Lightning strikes in Cuba
The detection network has located 14,745 lightning strikes in Cuba since the archive began, including 4,823 in the last 7 days. That is 0.16% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Cuba #24 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Cuba is counted under North America in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 113 |
| 2026-08-13 | 592 |
| 2026-08-12 | 344 |
| 2026-08-11 | 79 |
| 2026-08-10 | 319 |
| 2026-08-09 | 1,213 |
| 2026-08-08 | 2,163 |
| 2026-08-07 | 170 |
| 2026-08-06 | 1,330 |
| 2026-08-05 | 1,314 |
| 2026-08-04 | 1,551 |
| 2026-08-03 | 2,887 |
| 2026-08-02 | 1,699 |
| 2026-08-01 | 437 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Cuba's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 8,298 | 2,938 | 56.3% |
| 2 | Pinar del Río | 2,947 | 782 | 20.0% |
| 3 | Matanzas | 597 | 136 | 4.0% |
| 4 | Villa Clara | 452 | 231 | 3.1% |
| 5 | Camagüey | 416 | 126 | 2.8% |
| 6 | Mayabeque | 349 | 38 | 2.4% |
| 7 | Artemisa | 228 | 56 | 1.5% |
| 8 | Sancti Spíritus | 201 | 87 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Holguín | 196 | 85 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Isla de la Juventud | 187 | 49 | 1.3% |
| 11 | Ciego de Ávila | 182 | 32 | 1.2% |
| 12 | Granma | 168 | 73 | 1.1% |
| 13 | Guantánamo | 159 | 72 | 1.1% |
| 14 | Las Tunas | 137 | 39 | 0.9% |
| 15 | Havana | 98 | 10 | 0.7% |
| 16 | Santiago de Cuba | 88 | 41 | 0.6% |
| 17 | Cienfuegos | 42 | 28 | 0.3% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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