Cuba, New Mexico climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Cuba's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 12.8 inches of precipitation and 34 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.3°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 30°C, 325 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCuba
- Station IDUSC00292241
- Location35.99°N 106.97°W
- Elevation6,908 ft (2,106 m)
- Population640
On October 22, the normal high in Cuba is 64°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cuba.
- Jan 43° 14°
- Feb 47° 19°
- Mar 56° 25°
- Apr 64° 29°
- May 74° 36°
- Jun 85° 45°
- Jul 87° 54°
- Aug 84° 53°
- Sep 79° 44°
- Oct 67° 31°
- Nov 54° 23°
- Dec 44° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Cuba each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in July (2.18 in), the least in June (0.61 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 14°F | 28.4°F | 0.77 | 7.6 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 10 h |
| February | 47°F | 19°F | 33.2°F | 0.73 | 7.0 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 56°F | 25°F | 40.3°F | 0.92 | 5.3 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 29°F | 46.7°F | 0.74 | 0.5 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 13 h |
| May | 74°F | 36°F | 54.8°F | 0.78 | 0.1 | 4 | <1 | 14 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 45°F | 64.7°F | 0.61 | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 87°F | 54°F | 70.2°F | 2.18 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 84°F | 53°F | 68.3°F | 2.03 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 79°F | 44°F | 61.1°F | 1.22 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 31°F | 49.0°F | 1.22 | 1.5 | 4 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 54°F | 23°F | 38.3°F | 0.78 | 3.5 | 3 | <1 | 29 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 44°F | 16°F | 29.7°F | 0.82 | 8.5 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 32°F | 48.7°F | 12.80 | 34.1 | 53 | 20 | 217 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −10°C | −2.0°C | 20 mm | 19 cm |
| February | 8°C | −7°C | 0.7°C | 19 mm | 18 cm |
| March | 13°C | −4°C | 4.6°C | 23 mm | 13 cm |
| April | 18°C | −2°C | 8.2°C | 19 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 23°C | 2°C | 12.7°C | 20 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 7°C | 18.2°C | 15 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 12°C | 21.2°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 11°C | 20.2°C | 52 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 7°C | 16.2°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 0°C | 9.4°C | 31 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 12°C | −5°C | 3.5°C | 20 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 6°C | −9°C | −1.3°C | 21 mm | 22 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00292241; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Cuba?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August, September and October. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (3).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00292241.
When is the last frost in Cuba?
In Cuba, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 30 in half of years and after June 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 28 in half of years and before September 16 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 301 year in 10 after June 16; 9 in 10 after May 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 281 year in 10 before September 16; 9 in 10 before October 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 119 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 141 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 17 in half of springs and before October 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cuba in zone 5b in ZIP code 87027, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in New Mexico · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00292241; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Cuba?
In a normal year in Cuba, 20 days a year reach 90°F, 217 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 53 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 20a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 217a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 53a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 11a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00292241.
How sunny is Cuba?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Cuba, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (90%) and December the cloudiest (81%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83% | 3.2 |
| February | 82% | 4.1 |
| March | 85% | 5.6 |
| April | 85% | 6.8 |
| May | 87% | 7.7 |
| June | 90% | 8.1 |
| July | 85% | 7.2 |
| August | 86% | 6.6 |
| September | 87% | 5.8 |
| October | 88% | 4.7 |
| November | 86% | 3.5 |
| December | 81% | 2.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Cuba need?
A normal year in Cuba brings 6,281 heating degree days, 17% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 372 cooling degree days, 59% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,240 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,133 | 0 |
| February | 890 | 0 |
| March | 766 | 0 |
| April | 548 | 0 |
| May | 320 | 3 |
| June | 74 | 65 |
| July | 5 | 166 |
| August | 12 | 114 |
| September | 141 | 24 |
| October | 496 | 0 |
| November | 801 | 0 |
| December | 1,096 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,281 | 372 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00292241. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Cuba been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 50.5°F, 1.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 48.7°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.5°F | +1.8°F | – | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00292241. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cuba's climate compare?
Cuba is warmer than 14 of the other 97 places with their own NOAA record in New Mexico, and wetter than 45. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.7°F is warmer than 35%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cuba is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Cuba share this climate record?
La Jara has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- La Jara, NM163 people · 8 mi N
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Cuba's climate
What is the coldest month in Cuba?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow in Cuba?
Yes: 34 inches in a normal year, falling on 12 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (8.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Cuba?
July, with 2.18 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.61 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cuba in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cuba in zone 5b in ZIP code 87027, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Cuba?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 30; in one year in ten it comes after June 16. Waiting until June 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- New Mexico climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Johnson Ranch, NM7 miles from this station, 48.1°F a year
- Wolf Canyon, NM13 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Torreon, NM18 miles from this station, 51.5°F a year
- Jemez Springs, NM22 miles from this station, 52.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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