Nueva Gerona weather in July

In July, Nueva Gerona sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 86 mm of rain across 16.1 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Nueva Gerona's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nueva Gerona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:00 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Nueva Gerona is city on Isle of Youth, Cuba.

Founded
1830

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Nueva Gerona reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Nueva Gerona

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nueva Gerona weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 21°224.210.88.4
Feb25° / 22°162.811.28.6
Mar26° / 23°223.711.88.3
Apr28° / 24°254.612.57.6
May29° / 25°11512.8135.6
Jun29° / 27°15017.813.34.3
Jul30° / 27°8616.113.24.3
Aug30° / 27°12219.912.83.9
Sep29° / 27°1612212.13.8
Oct28° / 26°12515.711.55.4
Nov26° / 24°375117.8
Dec25° / 22°223.910.78.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Nueva Gerona gets around 86 mm of rain over 16.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14060
24159
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44258
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Wind in July

Winds average 14 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:557:14
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 6.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Nueva Gerona

In seasonPeak

In July, Nueva Gerona sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Nueva Gerona's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Nueva Gerona?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Nueva Gerona for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nueva Gerona in July

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

In July, Nueva Gerona sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nueva Gerona in July

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in January near 24°C.

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

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Nueva Gerona in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nueva Gerona peaks around June 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 6 (high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Nueva Gerona in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nueva Gerona is worst in June — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2221 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May12Good
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nueva Gerona?

Nueva Gerona sits at 21.9°N, 82.8°W, 10 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Los Palacios, 90 km away.

Los PalaciosSan CristobalConsolación del SurArtemisaAlquízarGüira de MelenaPinar del RioSan Antonio de los Baños

Topography around Nueva Gerona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nueva Gerona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m.

The land around Nueva Gerona is covered by trees (49%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
282 m
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July weather nearby: Los Palacios 90 km · San Cristobal 96 km · Consolación del Sur 100 km · Artemisa 103 km · Alquízar 105 km · Güira de Melena 106 km · Pinar del Rio 109 km · San Antonio de los Baños 116 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 Nueva Gerona (21.8876°, -82.8066°, elevation 10 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).