Cuba Weather in March
Season: Dry Season
In Short: Sunny with lowest rainfall of the year
Charming Beach in March
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The warmest cities in Cuba in March
Guantanamo: 20-28.3°C (68°F-82.9°F); Santiago de Cuba: 19.7-28.4°C (67.5°F-83.1°F); Holguin: 19.8-28.8°C (67.6°F-83.8°F)
The coldest cities in Cuba in March
Santa Clara: 18.4-26.8°C (65.1°F-80.2°F); Pinar del Río: 18.8-26.9°C (65.8°F-80.4°F); Havana: 18.6-26.1°C (65.5°F-79°F)
What to Wear and Pack to Visit Cuba in March
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Why Travel to Cuba in March
1. March is the driest month in Cuba, so you don’t have to worry too much about getting wet during your trip. Any outdoor activities such as trekking, cycling, horse riding, camping or kayaking can be arranged on your trip.2. Visiting Cuba at the end of March is agreeable as the number of tourists dwindles, resulting in smaller crowds at hot attractions and lower prices for flights and hotels accordingly.
3. March in Cuba has many interesting cultural events and festivals, where you can gather together with the locals to have fun and get a more intuitive sense of Cuban culture, tradition and life.
4. As for birdwatchers, March is the best month to visit Cuba because there are more than 260 species of migratory birds flying to Cuba and the best destination is in the wetlands of Guanahacabibes.
5. The average ocean temperature is around 26°C (78.8°F) in March, which is ideal for taking a vacation on some beautiful beaches here. You can swim, dive, snorkel and do any other water activities you like in the warm ocean water.
Top Attractions to Visit in Cuba in March
Tourism Rate:Guardalavaca
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Guanahacabibes National Park
Hiking in the Guanahacabibes National Park to enjoy natural scenery of mountains and forests and observe birds is one of the best parts in your Cuban March tour. The region’s unique limestone karst landscape is home to about 172 species of rare birds, including Cuban trogons and bee hummingbirds. Except for birds, you can also see other endemic wildlife and plants here. So this national park can be a perfect site for those ecologists and nature photographers to get satisfying materials.Vinales
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Cuba Festivals in March 2025
Fiesta del Tambor
Fiesta del Tambor is a six-day long drum festival that has been celebrated at the beginning of each March for 15 years in Cuba. During this festival, Havana is filled with relaxing and pleasant musical atmosphere and you can enjoy several fantastic music and dance performances and some other competitions focusing on folk and jazz in Amadeo Roldan Theater. What’s more, you can join a drum club to learn how to play the drums from professional drummers and feel the particular Cuban musical rhythm here.International Documentary Festival
If you are interested in the film culture, you can spend a few days in Gibara to learn more about various genres of films at the International Documentary Festival. It is an arena for Filmmakers, producers, designers and film fans from all over the world to exchange their ideas for producing low-budget films. During this time, you can also visit some film exhibitions to experience the rich artistic flair of Cuba.International Pepe Sanchez Trova Festival
The International Pepe Sanchez Trova Festival, which is held in honor of Pepe Sanchez, a famous composer from Santiago de Cuba who is known as the “father of Cuban Trova music” and contributed greatly to Trova genre music, runs usually from 15th to 20th, March each year. This event brings together plenty of well-known Trova musicians from Cuba and visitors can appreciate concerts and performances conducted by them.
Semana Santa
Eater is called Semana Santa by Cubans and it is one of the most important religious festivals celebrated with great fanfare from March 13th to 19th, 2025 in Cuba. If your Cuban travel happens to be in Trinidad, you can’t miss the Cross procession. You can gather with locals to watch the procession slowly make its way to the plaza and attend celebration ceremonies in the church on this day.
March Weather of Major Cuba Cities
City |
Temperature |
Rainfall
(mm)
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Humidity
(%)
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Sunrise/ Sunset |
Havana |
19.7-27.6°C (67.5°F-81.7°F) |
46.2 | 73 |
06:49:31 /18:33:16 |
Camaguey |
19.5-29.5°C (67.1°F-85.1°F) |
19 | 72 |
06:30:08 /18:15:52 |
Holguin |
20.2-29.6°C (68.4°F-85.3°F) |
12 | 72 |
06:22:09 /18:08:20 |
Santiago de Cuba |
19.6-28.8°C (67.3°F-83.8°F) |
23 | 76 |
06:22:37 /18:09:22 |
Cienfuegos |
19.7-28.1°C (67.5°F-82.6°F) |
17 | 72 |
06:41:26 /18:26:09 |
Guantanamo |
20.3-28.4°C (68.5°F-83.1°F) |
26 | 75 |
06:18:05 /18:04:57 |
Santa Clara |
18.9-27.8°C (66°F-82°F) |
22 | 73 |
06:39:33 /18:24:01 |
Pinar del Río |
19.4-27.9°C (66.9°F-82.2°F) |
17 | 74 |
06:55:10 /18:39:38 |
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