Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Palmar features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 482 mm (19.0 inches) and receives 92 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Palmar enjoys an average of 3862 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Palmar are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Palmar experiences 329 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 | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Palmar, Baoruco, Dominican Republic with other places around the world.
El Palmar usually has the most precipitation in April, September and November, with an average of 11 rainy days and 64 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Palmar are January, February and December. On average, 12 mm (0.5 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) | 12 (0.5) | 13 (0.5) | 46 (1.8) | 65 (2.6) | 43 (1.7) | 23 (0.9) | 30 (1.2) | 58 (2.3) | 65 (2.6) | 52 (2.1) | 63 (2.5) | 12 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
The sunniest months in El Palmar are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Palmar: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 256 | 305 | 344 | 342 | 347 | 347 | 355 | 345 | 310 | 305 | 285 | 316 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 8m | 11h 32m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 12h 59m | 13h 12m | 13h 5m | 12h 42m | 12h 12m | 11h 41m | 11h 14m | 11h 1m |
El Palmar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, 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 Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Palmar UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |