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Monthly climate in El Cacao, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Cacao features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (55 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1075 mm (42.3 inches) and receives 226 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Cacao enjoys an average of 3848 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 El Cacao, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic §

The warmest months in El Cacao are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Cacao experiences 317 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 El Cacao, San Cristóbal, 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 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Cacao, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic §

El Cacao usually has the most precipitation in May, August and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 124 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Cacao are January, February and December. On average, 45 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Cacao, San Cristóbal, 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) 41 (1.6) 54 (2.1) 83 (3.3) 96 (3.8) 115 (4.5) 83 (3.3) 97 (3.8) 145 (5.7) 107 (4.2) 110 (4.3) 101 (4.0) 41 (1.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 17 18 20 24 21 23 22 22 21 14 12

Monthly sunshine hours in El Cacao, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic §

The sunniest months in El Cacao are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Cacao: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Cacao, San Cristóbal, 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 255 304 343 343 346 345 352 341 311 303 283 315
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 8m 11h 32m 12h 2m 12h 33m 13h 0m 13h 12m 13h 5m 12h 42m 12h 12m 11h 41m 11h 14m 11h 1m

Solar UV radiation in El Cacao, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic §

El Cacao 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 Cacao UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Cacao, San Cristóbal, 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 13 13 13 12 11 9 8