Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Paraiso features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (66 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1055 mm (41.5 inches) and receives 188 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Paraiso enjoys an average of 3908 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Paraiso are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (74 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Paraiso experiences 311 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 | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) |
Average high | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°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) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Paraiso, Barahona, Dominican Republic with other places around the world.
Paraiso usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 20 rainy days and 147 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Paraiso are January, February and December. On average, 35 mm (1.4 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) | 36 (1.4) | 32 (1.3) | 46 (1.8) | 69 (2.7) | 99 (3.9) | 76 (3.0) | 87 (3.4) | 139 (5.5) | 143 (5.6) | 158 (6.2) | 135 (5.3) | 36 (1.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Paraiso are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Paraiso: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 258 | 307 | 346 | 347 | 350 | 352 | 359 | 349 | 320 | 307 | 288 | 318 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 10m | 11h 32m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 12h 58m | 13h 10m | 13h 4m | 12h 41m | 12h 12m | 11h 42m | 11h 15m | 11h 3m |
Paraiso experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Paraiso 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 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |