Temperature in Cuba hits 0°C (32°F) for the first time on record
Cuba saw historic low temperatures on February 3, 2026, with a weather station in the province of Matanzas recording a temperature of 0°C (32°F) for the first time on record.
Satellite image of Cuba at 13:10 UTC on February 3, 2026. Credit: NOAA/GOES-19, Zoom Earth, The Watchers
The weather station at Indio Hatuey, in the municipality of Perico, province of Matanzas, recorded 0°C (32°F) at 07:00 local time (LT) on February 3, setting a new national low temperature record.
“Zero degrees in Indio Hatuey! National record absolute cold in Cuba Winter 2025-2026 will be recorded in the history of Cuban meteorology, when for the first time officially a minimum temperature of 0°C (32°F) (freezing point), was recorded in Indio Hatuey, Matanzas,” meteorologists at the Cuban Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) said.
The previous record low for the country was 0.6°C (33.1°F), recorded at a station in Bainoa, Mayabeque Province, in 1996.
“The marked influence of very cold air over Cuba has produced winter-like days across the entire national territory. During the nights, early mornings, and at dawn, this air combines with low cloud cover and a decrease in wind strength, allowing typical nocturnal processes to occur, which favors a notable drop in temperatures,” said Aylin Justiz Águila, Head of the Forecast Center at INSMET.
At least 32 meteorological stations across Cuba registered minimum temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F) during the morning of February 3, with several recording new local records.
The exceptionally low temperatures produced frost on vegetation in some areas, including visible frost deposits on crop leaves at the Indio Hatuey station in Matanzas Province.
The lowest temperatures included 2.8°C (37°F) in Tapaste, 3°C (37.4°F) in Aguada de Pasajeros, 3.2°C (37.8°F) in Güines, 3.3°C (37.9°F) in Jagüey Grande, 3.7°C (38.7°F) in Bainoa, 4.4°C (39.9°F) at José Martí International Airport, 5.4°C (41.7°F) in Venezuela, Ciego de Ávila, 5.4°C (41.7°F) in Bauta, and 5.4°C (41.7°F) in Santo Domingo, Villa Clara.
“Not every winter season in our country produces record-setting values,” Águila said.
“This largely depends on the characteristics of atmospheric circulation, as well as the position and intensity–both at the surface and aloft–of anticyclones and associated troughs in each winter situation, their persistence over a given area, and local-scale factors.”
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