Best months
Dec · Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr
Best for: Spanish-immersion nomads who want a Caribbean cultural-texture base and accept banking and connectivity friction.
Year at a glance
Cells coloured by typical daytime average temperature. ★ = best months for nomads.
Jan
22°C
75%
6mm
Feb
22°C
73%
4mm
Mar
23°C
72%
3mm
Apr
25°C
73%
5mm
May
26°C
75%
9mm
Jun
27°C
78%
12mm
Jul
28°C
78%
10mm
Aug
28°C
79%
11mm
Sep
27°C
80%
12mm
Oct
26°C
80%
9mm
Nov
24°C
78%
7mm
Dec
23°C
76%
6mm
Summer peak
28°C
July · 78% humidity
Winter low
22°C
January · 75% humidity
Climate type
Tropical (Caribbean)
Humid summers, Humid winters
Field notes
Tropical with a defined dry season (November–April, 22–25°C, low rain) and wet season (May–October, 27–28°C, daily afternoon storms). Hurricane season runs June–November with September–October the peak — Cuba's north coast catches direct hits regularly. The dry winter is the headline window: cool nights, bright sun, and the lowest humidity readings of the year. Summer humidity is genuinely brutal indoors without AC, which is patchy in casa-particular rentals.
Visa for nomads
Low nomad-friendlyPathway
Extendable tourist
Program
—
Typical max stay
6 months
Tourist card (Tarjeta del Turista) issued for 30 days, extendable in-country once for another 30 days. No DNV. US visitors require a non-tourism OFAC visa category. US-issued cards do not work; ETECSA-controlled internet is the major work-friction.
Editorial summary, not legal advice. Verify with the relevant consulate before applying — visa programs change with little notice.
Cost of living in Havana: ~$1,480/mo
Mid-tier monthly across rent, food, transport, utilities, and coworking.
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Useful while you’re in Havana
- Travel insuranceLong-term, nomad-friendly cover that travels with you to Havana
- Multi-currency bankingAvoid the 4% conversion fees foreign cards rack up in Cuba
- eSIM data planDay-one connectivity in Cuba without local-SIM friction
- Coworking & colivingDay passes, monthly memberships, and verified workspaces in Havana
- Flight dealsCheapest routes in and out of Havana
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Editorial estimates aggregated from public climatological summaries — typical monthly averages, not forecasts. Treat as order-of-magnitude. Microclimate, altitude, and recent extreme weather can swing these values significantly.