Temperature, probability of rain, clouds and ultraviolet rays are some of the information you need to know before leaving home. (GlobeLiveMedia/Jovani Perez)

Beyond checking the weather forecast to know what to wear or whether or not to carry an umbrella, the weather report It is an instrument that has become essential for various sectors such as transport (by air, sea and land), agriculture, tourism, disaster prevention, public health and even to carry out military operations.

But if by itself predict the time This could be complex, to which is added another variant: global warming, which has made even more urgent the need to keep up to date in order to act and act. adopt public policies that reduce disaster risk like alerts about floods, droughts, freezing waves, bad landing and other related phenomena.

In this context, here the weather forecast for the next few hours in Havana:

During the day temperature it will reach a maximum of 25 degrees, the probability of rain It will be 25%, with 85% cloudiness, while wind gusts will reach 41 kilometers per hour.

As for UV rays, they should reach a level of up to 1.

    The heat of the ocean currents makes Havana a place with a unique climate.  (GlobeLiveMedia file)
The heat of the ocean currents makes Havana a place with a unique climate. (GlobeLiveMedia file)

Havanamain tourist pole and capital of Cuba, is characterized by a climate of tropical savanna due to the situation of the island in the so-called “belt of the trade winds” and by the heat from ocean currents.

In the Cuban capital, winter is not so extreme and the proof is that the lowest temperature recorded in history was 3.2 degrees on January 30, 2022; while the maximum in the city was 38.2 degrees in September 2015.

As for the rains, they are more frequent between the months of September and October, the season during which tropical storms and hurricanes generally hit the island; while in March and May there is very little chance of rainfall.

The file of minimum recorded temperature Until this year, in the Cuban capital, it was 4 degrees Celsius in January 2010 in the José Martí International Airport area, but on January 30, 2022, it fell to 3.2 degrees.

On the other hand, the highest temperature recorded in the city is 38.2 degrees, reached since September 2015 and which to date has not been exceeded.

What’s the weather like in Cuba

Cuba, officially called the Republic of Cuba, is an island country located in the Antilles of the Caribbean Sea; It consists of 15 provinces plus Havana as the capital and most populous city.

Cuba’s climate is of tropical type and generally divides into two seasons: The drywhich runs from November to April, when the minimum temperatures are between 18 and 21 degrees, while the maximums reach 27 degrees.

On another side, the hottest and rainiest season They occur between the months of May to October, when the maximum temperatures are around 20 or 31 degrees; Moreover, between September and November, the presence of cyclones and hurricanes.

The Cuban archipelago is also characterized by relatively high humidity, with averages close to 90%, which causes an intense feeling of heavy weather for much of the year.

There record a high temperature in the country the town of Veguitas, in Granma, has it, when on April 11, 2020 the thermometer marked 39.3 degrees; On the other hand, Baiona has the lowest rating, when on February 8, 1996 historically fell to 0.6 degrees.

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