Guantánamo
City in Cuba: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Guantánamo is a city in Cuba, in Guantánamo Province. About 272,801 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Cuba in our atlas.
It lies at 20.14° N, 75.21° W, about 56 m (184 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Havana time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Guantánamo. Green dots: other major cities of Cuba. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Guantánamo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 22°C (71°F). Around 570 mm (22 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in CubaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Santiago de Cuba · 65 km
- Holguín · 137 km
- Bayamo · 152 km
- Las Tunas · 203 km
- Camagüey · 314 km
- Santa Clara · 556 km
- Arroyo Naranjo · 813 km
- Havana · 818 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3557689 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q23796121 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.