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Monthly climate in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification San Cristobal 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. San Cristobal 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 San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

The warmest months in San Cristobal 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, San Cristobal 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 San Cristobal. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum31°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 maximum30°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 high29°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 mean24°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 low20°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 minimum18°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)
Minimum15°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 San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

San Cristobal 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 San Cristobal 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 San Cristobal. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)111816182424242421231515

Monthly sunshine hours in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

The sunniest months in San Cristobal are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 6 minutes a day. Least sunny months in San Cristobal: 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 San Cristobal. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours254301343342343341346335307297281314
Mean daily daylight hours11h 9m11h 32m12h 2m12h 33m12h 59m13h 12m13h 5m12h 42m12h 12m11h 41m11h 14m11h 1m

Solar UV radiation in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

San Cristobal 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 San Cristobal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for San Cristobal. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)911131313121313131198