Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Las Terrenas features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1002 mm (39.5 inches) and receives 208 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Las Terrenas enjoys an average of 3878 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 58 minutes to 13 hours 15 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Las Terrenas are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Las Terrenas 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 (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) |
Average low | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Las Terrenas, Samaná, Dominican Republic with other places around the world.
Las Terrenas usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 20 rainy days and 125 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Las Terrenas are January, February and April. On average, 48 mm (1.9 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) | 46 (1.8) | 45 (1.8) | 95 (3.7) | 54 (2.1) | 94 (3.7) | 65 (2.6) | 81 (3.2) | 92 (3.6) | 152 (6.0) | 111 (4.4) | 110 (4.3) | 57 (2.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
The sunniest months in Las Terrenas are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Las Terrenas: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 23 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 | 301 | 341 | 344 | 347 | 351 | 356 | 344 | 317 | 314 | 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 58m |
Las Terrenas 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 Las Terrenas 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 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |