 | 5:50 | 7:02 |
| 23 | 13.2 | 5:50 | 7:02 |
| 24 | 13.2 | 5:49 | 7:03 |
| 25 | 13.2 | 5:49 | 7:03 |
| 26 | 13.2 | 5:49 | 7:04 |
| 27 | 13.3 | 5:49 | 7:04 |
| 28 | 13.3 | 5:48 | 7:05 |
| 29 | 13.3 | 5:48 | 7:05 |
| 30 | 13.3 | 5:48 | 7:06 |
| 31 | 13.3 | 5:48 | 7:06 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.67 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.7 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.3 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Havana
None of Havana's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Havana sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Is May a good time to visit Havana?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Havana for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Havana in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Havana sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Havana in May
The nearest coast averages about 27°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 26°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | Warm |
| Feb | 26 | Warm |
| Mar | 26 | Warm |
| Apr | 27 | Warm |
| May | 27 | Warm |
| Jun | 28 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 30 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 28 | Warm |
| Dec | 27 | Warm |
UV index in Havana in May
Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Havana peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Level | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | High |
| Feb | 8 | Very high |
| Mar | 10 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 7 | High |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Air quality in Havana in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Havana is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Good |
| Feb | 9 | Good |
| Mar | 11 | Good |
| Apr | 12 | Moderate |
| May | 13 | Moderate |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 21 | Moderate |
| Aug | 19 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 11 | Good |
| Nov | 8 | Good |
| Dec | 8 | Good |
Where is Havana?
Havana sits at 23.1°N, 82.4°W, 41 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Vedado, 1.0 km away.
Topography around Havana
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Havana.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Havana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m.
The land around Havana is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (54%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.
Cuba travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type A / B / C / L
- 110 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 39% of US
- price level, 2011
- GDP per capita
- $9,605
- 2020
- Happiness
- 5.4 / 10
- World Happiness, 2011
- Homicide rate
- 4.5
- per 100k, 2019
- Road deaths
- 8.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 515
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Havana (23.133°, -82.383°, elevation 41 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).