Best time to visit Havana
The best time to visit Havana is November–April, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Havana, Havana, Cuba
°C
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.8 °C / 77 °F | 21.9 °C / 71 °F | 37 mm / 1.5 in | best month |
| February | 25.4 °C / 78 °F | 22.2 °C / 72 °F | 33 mm / 1.3 in | best month |
| March | 25.9 °C / 79 °F | 22.7 °C / 73 °F | 19 mm / 0.8 in | best month |
| April | 27.1 °C / 81 °F | 24.1 °C / 75 °F | 23 mm / 0.9 in | best month |
| May | 28.2 °C / 83 °F | 25.3 °C / 78 °F | 73 mm / 2.9 in | good month |
| June | 29.2 °C / 85 °F | 26.4 °C / 80 °F | 101 mm / 4 in | neither best nor good |
| July | 30 °C / 86 °F | 27.1 °C / 81 °F | 50 mm / 2 in | neither best nor good |
| August | 30.2 °C / 86 °F | 27.3 °C / 81 °F | 83 mm / 3.3 in | neither best nor good |
| September | 29.4 °C / 85 °F | 26.9 °C / 80 °F | 100 mm / 3.9 in | neither best nor good |
| October | 28.2 °C / 83 °F | 26 °C / 79 °F | 96 mm / 3.8 in | neither best nor good |
| November | 26.5 °C / 80 °F | 24.3 °C / 76 °F | 49 mm / 1.9 in | best month |
| December | 25.8 °C / 78 °F | 23.2 °C / 74 °F | 44 mm / 1.7 in | best month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: best
- AApril: best
- MMay: good
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- November–April
- Good
- May
Havana's dry season from December to April is best for exploring outdoors -- warm, sunny and largely rain-free -- while May through October grows increasingly hot, humid and prone to heavy afternoon downpours that disrupt a day on foot, easing back to best again by November.
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.5 °C / 78 °F, average daily high 24.8 °C / 77 °F, precipitation 37 mm / 1.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, days with heavy rain 0.6 days, wet days 8.1 days, relative humidity 75%, average daily low 21.9 °C / 71 °F.
Also on: Cuban baseball National Series conclusion.
Watch out for: January-March crowds and rental car shortages, Winter high-season price surge.
February · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.7 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 25.4 °C / 78 °F, precipitation 33 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, wet days 5 days, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, relative humidity 75%.
Against: average daily low 22.2 °C / 72 °F.
Also on: Cuban baseball National Series conclusion.
Watch out for: January-March crowds and rental car shortages.
March · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27.5 °C / 82 °F, average daily high 25.9 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 19 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, wet days 4 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, relative humidity 73%.
Against: average daily low 22.7 °C / 73 °F.
Also on: Cuban baseball National Series conclusion, Migratory bird season.
Watch out for: January-March crowds and rental car shortages.
April · best
In its favour: precipitation 23 mm / 0.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, feels like (high) 30 °C / 86 °F, average daily high 27.1 °C / 81 °F, wet days 4.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, relative humidity 74%.
Against: average daily low 24.1 °C / 75 °F.
May · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 93%, average daily high 28.2 °C / 83 °F, days with heavy rain 1.8 days.
Against: feels like (high) 32.2 °C / 90 °F, wet days 8.6 days, precipitation 73 mm / 2.9 in, share of rain falling in the daytime 44%, average daily low 25.3 °C / 78 °F, relative humidity 77%.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27.9 °C / 82 °F, precipitation 49 mm / 1.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, average daily high 26.5 °C / 80 °F, days with heavy rain 1.1 days, relative humidity 75%.
Against: wet days 9.9 days, average daily low 24.3 °C / 76 °F.
Watch out for: Winter high-season price surge.
December · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.9 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 25.8 °C / 78 °F, precipitation 44 mm / 1.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, relative humidity 76%.
Against: wet days 7.6 days, average daily low 23.2 °C / 74 °F.
Also on: Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, San Lázaro religious procession.
Watch out for: Winter high-season price surge.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Sugar Mountain Resort, 1445 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 25.5 °C | 26.7 °C | 27.5 °C | 30 °C | 32.2 °C | 34.3 °C | 35.4 °C | 35.7 °C | 34.6 °C | 31.5 °C | 27.9 °C | 26.9 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0.6 days | 0.9 days | 0.5 days | 0.5 days | 1.8 days | 2.9 days | 0.9 days | 1.9 days | 2.1 days | 2.6 days | 1.1 days | 1.2 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 5 pm | 4 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 6 pm | 6 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 6 pm | 3 pm | 6 pm | 8 pm |
| Sunshine per day | 9.8 h | 10.3 h | 11.1 h | 12.2 h | 12.3 h | 11.6 h | 12.5 h | 11.9 h | 10.8 h | 10.1 h | 10 h | 9.8 h |
| Relative humidity | 75% | 75% | 73% | 74% | 77% | 80% | 79% | 79% | 80% | 78% | 75% | 76% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 7.7 µg/m³ | 8.2 µg/m³ | 9.3 µg/m³ | 7.7 µg/m³ | 8.4 µg/m³ | 9.1 µg/m³ | 11.5 µg/m³ | 8.9 µg/m³ | 6.8 µg/m³ | 6.9 µg/m³ | 6.2 µg/m³ | 6.6 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 11.1 µg/m³ | 12 µg/m³ | 13 µg/m³ | 10.6 µg/m³ | 11.9 µg/m³ | 13.1 µg/m³ | 15.7 µg/m³ | 12.1 µg/m³ | 9.5 µg/m³ | 9.4 µg/m³ | 8.4 µg/m³ | 9.3 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
Events and seasons
What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.
Reasons to go
- Cuban baseball National Series conclusion
January, February and March
- Migratory bird season
March
- Mango season
June
- Havana Carnival
August
- Festival de Teatro de la Habana
October
- Festival Internacional de Ballet de la Habana
October
- Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
December
- San Lázaro religious procession
December
Worth knowing before you go
- Winter high-season price surge
January, November and December
- January-March crowds and rental car shortages
January, February and March
World Heritage sites nearby
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.
- Old Havana and its Fortification System
3 km away