Monthly climate in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Domingo Este features a tropical rainforest climate (Af). Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (91 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1180 mm (46.4 inches) and receives 263 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Santo Domingo Este enjoys an average of 3807 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 Este, Dominican Republic

The warmest months in Santo Domingo Este are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °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, Santo Domingo Este 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 Este. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(85°F)
31°C
(87°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
(88°F)
30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(87°F)
31°C
(89°F)
31°C
(89°F)
32°C
(89°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(87°F)
29°C
(85°F)
Average high27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(82°F)
27°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
28°C
(82°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(80°F)
26°C
(78°F)
Average low23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(76°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
Mean minimum21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(71°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(72°F)
Minimum19°C
(67°F)
21°C
(69°F)
20°C
(67°F)
22°C
(71°F)
22°C
(73°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo Este usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 150 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Santo Domingo Este are January, February and March. On average, 46 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santo Domingo Este. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)40 (1.6)48 (1.9)51 (2.0)71 (2.8)110 (4.3)100 (3.9)122 (4.8)163 (6.4)139 (5.5)147 (5.8)137 (5.4)54 (2.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)132117202625272624251920

Monthly sunshine hours in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic

The sunniest months in Santo Domingo Este are March, April and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Santo Domingo Este: January, October and November receive an average of 9 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santo Domingo Este. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours255300342343342340345335308297279315
Mean daily daylight hours11h 8m11h 31m12h 2m12h 33m13h 0m13h 12m13h 5m12h 42m12h 12m11h 41m11h 14m11h 1m

Solar UV radiation in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo Este 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 Este UV Index data.

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