Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Domingo features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 961 mm (37.8 inches) and receives 145 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Domingo enjoys an average of 3765 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 45 minutes to 13 hours 28 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santo Domingo are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santo Domingo experiences 314 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average low | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Mean minimum | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santo Domingo, Villa Clara, Cuba with other places around the world.
Santo Domingo usually has the most precipitation in May, June and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 149 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Domingo are February, March and December. On average, 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28 (1.1) | 14 (0.6) | 13 (0.5) | 49 (1.9) | 151 (6.0) | 125 (4.9) | 111 (4.4) | 103 (4.1) | 171 (6.7) | 122 (4.8) | 54 (2.1) | 20 (0.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Santo Domingo are March, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 5 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Domingo: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 239 | 292 | 339 | 338 | 321 | 327 | 348 | 344 | 319 | 307 | 293 | 295 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 54m | 11h 23m | 12h 1m | 12h 40m | 13h 13m | 13h 28m | 13h 20m | 12h 51m | 12h 14m | 11h 35m | 11h 2m | 10h 45m |
Santo Domingo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santo Domingo UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |