Relative humidity varies from 60% to 70% in the daytime and from 80% to 90% during the night, regardless of the season, of which there are only two.
Occasional near-freezing temperatures occur only in mountain areas. Summer readings as high as 100☏ (37☌) have been recorded. Averages range only between 70☏ (21☌) and 82☏ (27☌) for the coldest and warmest months. Cuba's mean temperature is about 77☏ (25☌) in winter and only slightly more, perhaps 80☏ to 85☏ (26☌), in summer. Prevailing trade winds combine with warm waters of the Gulf Stream to produce a mild and semitropical climate. Largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater AntillesĬuba is bordered on the south by the Caribbean Sea and on the north by the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida. Three mountain ranges dominate the Cuban terrain, but by far the best known and most rugged is the eastern Sierra Maestra, where peaks rise to almost 6,000 feet (1,829 m.) above sea level. Most of what remains, particularly at the southeastern end of the island, forms steep and at times formidable mountains. The northern coast is low and somewhat rocky the southern coast more marshy. Topographically, three-fifths of Cuba displays flat or gently rolling fields and wide, fertile valleys-ideal for sugar cane and tobacco that have been the agricultural staples of the Cuban economy. The deep-water harbors of Havana, Guantánamo, and Bahía Honda rank among the world's finest. The Isle of Youth (known as the Isle of Pines in pre-Revolution days), and some 1,600 keys and islets lie offshore. Cuba's coastline is highly uneven and is broken into hundreds of bays, inlets, and narrow, shallow rivers. The island is more than 745 miles (1,200 km.) long, and ranges from 20 to 125 miles (35-200 km.) in width. km.), Cuba is the largest island in the West Indies, accounting for more than one-half of the total Caribbean land mass. With an area of more than 44,000 square miles (114,447 sq. What is the terrain and geography like in Cuba?
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