Maisí weather in January

In January, Maisí sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 72 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Maisí's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maisí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:39 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
24 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Maisí is municipality and town in Cuba.

Density
54/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Maisí reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Maisí

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Maisí weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 24°7215.410.96.4
Feb25° / 24°4512.611.36.9
Mar25° / 24°611311.96.9
Apr26° / 24°5413.912.46.5
May27° / 25°8616.312.95.8
Jun28° / 27°5512.313.25.9
Jul28° / 27°611613.15.8
Aug28° / 27°8817.912.75.0
Sep28° / 27°10219.512.14.7
Oct28° / 26°1592211.54.8
Nov27° / 25°14921.2115.1
Dec26° / 25°9418.510.85.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Maisí gets around 72 mm of rain over 15.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1192862
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4183160
5183358
6183457
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Wind in January

Winds average 24 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:365:24
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310.86:375:25
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510.86:375:26
610.86:375:27
710.86:385:27
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 4.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Maisí

In seasonPeak

None of Maisí's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Maisí sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Maisí?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Maisí for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maisí in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Maisí sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Maisí in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Maisí in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maisí peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 12Dec 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Maisí in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Maisí is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2222 µg/m³Dec 214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb6Good
Mar6Good
Apr8Good
May12Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Maisí?

Maisí sits at 20.2°N, 74.2°W, 16 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Baracoa, 38 km away.

Río Guayabal de YaterasMoaGuantánamoSagua de TánamoSantiago de Cuba

Topography around Maisí

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Maisí.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maisí has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 548 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,153 m.

The land around Maisí is covered by water (37%), trees (29%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, water (66%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (74%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
548 m
80 km
1,153 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Baracoa 38 km · Río Guayabal de Yateras 91 km · Moa 95 km · Guantánamo 111 km · Sagua de Tánamo 120 km · Ti Port-de-Paix 142 km · Port-de-Paix 142 km · Santiago de Cuba 176 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
Christian 59%none 23%folk religion 18%

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 Maisí (20.2467°, -74.1518°, elevation 16 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).