Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santiago de los Caballeros features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (55 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 645 mm (25.4 inches) and receives 131 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santiago de los Caballeros enjoys an average of 3853 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 57 minutes to 13 hours 16 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santiago de los Caballeros are June, July and August, 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 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santiago de los Caballeros experiences 322 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 | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°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 (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Minimum | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic with other places around the world.
Santiago de los Caballeros usually has the most precipitation in March, September and October, with an average of 14 rainy days and 87 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santiago de los Caballeros are February, June and December. On average, 30 mm (1.2 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) | 37 (1.5) | 29 (1.1) | 86 (3.4) | 57 (2.2) | 54 (2.1) | 34 (1.3) | 40 (1.6) | 48 (1.9) | 104 (4.1) | 71 (2.8) | 58 (2.3) | 28 (1.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Santiago de los Caballeros are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santiago de los Caballeros: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 247 | 301 | 333 | 339 | 342 | 349 | 362 | 347 | 312 | 313 | 288 | 314 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 5m | 11h 30m | 12h 2m | 12h 35m | 13h 3m | 13h 16m | 13h 9m | 12h 44m | 12h 13m | 11h 40m | 11h 11m | 10h 57m |
Santiago de los Caballeros 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 Santiago de los Caballeros 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 |