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Playa Jigüey

beach · Camagüey

Playa Jigüey

Playa Jigüey is a beach destination in Camagüey province, Cuba. It is known for beaches and waterfront.

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Overview

Playa Jigüey is a beach in Camagüey, Cuba. It is located at approximately 21.917°, -77.933°.

It sits within the province of Camagüey.

The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Cayo Ratón (6 km to the east), Playa Guaney (17 km to the north-west), Cayo Cucubao (20 km to the east) and Playa Guanaja (21 km to the south-east).

It is associated with beaches and waterfront.

Highlights

Verified highlights

Source-backed classifications from the CubaAtlas record — each opens the places that share it. No star ratings.

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Conditions

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Live sea and weather conditions aren't connected here yet. When they are, this strip will summarize what's realistic to do today — and flag anything to check first — each value stamped with how fresh it is and where it came from.

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21.91670, -77.93330

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Tropical outlook

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Weather

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Air temperature, wind, rain chance and UV for planning your day.

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Weather adapters (NOAA + Cuba's INSMET) are the next feed to wire — each value will be stamped with its observation time and source.

Check the official source: INSMET (Instituto de Meteorología de Cuba) · NOAA National Hurricane Center

Marine conditions

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Sea-surface temperature, wave height, swell and currents for swimming, diving and boating.

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Sea-state adapters (NOAA CoastWatch SST ~5 km, NHC marine, NDBC buoys) are queued next — near-real-time values, never a guessed number.

Check the official source: NOAA CoastWatch · NOAA National Data Buoy Center

Water & safety

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Whether the water and conditions look manageable today for swimming or wading.

Can't assess — data unavailableWe won't say 'safe to swim' — we don't have live sea conditions here yet.
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Once sea state and any advisories are connected, this frames conditions as favorable, use-caution, or not-recommended — always with the reason. It will never certify safety; final judgment is yours and the local lifeguard's.

Check the official source: NOAA National Hurricane Center · NOAA CoastWatch

Wildlife

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Fishing

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Conditions for fishing, plus the standing reminder that legality is local.

Check local rules firstFishing in Cuba is regulated (licenses, seasons, protected zones). We don't adjudicate legality — verify with the local marina or authorities.
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Once sea state is connected, this shows whether conditions look workable — but it will always defer the question of whether fishing is permitted to local rules.

Check the official source: NOAA CoastWatch · NOAA National Data Buoy Center

Daylight & season

06:57
Sunrise
19:27
Sunset
12h 30m
Daylight

Local time CDT (UTC−4). Computed from the date and coordinates — accurate to about a minute. Recent

Wet seasonSeasonal

Within the Atlantic hurricane season (Jun 1 – Nov 30). Check active advisories before coastal or boating plans.

Seismic activity

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Emergency

  • Police (PNR)Recent
    106
  • Ambulance / medicalRecent
    104
  • FireRecent
    105
  • Asistur (traveler assistance)Recent

    State travel-assistance service for visitors (medical, legal, financial help).

    +53 7 866 4499

These are Cuba's publicly published national numbers. Coverage, language support, and response times vary by area and are not verified in real time — confirm the correct local number with your accommodation on arrival.

CubaAtlas states how much it knows and how fresh it is. Values marked “No data” aren't connected yet — we show you the official source instead of guessing. Not for navigation, rescue, or legal decisions.

What's near Playa Jigüey

Nearby places

Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.

Mapped features nearby

Named places recorded in OpenStreetMap around this one, nearest first — distance shown for each.

Named places mapped nearby include Playa de Jigüey, Alvarado, Micons, La 132, Bloquera Micons Producción local, Casa de Cultura Raúl Gómez Gracía, Iglesia Bautista Renacer, Central Azucarero Brasil, Parque Jaronú, Moscú, Parque Jiquí, Estacion Donato, Loma and La Veguita.

Playa de Jigüey · hamlet
0.8 km
Alvarado · neighbourhood
8.9 km
Micons · neighbourhood
9.4 km
La 132 · hamlet
9.5 km
Bloquera Micons Producción local · works
9.5 km
Casa de Cultura Raúl Gómez Gracía · gallery
10.3 km
Iglesia Bautista Renacer · place of worship
10.3 km
Central Azucarero Brasil · works
10.5 km
Parque Jaronú · park
10.7 km
Moscú · neighbourhood
10.9 km
Parque Jiquí · park
14.7 km
Estacion Donato · station
17.1 km
Loma · peak
18.3 km
La Veguita · hamlet
23.6 km

Around Playa Jigüey

35 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Playa Jigüey, across 14 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Playa Jigüey.

🏛️ Culture & heritage 2

Theatres & arts 1 Attractions 1

⛰️ Nature & terrain 3

Bays, capes & cays 3

🏭 Industry & resources 2

Factories & works 2

🎓 Education 7

Schools 7

🛒 Shops & markets 2

Stores & supermarkets 2

What Playa Jigüey makes

2 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →

🏭 Industry 2

Bloquera Micons Producción local · Central Azucarero Brasil

Industrial heritage

1 pre-1959 sites in and around Playa Jigüey — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →

  • Central Jaronú (Brasil)sugar
See the heritage layer on the map →

Official information and sources

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