Villa Clara Province · Cuba
Placetas travel guide
Placetas is a city in Villa Clara Province, Cuba, home to about 71,000 people.
- Best months
- December to March
- Nearest airport
- SNU36 km · Abel Santamaria International Airport
- Currency
- CUPCuban peso
- Time zone
- America/Havana
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Placetas
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Placetas are December to March. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; September is the wettest, with about 261 mm of rain.
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 Placetas: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Abel Santamaria International Airport (SNU), about 36 km from the city centre in a straight line; Alberto Delgado Airport (TND, 68 km) and Jaime Gonzalez Airport (CFG, 80 km) are also within reach.
SNU · Abel Santamaria International Airport
TND · Alberto Delgado Airport
CFG · Jaime Gonzalez Airport
Questions
Placetas: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Placetas?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Placetas are December to March. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; September is the wettest, with about 261 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Placetas?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Abel Santamaria International Airport (SNU), about 36 km from the city centre in a straight line; Alberto Delgado Airport (TND, 68 km) and Jaime Gonzalez Airport (CFG, 80 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Placetas?
Cuban peso (CUP).
Nearby
Destinations near Placetas
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.