i Cuba
Capital: Havana · 16 regions · 211 places
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays. Situated at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula, south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Cuba is the largest country in the Caribbean by area and the third-largest by population, after Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Culturally, Cuba is considered to be part of Latin America. Its capital and largest city is Havana. Read more
Best places in Cuba in October
i Havana
Arroyo Naranjo
Fontanar
Bauta
San Antonio de los Baños
Mariel
Guanajay
Playa Baracoa
When to go in Cuba: month-by-month
Go score by month for the main destinations — green means great weather.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana | 91 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 88 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 90 |
| Santiago de Cuba | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 84 | 90 |
| Camagüey | 86 | 85 | 76 | 70 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 72 | 85 |
| Holguín | 85 | 83 | 74 | 67 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 50 | 71 | 82 |
| Guantánamo | 74 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 64 | 74 |
| Santa Clara | 90 | 88 | 81 | 75 | 59 | 48 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 78 | 89 |
| Almendares | 91 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 88 | 75 | 78 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 87 | 90 |
| Diez de Octubre | 91 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 88 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 90 |
| Arroyo Naranjo | 91 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 88 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 90 |
| Mantilla | 91 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 88 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 90 |
| Las Tunas | 81 | 81 | 72 | 66 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 50 | 67 | 79 |
| Bayamo | 79 | 78 | 71 | 65 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 50 | 66 | 77 |
| Boyeros | 91 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 88 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 90 |
| Pinar del Río | 90 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 57 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 60 | 76 | 87 |
Sea temperature along the coast of Cuba
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manzanillo | 25° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 26° |
| Niquero | 26° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 27° |
| Pilón | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Topes de Collantes | 27° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Guantanamo Bay | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 28° |
| Punta De Maisi | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Baracoa | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Moa | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Gibara | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Mantua | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
More ways to travel in Cuba
Tourism in Cuba
How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.
Most popular destinations in Cuba
Cuba: practical information
Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices — everything to know before you go.
- Voltage
- 110 V · 60 Hz
- Driving
- Drive on the right
Cuban Convertible Peso
CUC · $
- Languages
- Spanish
- Calling code
- +53
- Dec 25Christmas Day
- Jan 1Triumph of the Revolution
- Jan 2Victory of Fidel Castro
Regions of Cuba
16- Havana32 · 5.16M
- Santiago de Cuba Province6 · 801.2K
- Villa Clara Province24 · 775.4K
- Camagüey13 · 652K
- Holguín Province14 · 641.8K
- Matanzas Province18 · 619.1K
- Granma Province13 · 596.5K
- Las Tunas Province8 · 455.8K
- Artemisa15 · 408.8K
- Sancti Spíritus Province12 · 402.2K
- Pinar del Río12 · 383.1K
- Guantánamo Province8 · 381.3K
- Cienfuegos Province8 · 355.4K
- Ciego de Ávila Province11 · 331.4K
- Mayabeque16 · 304.9K
- Isla de la Juventud1 · 20.3K
Largest cities in Cuba
i Havana
Santiago de Cuba
i Camagüey
Holguín
Guantánamo
Santa Clara
Almendares
Diez de Octubre
World Heritage sites in Cuba
i Alexander von Humboldt National Park
i Viñales Valley
i Desembarco del Granma National Park
i Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
i Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba
Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
i El Templete
i Q18243246
i Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
Old Havana and its Fortification System
i Historic Centre of Camagüey
i Agramonte Park (Camaguey)
Main airports
- SNUAbel Santamaria International AirportSanta Clara
- SCUAntonio Maceo International AirportSantiago
- HOGFrank Pais International AirportHolguin
- CMWIgnacio Agramonte International AirportCamaguey
- HAVJosé Martí International AirportHavana
- VRAJuan Gualberto Gomez International AirportMatanzas
- TNDAlberto Delgado AirportTrinidad
- BYMCarlos Manuel de Cespedes AirportBayamo
- BCAGustavo Rizo AirportBaracoa
- VTUHermanos Ameijeiras AirportLas Tunas