Santa Clara
City in Cuba: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Santa Clara is a city in Cuba, in Villa Clara Province. About 250,512 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Cuba in our atlas.
It lies at 22.41° N, 79.97° W, about 132 m (433 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Havana time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Santa Clara. Green dots: other major cities of Cuba. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Santa Clara has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 33°C (92°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 18°C (64°F). Around 536 mm (21 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
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
- Camagüey · 239 km
- Arroyo Naranjo · 257 km
- Havana · 261 km
- Las Tunas · 348 km
- Bayamo · 409 km
- Holguín · 416 km
- Santiago de Cuba · 501 km
- Guantánamo · 549 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3537906 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q23789173 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.