Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Pena features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 794 mm (31.3 inches) and receives 185 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Pena enjoys an average of 3887 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 59 minutes to 13 hours 15 minutes per day.
The warmest months in La Pena are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Pena experiences 328 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) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) |
Average high | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average low | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Pena, Duarte, Dominican Republic with other places around the world.
La Pena usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 18 rainy days and 86 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Pena are January, February and December. On average, 43 mm (1.7 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) | 38 (1.5) | 49 (1.9) | 75 (3.0) | 61 (2.4) | 67 (2.7) | 54 (2.1) | 81 (3.2) | 95 (3.7) | 81 (3.2) | 75 (2.9) | 75 (2.9) | 42 (1.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
The sunniest months in La Pena are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Pena: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 253 | 303 | 341 | 342 | 349 | 350 | 362 | 347 | 317 | 313 | 290 | 315 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 6m | 11h 30m | 12h 2m | 12h 35m | 13h 2m | 13h 15m | 13h 8m | 12h 44m | 12h 12m | 11h 40m | 11h 12m | 10h 59m |
La Pena 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 La Pena 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 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |