Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Domingo features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 931 mm (36.6 inches) and receives 159 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Domingo enjoys an average of 3487 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santo Domingo are April, May and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santo Domingo experiences 325 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 | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Mean maximum | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) |
Average high | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average low | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Minimum | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
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Santo Domingo usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 169 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Domingo are January, February and March. On average, 21 mm (0.8 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) | 31 (1.2) | 17 (0.7) | 16 (0.6) | 39 (1.5) | 61 (2.4) | 201 (7.9) | 73 (2.9) | 89 (3.5) | 162 (6.4) | 144 (5.7) | 63 (2.5) | 36 (1.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 10 |
The sunniest months in Santo Domingo are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Domingo: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 222 | 270 | 314 | 313 | 326 | 280 | 321 | 320 | 291 | 274 | 271 | 278 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 10m | 11h 32m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 12h 58m | 13h 10m | 13h 3m | 12h 41m | 12h 12m | 11h 42m | 11h 16m | 11h 3m |
Santo Domingo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, 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 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 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |