Monthly climate in La Plaine, Saint Patrick, Dominica

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Plaine features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1190 mm (46.9 inches) and receives 243 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Plaine enjoys an average of 3917 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 13 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Plaine, Saint Patrick, Dominica §

The warmest months in La Plaine are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Plaine experiences 278 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in La Plaine, Saint Patrick, Dominica.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(80°F)
Average high 25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(80°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(80°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(74°F)
Minimum 22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(73°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Plaine, Saint Patrick, Dominica §

La Plaine usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 152 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Plaine are February, March and April. On average, 55 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Plaine, Saint Patrick, Dominica.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58 (2.3) 57 (2.3) 58 (2.3) 51 (2.0) 60 (2.4) 101 (4.0) 128 (5.0) 150 (5.9) 139 (5.5) 167 (6.6) 135 (5.3) 86 (3.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 17 18 18 15 22 25 25 20 23 22 21

Monthly sunshine hours in La Plaine, Saint Patrick, Dominica §

The sunniest months in La Plaine are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Plaine: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Plaine, Saint Patrick, Dominica.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 266 304 346 338 355 326 353 347 317 320 310 328
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 19m 11h 38m 12h 2m 12h 28m 12h 50m 13h 0m 12h 54m 12h 35m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 24m 11h 13m

Solar UV radiation in La Plaine, Saint Patrick, Dominica §

La Plaine experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly La Plaine UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Plaine, Saint Patrick, Dominica.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 11 13 14 14 13 14 13 13 12 10 9