Santiago de Cuba Province · Cuba

San Luis travel guide

San Luis is a city in Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba, home to about 88,000 people.

Best months
December to March
Nearest airport
SCU24 km · Antonio Maceo International Airport
Currency
CUPCuban peso
Time zone
America/Havana
Language
Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit San Luis

The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Luis are December to March. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; May is the wettest, with about 218 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec218 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 San Luis: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU), about 24 km from the city centre in a straight line; Frank Pais International Airport (HOG, 82 km) and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Airport (BYM, 84 km) are also within reach.

large airport

SCU · Antonio Maceo International Airport

23.8 km from the centreICAO MUCU
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HOG · Frank Pais International Airport

82.3 km from the centreICAO MUHG
medium airport

BYM · Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Airport

83.9 km from the centreICAO MUBY

Questions

San Luis: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit San Luis?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in San Luis are December to March. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; May is the wettest, with about 218 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to San Luis?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU), about 24 km from the city centre in a straight line; Frank Pais International Airport (HOG, 82 km) and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Airport (BYM, 84 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in San Luis?

Cuban peso (CUP).

Nearby

Destinations near San Luis

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.