Holguín
City in Cuba: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Holguín is a city in Cuba, in Holguín Province. About 319,102 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Cuba in our atlas.
It lies at 20.89° N, 76.26° W, about 146 m (479 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Havana time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Holguín. Green dots: other major cities of Cuba. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Holguín has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 21°C (69°F). Around 747 mm (29 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
- Bayamo · 69 km
- Las Tunas · 72 km
- Santiago de Cuba · 106 km
- Guantánamo · 137 km
- Camagüey · 180 km
- Santa Clara · 419 km
- Arroyo Naranjo · 678 km
- Havana · 682 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3556969 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q23795496 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.