Climate · Havana

Havana in December

Warm and mostly dry, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Havana is warm: highs near 84°F, lows near 71°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 44 minutes.December in Havana is warm: highs near 29°C, lows near 22°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 44 minutes.

High
84°F29°Caverage
Low
71°F22°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 25% of days
Daylight
10h 44mon average

Is December a good time to visit Havana?


Yes. December is one of Havana's best months (December to February).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 84°F in December, against 82°F to 93°F through the year.Highs near 29°C in December, against 28°C to 34°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

25% of days in December, against 16% to 70% through the year.

Cloud cover

37% cover in December, against 27% to 68% through the year.

Daylight

10h 44m in December, against 10h 44m to 13h 32m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

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  1. November86°30°low 73°low 23°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. December84°29°low 71°low 22°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. January82°28°low 68°low 20°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.

Where Havana sits, in December

America/Havana

this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
7:03 AMsets 5:46 PM
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
Latitude
23.1°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
our one place here

The land around Havana, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Havana is our one place in Cuba so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Havana. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.