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Monthly climate in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Domingo features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1053 mm (41.5 inches) and receives 233 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Domingo enjoys an average of 3810 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic §

The warmest months in Santo Domingo 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 24 to 24 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santo Domingo experiences 329 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 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.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 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic §

Santo Domingo usually has the most precipitation in August, October and November, with an average of 20 rainy days and 129 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Domingo are January, February and December. On average, 43 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.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) 36 (1.4) 49 (1.9) 52 (2.1) 76 (3.0) 108 (4.3) 87 (3.4) 107 (4.2) 150 (5.9) 107 (4.2) 123 (4.9) 113 (4.4) 45 (1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 18 16 18 24 24 24 24 21 23 15 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic §

The sunniest months in Santo Domingo are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Domingo: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.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 254 301 343 342 343 341 346 335 307 297 281 314
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 9m 11h 32m 12h 2m 12h 33m 12h 59m 13h 12m 13h 5m 12h 42m 12h 12m 11h 41m 11h 14m 11h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic §

Santo Domingo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, 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 Santo Domingo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.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) 9 11 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 11 9 8