Santa Cruz del Sur weather in January

In January, Santa Cruz del Sur sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Santa Cruz del Sur's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Cruz del Sur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:55 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
28%
3rd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Santa Cruz del Sur is town in Camagüey Province, Cuba.

Density
31/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Santa Cruz del Sur reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Santa Cruz del Sur

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.

Santa Cruz del Sur weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 22°101.810.98.4
Feb27° / 22°152.111.38.3
Mar28° / 23°143.111.97.9
Apr29° / 24°285.212.56.7
May29° / 25°11813.6135.0
Jun30° / 26°841513.24.2
Jul31° / 27°6313.913.14.1
Aug31° / 27°8416.512.73.9
Sep30° / 26°12019.612.13.7
Oct30° / 26°11915.811.54.6
Nov28° / 24°415.6116.7
Dec27° / 23°192.210.88.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
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48317
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68416
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Santa Cruz del Sur gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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315

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
126144633
226144632
326144730
426144929
526145028
626145226
727145225
827155224
927155422
1027155521
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Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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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 6:52 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:525:38
210.86:535:39
310.86:535:39
410.86:535:40
510.86:535:40
610.86:545:41
710.86:545:42
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3011.06:545:56
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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 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 4.71 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Santa Cruz del Sur

In seasonPeak

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

Santa Cruz del Sur sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Santa Cruz del Sur'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 January a good time to visit Santa Cruz del Sur?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Santa Cruz del Sur for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santa Cruz del Sur in January

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

In January, Santa Cruz del Sur sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Santa Cruz del Sur in January

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Santa Cruz del Sur 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 Santa Cruz del Sur peaks around May 19 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 highHighMay 19UV 12Dec 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Santa Cruz del Sur 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 Santa Cruz del Sur is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2124 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Cruz del Sur?

Santa Cruz del Sur sits at 20.7°N, 78.0°W, 2 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Amancio, 45 km away.

VertientesColombiaCamagüeySibanicúGuáimaroJobabo

Topography around Santa Cruz del Sur

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santa Cruz del Sur.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Cruz del Sur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m.

The land around Santa Cruz del Sur is covered by grassland (29%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
315 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
January weather nearby: Amancio 45 km · Jimaguayú 61 km · Vertientes 62 km · Colombia 66 km · Camagüey 74 km · Sibanicú 76 km · Guáimaro 77 km · Jobabo 77 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 Santa Cruz del Sur (20.7155°, -77.9955°, elevation 2 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).