🇨🇺 Cuba travel essentials

Everything you need to plan a trip to Cuba — climate, currency, packing essentials, public holidays, voltage and plug types, and what locals actually wear.

Electricity
110V · 60Hz
Plug: Type A, Type B, Type C, Type L
Best months
Feb, Dec, Jan
Avg high 26°C · 4 rain days
Capital time zone
America/Havana
Cities covered
1
1 with full climate data

Top cities in Cuba

Local style + dress code

Havana is hot + humid + the AC is non-existent. Linen, linen, linen. Cobblestones in Habana Vieja — sturdy walking shoes.

Dress code: very casual

Public holidays in Cuba

Plan around national holidays — many businesses close, transport gets busier, and prices for flights/hotels can spike.

📅 See the full 2026 calendar for Cuba →

What to pack

Each city has month-by-month packing lists computed from local climate data — temperatures, rainfall, peak hazard seasons, and Cuba's dress code.

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