From the information already posted on your site, I ‘m comforted that we will not experience a hurricane during our stay. Please advice of the likely weather conditions during April 2012.

We would like to take in more of Cuba’s normal outback life while still traveling comfortably for the kids sake. Please advice things not to be missed and places to stay at along the way.

We will have 10 – 14 days to spend in Cuba before moving on to the states.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Ntsoaki

no, Puerto Vallarta is not safer than Cuba. In order to be in a safer spot, you’d have to go to Aruba or Curacao, which are the Caribbean islands near South American continent and are outside of the Caribbean Hurricane Belt. Any island or town that’s within the Caribbean Hurricane Belt faces a potential risk of being struck by a hurricane during hurricane season.

October is a very low season month so you should be able to score a well priced vacation. There are no guarantees of good weather though and you will certainly take chances of being hit by a hurricane, however consider this:

Caribbean is quite a large area. First of all, there may not be a hurricane during the time of your visit and secondly, even if there is one, its itinerary may be such that it won’t affect Cuba. The number of people who vacation in Cuba (or elsewhere in the Caribbean) during the hurricane season and enjoy a beautiful, tropical vacation is far greater than the number of those who have a misfortune of having their vacation busted by a hurricane.

The only way to be safe would be to postpone your trip and go between December and April, however, even if you do go during the hurricane season, it doesn’t mean you will experience a hurricane during your stay.

Mark

I was just wondering if there were any predictions of how the weather will be from late August through September? And if you had any, when would be the best time to go to Varadero for a week within this period of time?

it’s hard to respond to someone who types all in caps (an online equivalent of yelling) but I have been to Cuba during Christmas season and didn’t find it that cold. There were windy evenings during which it felt chilly to sit outside in a t-shirt, but days were always nice and pleasantly hot (meaning not scorching hot, but nice warm). The temperatures stayed in the 25 – 28 Degrees Celsius range which was enjoyable.

It is true that most Cubans consider weather in December “cold” so you won’t see many (if any) of them swimming in the sea. It’s cold for them, but coming from Canada, it was enjoyable for me.

Being an adventurer, I appreciate December weather better than August one. There is not much you can do when it’s too hot. Any physical activities, such as hiking are extremely difficult in summer. So even though December may not be super hot, it is warm yet not too hot for actively spent holidays.

Mark