Las Tunas Province · Cuba

Las Tunas travel guide

Las Tunas is a city in Las Tunas Province, Cuba, home to about 202,000 people.

Nearest airport
VTU3 km · Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport
Currency
CUPCuban peso
Time zone
America/Havana
Language
Spanish

About

About Las Tunas

Las Tunas is a city and municipality in central-eastern Cuba. It is the capital of the Las Tunas Province and was named Victoria de Las Tunas from 1869 to 1976.

Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

Where to stay

Hotels in Las Tunas

2 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.

HotelTypeOpenedFrom centreWebsite
Casa Franco and Leticiaguest house1.3 km
Las Tunashotel1.6 km

When to go

The best time to visit Las Tunas

Las Tunas has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; September is the wettest, with about 186 mm of rain.

0°17°34°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec186 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Las Tunas: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport (VTU), about 2.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Frank Pais International Airport (HOG, 69 km) and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Airport (BYM, 72 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

VTU · Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport

2.8 km from the centreICAO MUVT
large airport

HOG · Frank Pais International Airport

68.9 km from the centreICAO MUHG
medium airport

BYM · Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Airport

72.0 km from the centreICAO MUBY

Questions

Las Tunas: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Las Tunas?

Las Tunas has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; September is the wettest, with about 186 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Las Tunas?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport (VTU), about 2.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Frank Pais International Airport (HOG, 69 km) and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Airport (BYM, 72 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Las Tunas?

Cuban peso (CUP).

Nearby

Destinations near Las Tunas

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.